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BEAUTY SERVICES

BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2021
Shiseido to sell affordable personal care unit to CVC for ¥160 billion
Operations divested include well-known drugstore brands such as Tsubaki hair-care products and Senka face wash, as the firm shifts its focus to high-end skin products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 22, 2021
Shiseido in talks to sell personal-care business to CVC
The firm has been revamping its portfolio as the coronavirus pandemic has changed cosmetic and personal care routines, dealing a blow to beauty companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2020
Billionaires of South Korea's beauty industry see fortunes reverse
Changes to women's daily routines amid the pandemic have halted the rising wealth of those who tapped the popularity of South Korean beauty brands in a deal-making frenzy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 11, 2020
In China men's skin care boom, startups and investors seek rich glow
Already the biggest in the world, the Chinese men's facial skin care market is forecast to hit 12.5 billion yuan ($1.90 billion) this year — and expand 50% by 2025.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2020
CMC’s sale of Fancl’s Asian business draws interest from firms
Marketed as being free from preservatives and other chemicals, Fancl's skincare products and nutritional supplements are popular among consumers in Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 31, 2020
Dress for success: The benefits of looking fresh in online meetings
If it helps, there's certainly no shortage of websites and blogs that offer advice on online etiquette tips.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 26, 2020
Unilever faces calls to pull skin lightening products in South Asia
Fair & Lovely products are sold across Asia, but the brand has long been criticized as perpetuating negative racial stereotypes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2020
Shiseido looks to China's online model for post-pandemic growth
Measures to control the virus have melted away social norms like putting on makeup in the morning or spritzing on perfume before a night out.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2020
A cut above: Tokyo barber launches 'telecut' service as COVID-19 hits business
Mr. Brothers Cut Club of Harajuku has launched what could be the industry's first online haircut service.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 14, 2019
A cut above the rest: A new generation of barbers is trying to overcome an image problem
A group of men sporting tattoos and smoking cigarettes chats casually on benches outside Mr. Brothers Cut Club in Tokyo's trendy Harajuku neighborhood.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 22, 2019
South Korean women ditch makeup and 'escape the corset' in rebellion against ideals of beauty
South Korean university student Yim Ji-su used to sacrifice up to two hours of sleep each morning for her laborious makeup routine, from applying foundation and concealer to perming her shoulder-length hair.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 2, 2018
146-year-old cosmetics firm Shiseido gets makeover to woo millennial buyers
Shiseido Co., the beauty company that's 146 years old, is giving itself one big makeover.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2015
In South Korea, cosmetics are the new smart investment as heavy industry lags
Seo Jae Hyeong says he's started wearing skin foundation and facial masks at night.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 2, 2014
Errors tarnish the reputation of South Korea's big plastic surgery industry
Kim Bok-soon disliked her nose and fantasized about getting it fixed after learning of the Korean superstition that an upturned nose makes it harder to hold on to riches.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 2, 2014
Japan urged to make its cosmetics 'cruelty-free'
While Japanese consumers clamor for items that will make their skin smoother or their hair shinier, relatively few people are aware of the horror behind the products in their cosmetics cases.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
Aug 26, 2013
Returnee livid after ugly treatment at TBC beauty salon in Tokyo
Returnee reader MQ has vowed to give TBC a wide berth after staff made her feel unwelcome and refused to help her enroll at the beauty empire's Yurakucho branch.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 29, 2013
Bilingual beauty, straight and permed
Beauty must be a bilingual thing. At least that's the impression one gets from looking at signs outside hairdressers, beauty parlors and similar types of businesses in Japan.
3D printer used to construct train station building in Japan
A train station building (front) is assembled from parts printed using 3D printer technology, in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Nissan says it will not take new U.S. orders for Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs
A Nissan manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Nissan says it will not take new orders from the United States for two Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs following new auto tariffs levied by the U.S.
Japan digs deep to address 'national crisis' caused by Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on April 1. He has said that Japan is facing a "national crisis" following the introduction of new tariffs by the United States.
Tokyo’s KK Line to close for decadelong overhaul as public greenway
People enjoy running and yoga on Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line, a 2-kilometer elevated expressway cutting through the capital’s commercial Ginza district, when it was opened as a pedestrian space in May last year.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture celebrated the opening of its public art museum with festivities such as a parade that drew 1,000 revelers.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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