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High Chocolate Prices Shake Up Valentine’s Lineup at Japan’s Department Stores

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Department stores are increasingly expanding their Valentine’s Day product lineup to include baked goods and alternative “chocolates” that contain no cacao.
As Feb. 14 approaches, stores are stepping up their sales campaigns while trying to avoid significant price hikes amid a sharp ...

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Kirin Announces Deal To Sell Four Roses Bourbon Brand To Wine Giant Gallo

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Gallo signaled Friday that it sees wine and whiskey as a good mix for business.
The wine giant said it plans to add a prominent Kentucky bourbon brand to its portfolio in a deal to purchase Four Roses Distillery from Japanese-based Kirin.
The deal, valued at up to $775 million, is e...

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Valentine's Day Sales Campaigns In Japan Feature Experiences

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NIPPON
 
Department store operators and confectionery makers are trying to ride a wave of the Valentine's Day-related shopping binge in Japan by offering products and services featuring experiences, highly valued by consumers these days.
The Matsuya Ginza department store, run by Matsuya Co., is ...

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Japan's Average Rice Price Hit New Record High

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JAPAN TIMES
 
Japan's average rice price hit a new record high since statistics began in March 2022, following a small decline, according to agriculture ministry data.
In the week ended last Sunday, the average price of rice sold at about 1,000 supermarkets across Japan rose by ¥93 from the previ...

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Premium Cherries Fetch Over ¥1 Mil In Year's 1st Auctions In Japan

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JAPAN TODAY
 
 
 
Premium "Sato Nishiki" cherries from the northeastern Japan prefecture of Yamagata fetched record prices at the year's first auctions on Monday, including 1.8 million yen ($11,500) for a box at a Tokyo market, or more than 26,000 yen per cherry.
An auction in the city of Tendo i...

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Starbucks Japan Now Offers Close-To-Closing Discounted Items Through Its Mobile Order App

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JAPAN TODAY
 
In Japan, there’s a common practice of supermarkets and takeout places discounting leftover items as they get close to closing time.
It’s a win-win-win policy, as consumers get to save a little cash, the store gets to make some extra sales, and the reduction in food waste is a plus ...

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Seafood Exports To Japan Surge Towards New Annual Record

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VIR.COM
 
Vietnam’s seafood exports to Japan have gained strong momentum, reaching nearly $1.6 billion since the start of the year and positioning the sector to set a new annual record.
Fresh customs data released on December 8 shows that shipments to Japan are rebounding. Export value rose 11 pe...

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Japan Rice Price Outlook Index Falls in Nov.

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NIPPON
 
Japan's rice price outlook index fell 7 points from the previous month to 32 in November, an organization comprising the National Federation of Agricultural Cooperative Associations, or Zen-Noh, and others said Thursday.
The result reflects increased rice harvests and anticipated higher ...

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Japan Beer Giant Asahi Delays Earnings Due To Cyberattack

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RFI
 
Japanese beer giant Asahi said Thursday it has delayed the release of full-year financial results due to a major ongoing cyberattack that began in late September.
"While the Company is making every effort to restore the system as quickly as possible, it has decided to postpone the announcem...

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Burger King Japan To Be Bought By America’s Goldman-Sachs

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JAPAN TODAY
 
You don’t have to be a financial genius to realize that you could buy a lot of hamburgers with 70 billion yen. But did you know that dropping that much cash would allow you to buy all the hamburgers?
Well, all the hamburgers from Burger King Japan, to be more precise. The above sum ...

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