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Japanese Cheesemakers Fret Over EU Trade Deal
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JAPAN TODAY
NASUSHIOBARA, Tochigi - It was three decades ago, but Kazuhiko Ochiai still remembers his first taste of cheese when he visited France, a palate pleaser that inspired the former researcher to start producing his own variety in Japan.
But he now frets that a massive EU-Japan trade de...
NASUSHIOBARA, Tochigi - It was three decades ago, but Kazuhiko Ochiai still remembers his first taste of cheese when he visited France, a palate pleaser that inspired the former researcher to start producing his own variety in Japan.
But he now frets that a massive EU-Japan trade de...
- October 8, 2018
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Penny-pinching Drinkers Fuel Higher-Alcohol Products
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THE JAPAN NEWS
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Japanese brewers are discovering a new way to tap the lucrative market of working adults: Get them tipsy more quickly and efficiently.
This domestic segment is becoming more important to beer makers Kirin Holdings Co. and Sapporo Holdings Co. as Japan’s famous...
TOKYO (Bloomberg) — Japanese brewers are discovering a new way to tap the lucrative market of working adults: Get them tipsy more quickly and efficiently.
This domestic segment is becoming more important to beer makers Kirin Holdings Co. and Sapporo Holdings Co. as Japan’s famous...
- June 5, 2018
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Sake Exports Reach Record High Again
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Japan’s sake exports increased 19 percent in 2017 from the previous year to 23,481 kiloliters, setting a record high for eight years in a row.
Partly boosted by a growing interest in Japanese cuisine overseas, sake exports have enjoyed an upward trend since 2006, when exports t...
Japan’s sake exports increased 19 percent in 2017 from the previous year to 23,481 kiloliters, setting a record high for eight years in a row.
Partly boosted by a growing interest in Japanese cuisine overseas, sake exports have enjoyed an upward trend since 2006, when exports t...
- February 22, 2018
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KFC Japan Earned 6 Billion Yen Over Christmas Weekend
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ROCKET NEWS
The fried chicken industry in Japan is no small fry.
What better way to spend Christmas than eating fried chicken and strawberry shortcake? While it may not be exactly traditional from a Westerner’s point of view, that’s the way they do it in Japan, especially if the chicken is fro...
The fried chicken industry in Japan is no small fry.
What better way to spend Christmas than eating fried chicken and strawberry shortcake? While it may not be exactly traditional from a Westerner’s point of view, that’s the way they do it in Japan, especially if the chicken is fro...
- December 29, 2017
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Beaujolais Nouveau Released in Japan Amid Declining Demand
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - The Beaujolais Nouveau 2017 vintage went on sale in Japan on Thursday, but with people's tastes maturing, the traditional celebration of the French wine's seasonal release is on the decline.
As imports of the wine from the Beaujolais region are expected to fall for the fifth...
TOKYO - The Beaujolais Nouveau 2017 vintage went on sale in Japan on Thursday, but with people's tastes maturing, the traditional celebration of the French wine's seasonal release is on the decline.
As imports of the wine from the Beaujolais region are expected to fall for the fifth...
- November 17, 2017
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Food Industries Join Low-carb Diet Trend
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Restaurants and retailers are trying to reduce the carbohydrates in their foods with an eye on the increasing number of people who are trimming carbs from their diets to lose weight or avoid lifestyle-related diseases.
Bread, rice and noodles are among the foods that are high in ...
Restaurants and retailers are trying to reduce the carbohydrates in their foods with an eye on the increasing number of people who are trimming carbs from their diets to lose weight or avoid lifestyle-related diseases.
Bread, rice and noodles are among the foods that are high in ...
- October 5, 2017
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Aso Announces Emergency Tariffs Of 50% On Imported Frozen Beef From Aug
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - The Japanese government said Friday it will impose emergency tariffs on frozen beef, widely used in fast food, from the United States and other regions from August after soaring imports prompted by a price hike in Australian beef following a draught.
Japan will raise tariffs...
TOKYO - The Japanese government said Friday it will impose emergency tariffs on frozen beef, widely used in fast food, from the United States and other regions from August after soaring imports prompted by a price hike in Australian beef following a draught.
Japan will raise tariffs...
- July 29, 2017
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Calbee to Resume Potato Chip Sales
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO - Snack food maker Calbee Inc it will restart selling three brands of potato chips it halted in April from next week, as it is now able to procure enough potatoes.
Calbee had stopped sales of some of its potato chip brands due to a shortage of potatoes in Japan caused by a poo...
TOKYO - Snack food maker Calbee Inc it will restart selling three brands of potato chips it halted in April from next week, as it is now able to procure enough potatoes.
Calbee had stopped sales of some of its potato chip brands due to a shortage of potatoes in Japan caused by a poo...
- June 17, 2017
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Soaring Vegetable Prices Weighing Heavily on Family Budgets
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THE JAPAN NEWS
Soaring vegetable prices have become a burden on family budgets. Prices of leafy vegetables indispensable for nabe hotpot dishes are hovering at particularly high levels — with Chinese cabbage costing 1.8 times more than a year earlier.
Consumers are refraining from buying vegeta...
Soaring vegetable prices have become a burden on family budgets. Prices of leafy vegetables indispensable for nabe hotpot dishes are hovering at particularly high levels — with Chinese cabbage costing 1.8 times more than a year earlier.
Consumers are refraining from buying vegeta...
- December 23, 2016
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Asahi Paying $7.7 Bil for AB InBev's East European Business
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JAPAN TODAY
TOKYO — Asahi Group said Tuesday it will pay $7.7 billion for AB InBev’s beer assets in five emerging European countries, its biggest-ever overseas deal as the Japanese brewer expands its presence in the continent.
The takeover—also the largest by a Japanese beer company—includes po...
TOKYO — Asahi Group said Tuesday it will pay $7.7 billion for AB InBev’s beer assets in five emerging European countries, its biggest-ever overseas deal as the Japanese brewer expands its presence in the continent.
The takeover—also the largest by a Japanese beer company—includes po...
- December 16, 2016
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