Japan

South Koreans Boycott Japanese Brands As Diplomatic Row Intensifies

As soon as supermarket manager Cho Min-hyuk got to work the day after Tokyo imposed curbs on exports to South Korea, he pulled all Japanese products off th...

Nestlé Introduces Sugar-Free Dark Chocolate Made Of Pure Cocoa

Nestlé has introduced a 70% dark chocolate variant made entirely of the cocoa fruit. The chocolate, made of cocoa beans and pulp, is free of...

G20 Plastic Trash Reduction Goal Does Not Address 'Excessive' Production: Activists

Activists welcomed a goal set by the Group of 20 major economies' to reduce additional plastic trash leaking into the ocean to zero by 2050, but said it av...

Walmart Aims To List Minority Stake In Japan Unit Seiyu

Walmart said it aims to list its Japanese supermarket unit Seiyu while keeping a majority stake in the business, amid on-and-off speculation the US re...

Fyffes Receives €180m From Sumimoto For Debt Reduction: Reports

Banana supplier Fyffes received around €180 million from parent company Sumimoto Corporation to reduce debts, according to media reports. Japan&rsq...

Unilever Set To Acquire Skincare Brand Tatcha

Unilever has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Tatcha, a brand that offers products made of ingredients used in Japanese skincare regime...

Segafredo To Supply Coffee Capsules For Keurig K-Cup In Japan

Segafredo has been chosen by Japan's Unicafe as one of the six brands that will supply compatible coffee capsules for its new Keurig K-cup system. Pasca...

Consumer Prices In Japan Rise 0.8% Year-On-Year

Japan's core consumer price index rose 0.8% in March from a year earlier, government data has shown. The core consumer price index, which includes oil p...