Otsuka Pharma establishes health beverage subsidiary

Japan |  News | 06 Feb, 2020

Japan based Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has announced the establishment of Otsuka Nutraceutical Mexico S.A. de C.V., with the aim of developing the market for health beverages in Mexico...Read more

Takasago invests $25M in new factory in Indonesia

Japan |  News | 05 Dec, 2019

Takasago International Corporation, a global leading company, was established in Japan in 1920. Now Takasago has offices, production sites, and research and development centres in 27 countr...Read more

BGL announces the sale of Warnock Food Products to Calbee

Japan |  News | 08 Nov, 2019

Brown Gibbons Lang & Company (BGL) is pleased to announce the sale of Warnock Food Products, Inc. (Warnock) to Japanese ...Read more

Ajinomoto and Accenture to establish joint venture

Japan |  News | 08 Nov, 2019

Ajinomoto Co., Inc. and Accenture have agreed to establish a joint venture in Japan to help the food and biotech company accelerate its operational transformation. The new company, Ajinomo...Read more

World Bank raises awareness for food loss in Japan

Japan |  News | 26 Sep, 2019

The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD rated Aaa/AAA) has launched Sustainable Development Bonds totaling $500 million. The Norinchukin Bank, a national...Read more

Ajinomoto acquires majority equity stake in MTG

Japan |  News | 27 Aug, 2019

Japan based Ajinomoto Co., Inc. has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire a 50.1% equity stake in More Than Gourmet Holdings, Inc. (MTG) of the United States for a strategic partners...Read more

Blue Diamond Growers applauds announced trade deal with Japan

Japan |  News | 27 Aug, 2019

Blue Diamond Growers, a nonprofit grower-owned cooperative, applauds the trade agreement announced by the United States and Japan. This agreement recognizes and further solid...Read more

Nissui Pharma launches bacterial colony-counting service globally

Japan |  News | 07 Aug, 2019

Nissui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo) is pleased to announce that @BactLAB™, an application that uses Amazon Web Service (AWS) Cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) t...Read more

Morinaga Milk's probiotic bifidobacterium longum BB536 receives GRAS approval

Japan |  News | 12 Jul, 2019

Morinaga Milk Industry Co.Ltd a leading Japanese dairy product company, on 11 June 2019, announced its own probiotic. Morinaga Bifidobacterium longum BB536 has received GRAS ...Read more

Teijin Acquires Sales Rights to BARLEYmax in Asia

Japan |  News | 24 Jun, 2019

Teijin Limited, on 23 June 2019,  announced that it has reached an agreement with The Healthy Grain Pty. Limited, an Australian venture company, to acquire the exclusive sales rig...Read more

Japanese organic food company strikes a deal with US meal kit firm

Japan |  News | 13 Jun, 2019

Purple Carrot, the plant-based meal kit company with operations in the U.S., has announced that it will be acquired by Tokyo-based Oisix ra daichi Inc. (Oisix), Japan's largest meal kit and...Read more

Yokogawa, Sensire collaborate for Cold Chain monitoring

Japan |  News | 06 Jun, 2019

Yokogawa Electric Corporation and Finland-based Sensire Ltd. announce that they have reached an agreement for Yokogawa to take a €6 million stake in Sensire and to begin collabora...Read more

Teijin establishes nutraceutical product firm for productive ageing

Japan |  News | 20 May, 2019

Teijin Limited has announced its establishment of NOMON, Co., Ltd. to sell nutraceutical food and beverages that are scientifically proven to help people maintain their health.  ...Read more

Mitsui & Co. to Invest in Shrimp Producer and Processor Minh Phu

Japan |  News | 16 May, 2019

Tokyo  based Mitsui & Co., Ltd. has agreed with Minh Phu Seafood Joint Stock Company ("Minh Phu"), the world's biggest shrimp integrator from farming to processing and sales, to ac...Read more

Japanese Ministry approves Beta-Alanine for Food Application

Japan |  News | 25 Apr, 2019

Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare of Japan has recently announced the approval of beta-alanine in the Japanese food market. Natural Alternatives International, Inc. ("NAI") (Nasdaq...Read more

Onegevity Health, Kirin and Mitsui collaborate for the development of unique nutritional products

Japan |  News | 22 Apr, 2019

Kirin Holdings Company, Mitsui & Co. and Onegevity Health, a market leader in advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI)-enabled insight solutions for prevention and wellness has announ...Read more

EISAI pharma launches carbonated beverage, Chocola BB

Japan |  News | 19 Apr, 2019

Eisai Co., Ltd. launches its new carbonated beverage Chocola BB® Sparkling Kiwi & Lemon Flavor, classified as a Food with Nutrient Function in Japan.  Chocola BB Sparklin...Read more

Scientists crack the code of regeneration of plant tissues

Japan |  News | 17 Apr, 2019

Plant regeneration can occur via the formation of a mass of pluripotent cells. The process of acquisition of pluripotency involves silencing of genes to remove original tissue memory and pr...Read more