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Japan emphasises on global food production system
Japan | News | 29 Jun, 2020
UMITRON K.K. has been selected for the innovative satellite demonstration program of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) in cooperation with the Tokyo Institute of Technology and ...Read more
Japan explores Nichi Glucan as immune booster
Japan | Analysis | 19 Jun, 2020
A unique Beta 1,3-1,6 Glucan based Japanese health supplement, produced by black yeast, Aureobasidium Pullulans, could strategically help tackle Covid-19 in people with comorbid conditions ...Read more
R's KOSO launches prebiotic drink for gut health
Japan | News | 20 May, 2020
R's KOSO, Inc. is excited to announce the launch of R's KOSO, a century-old traditional Japanese prebiotic drink. R's KOSO is a vegan-friendly superfood produced from a variety of 100+ vege...Read more
Morinaga Milk obtains FDA GRAS approval for probiotic BB536
Japan | News | 10 Apr, 2020
Morinaga Milk Industry, a leading Japanese dairy product company, has announced its proprietary probiotic Morinaga Bifidobacterium longum BB536 has received FDA GRAS (Ge...Read more
NEC, Kagome to improve tomato yields using AI
Japan | News | 31 Mar, 2020
Japan based NEC Corporation has announced the conclusion of a strategic partnership agreement with Kagome Co., Ltd. to launch agricultural management support services utilizing AI for leadi...Read more
Japan finds novel ingredient to fight cancer
Japan | News | 06 Mar, 2020
In a study recently published in Scientific Reports , scientists at Okayama University in Japan describe how an ingredient of cruciferous vegetables prevents the growth of cancer ...Read more
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