Tag - food

 
 

FOOD

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 7, 2022
McDonald's Japan again slices fries to small size amid shipping woes
From Sunday, the fast-food chain will sell only small-sized portions of fries for about a month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 23, 2021
Lick it up: Japanese professor creates 'tele-taste' TV screen
The device, called Taste the TV (TTTV), uses a carousel of 10 flavor canisters that spray in combination to create the taste of a particular food.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2021
McDonald's forced to ration customers' fries as supply shortage hits Japan
McDonald's hopes that supply issues affecting its 2,900 outlets in Japan will be resolved by New Year's eve.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 15, 2021
KFC cuts queues to keep Japan's fried chicken Christmas custom alive
This year, KFC is nudging customers to order online and then pick up their chicken at a certain time, rather than forming a queue, in consideration of social distancing measures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Dec 4, 2021
As global costs soar, Japan's 'shrinkflation' gets harder to swallow
While the practice is hardly unique to Japan, its prevalence in the world's No. 3 economy is a notable legacy of years of deflation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 22, 2021
Food delivery drivers question safety nets on gig platforms
The gig economy has surged during the pandemic and brought with it concerns from drivers and researchers who say lives are put in danger daily from inadequate training and support.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 8, 2021
Hey, Elon: We made a $6 billion plan to end world hunger
In the coming decades, what we eat and how we grow it will change radically, and we need everyone onboard — the U.N. and Elon Musk alike — to fund the shift to sustainability.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2021
Chinese government urges families to keep stocks of daily necessities ahead of winter
Local authorities were urged to make sure that prices and supplies remained stable as extreme weather and COVID-19 outbreaks have raised concerns about food security.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Oct 31, 2021
It will take more than swapping your eel for eggplant to save Japan’s unagi
The hard truth is that the growing appetite for Japanese unagi is having an adverse effect on their numbers. Improving ecosystems and vegetarian alternatives can only do so much.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Washoku Essentials
Oct 23, 2021
Why the land-and-sea mindset is so important for Japanese meals
Chefs have consciously included ingredients from both land and sea in the same washoku meal for centuries. What makes the practice so enduring, and how can you use it in your own kitchen?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 14, 2021
The drones are coming: Unmanned machines fly to rural Japan's rescue
Aging and shrinking communities in the nation's countryside are looking to the sky for essential deliveries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 8, 2021
Japanese scientists work up an appetite for lab-grown wagyu beef
Environmental and ethical concerns around the meat industry have driven interest in vegetable alternatives and the potential for lab-grown products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 3, 2021
Headwinds mounting for world economy into final stretch of 2021
Fuel and food costs are soaring worldwide, combining with congested ports and strained supply chains to elevate price pressures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2021
Fuel shortages pile pressure on Johnson as U.K. crisis escalates
The food and fuel shortages add to a pile of daunting challenges for Johnson, with Britons facing a surge in electricity and gas prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2021
Uber CEO aims for ‘fully green’ food-delivery business
Ahead of two weeks of climate talks between world leaders — known as COP26 — several transportation-focused technology firms called for sped-up sustainability targets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2021
Priciest food since 1970s poses big challenge for governments
Whether for bread or rice governments across the world know that rising food costs can come with a political price. The dilemma is whether they can do enough to prevent having to pay it.

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