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Asahi Breweries' Sumadori Bar Shibuya specializes in low-alcohol drinks.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2024
Japanese beverage makers see business opportunity in low-alcohol drinks
Amid increasing concern about the health impact of high alcohol consumption, beverage makers are developing low-alcohol products.
Kirin Holdings President Takeshi Minakata at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 29, 2024
Kirin clinched Fancl takeover to propel health pivot, president says
Fancl fits into a health science portfolio that Kirin aims to grow into a new pillar of the group.
The Kirin Holdings logo. B9 Beverages — backed by Kirin — is building a new brewing facility in the north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which, once completed, will become India’s biggest beer factory.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2024
Kirin-backed Indian brewer seeks more clout with new factory
B9 Beverages is building a new brewing facility in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which, once completed, will become India’s biggest beer factory.
Green tea has the largest share of Japan's soft drink market.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 7, 2024
Major Japanese beverage-makers renewing green tea products
Green tea has the largest share of Japan's soft drink market.
Kirin's acquisition of Fancl will enable more "flexible and drastic measures” to integrate the two companies and maximize their corporate values, Kirin said in a statement.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 14, 2024
Kirin to buy Fancl for ¥220 billion in shift away from beer
The move comes as Japan’s alcohol companies try to rely less on their original products for revenue.
As early as this month, Kirin Holdings will start selling Kirin Hyoketsu Lemon in barrels to some restaurants through an Australian subsidiary. Each barrel will contain 49.5 liters of the beverage.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 25, 2024
Kirin sending chūhai barrels Down Under
Australian restaurants and bar will be the first to receive barrels of Kirin Hyoketsu Lemon outside Japan following strong sales of the canned variety.
Mercian's vineyard in Koshu, Yamanashi Prefecture
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Mar 18, 2024
Major Japanese beverage groups focusing more on sustainability
Initiatives have diversified to include water source preservation as well as winery tours under the theme of the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals.
The Alumy website, which offers a service for companies that want to connect with individuals who have quit their jobs
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 31, 2023
More Japanese companies move to rehire former employees
Previously, it had been widely believed that quitting a job means completely severing the relationship with the employer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2023
Beer brewer Kirin strikes $1.2 billion deal for Australia’s Blackmores vitamins
Kirin Holdings has agreed to buy Australian vitamin-maker Blackmores for 1.88 billion Australian dollars ($1.24 billion, ¥165.9 billion) in cash, as part of a push by the Japanese brewer into health products to reduce its reliance on beer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 7, 2023
Japan firms sign up for greater scrutiny of rights issues in supply chains
Companies such as Kirin have joined a platform that allows for allegations of human rights violations to be filed against member companies through an online process.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2022
Japan beer sales fell 32% in October following price hikes
Year on year sales decreased both for household consumption and for restaurants and bars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2022
Japan's Kirin in talks to further invest in Indian craft beer maker Bira
Craft beer sales are on the rise in India as younger, affluent consumers in big cities choose brands and pubs that make lighter brews and promise fresher ingredients.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2022
Japan liquor businesses turn to nonalcoholic drinks to attract Gen Z
The global market value for low- and nonalcoholic drinks rose to just under $10 billion in 2021 from $7.8 billion in 2018.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 6, 2022
Kirin Beverage ordered to take action on misleading labels
Although the Kirin Holdings unit labeled a Tropicana melon taste juice product as 100% melon, it contained only 2% melon juice, while the remaining 98% was grape, apple and banana juice.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2022
Kirin turns to health care as beer business draws scrutiny
Kirin aims to generate u00a5500 billion ($3.8 billion) in health care sales over the next decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 30, 2022
Kirin offloads Myanmar beer business over coup
Kirin said that a share buyback agreement worth about u00a522.4 billion ($164 billion) had been reached to transfer its 51% stake back into the subsidiary.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 6, 2022
Brazil narrowly beats Japan through late Neymar penalty
The Samurai Blue held out until the 77th minute, when the Paris Saint-Germain star stutter-stepped his way to the penalty spot before chipping the ball past Japan keeper Shuichi Gonda.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 1, 2022
Atsushi Murakami: ‘If Tono becomes synonymous with hops in Japan, I’ll be happy’
Atsushi Murakami has played many roles in his life, including as the creator of the Murakami Seven hop variety.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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