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

  • Category:Gourmet
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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Amazon, Japan’s JERA Energy Firm Sign Deal on AI, Data Centers

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Major power producer JERA Co. has announced that it signed a partnership agreement with U.S. e-commerce giant Amazon.com Inc. to strengthen cooperation between the two.
Under the agreement, JERA will leverage Amazon’s artificial intelligence to improve efficiency in power plant maint...

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Toyota Appoints CFO Kenta Kon As New CEO

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JAPAN TIMES
 
 
Koji Sato is stepping down as president and chief executive officer of Toyota, the company said Friday.
 
Chief Financial Officer Kenta Kon will succeed him, effective April 1.
 
Kon said the appointment, which he was informed of in January, came as a surprise.
 
“At this point, i...

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Toyota Motor Group Firm to Sell Clean Energy Greenhouses for Strawberries

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Toyoda Gosei Co., a Toyota Motor group firm, plans to sell facilities for cultivating strawberries on a trial basis as early as fiscal 2026.
The facility will have solar-powered electric power generators to cool down and warm the facility so that no greenhouse gases will be emitted, ...

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Japan's Annual Farm Exports Rise To Record 1.7 Trillion Yen

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese exports of agriculture, forestry and fishery products and foods rose to over 1.7 trillion yen ($10.9 billion) in 2025, renewing the record for the 13th straight year, amid expansions of worldwide popularity of washoku, or Japanese cuisine, the farm ministry said Tuesday.
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Japan Basic Industries Union To Seek 15,000-Yen Pay Scale Hike

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NIPPON
 
The Japan Federation of Basic Industry Workers' Unions decided Wednesday to demand a monthly pay scale increase of 15,000 yen in this year's "shunto" spring wage negotiations.
The unified demand is at the same level as the previous year, which was a record high, to cope with price increa...

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Japan Oct.-Dec. GDP Growth Projected at 1.6 Pct

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NIPPON
 
Japan’s real gross domestic product in October-December last year likely grew 0.4 pct from the previous quarter for an annualized rise of 1.6 pct, according to the average estimate by 10 private think tanks.
The Japanese economy is believed to have returned to positive growth for the fir...

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Rising Costs Push Japan Stores To Cacao Alternatives Before Valentine's Day

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JAPAN TODAY
 
With Valentine's Day approaching, Japan's major department stores are turning to alternative methods and ingredients to curb the prices of chocolates, the country's most popular gift of the season, as cacao and logistics costs continue to climb.
Matsuya Co's department store in Toky...

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Rising Prices In Japan Squeeze Household Finances

  • Category:Shopping
ASIA NEWS NETWORK
 
As Japan depends greatly on imported food and energy, the prices of many goods tend to rise if the yen’s lower value boosts the cost of imported items.
All the major parties are vowing to lower the consumption tax rate in their campaigns for the House of Representatives electi...

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Kanagawa Fair Held At AEON In Thailand

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Within Kanagawa Prefecture, several food-related companies are focusing their efforts on exporting food products overseas. To support the international expansion of these local companies, Kanagawa Prefecture provides opportunities for business negotiations with overseas buyers and o...

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