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NH FOODS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2018
Freeze-dried food guru engages in decades-long quest to take fare to new heights
Apply 140 milliliters of hot water on the brown rectangular block, then stir for 60 seconds and voila, a steaming plate of chicken cutlet curry — that quintessential Japanese comfort food — is resurrected from its mummified state, offering instant gratification with minimal preparation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2018
With resignations at NH Foods, has #MeToo finally reached corporate Japan?
The #MeToo movement may have finally made its way to corporate Japan: The president of a blue chip company has resigned after a subordinate he was traveling with made sexually explicit remarks to an airline employee.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2018
Top wagyu exporter Itoham projects 16% surge to new sales record this year
Itoham Foods Inc., the nation's biggest exporter of premium wagyu, expects shipments to hit a record with Taiwanese demand for the beef set to triple and exports to Brazil on the verge of beginning.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2017
Grocery wars seen heating up as Amazon gets U.S. FTC, shareholder nods to acquire Whole Foods
Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday cleared two of the biggest hurdles it needed to close its $13.7 billion acquisition of Whole Foods Market Inc, with approvals from a U.S. regulator and the grocery chain's shareholders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2017
For purist Whole Foodies, Amazon's takeover triggers downmarket angst
Say "Whole Foods" and some envision a gastronomic nirvana, overflowing with a healthy bounty worth a premium price. Others shun the store as an overpriced monument to yuppie indulgence.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2017
Amazon to plunk down $13.7 billion for upmarket grocer Whole Foods
Amazon.com Inc said it would buy Whole Foods Market Inc. in a deal valued at about $13.7 billion, including debt.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2017
Amazon launches same-day delivery service for food and medicine
As delivery firms struggle to manage overwhelming numbers of parcels, e-commerce giant Amazon Japan G.K. is expanding its same-day Prime Now delivery service to include cooked meals and other items.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2016
Fan club formed to promote Fukushima produce
Nearly 5½ years after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, a fan club was launched last week with an ambitious membership goal: gain 200,000 members by 2020 and boost the region's products in the process.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 20, 2016
Bayer approaches Monsanto in takeover bid for global agrochemical shakeout
German drugs and chemicals group Bayer AG made an unsolicited takeover offer for U.S. seeds company Monsanto Co, aiming to create the world's biggest agricultural supplier and integrate pesticides and seeds markets.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jan 15, 2016
Lovers with a age gap; secrets of a retired boxer; CM of the week: Sanyo Foods
The natural reaction to the central situation of the new comedy-drama series, "Otosan to Yobasete" ("Call Me Father(-in-law)"; Fuji TV, Tues., 10 p.m.), is queasiness. Though May-December romances are a fairly common cultural touchstone, here the idea is played for maximum discomfort.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2015
Gundam-shaped tofu to go on sale Friday
Sagamiya Foods Co., known for producing Gundam robot-shaped tofu, will put the latest of its unusual tofu series on store shelves Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2015
Ajinomoto eyeing further acquisitions in Europe
Ajinomoto Co., the Japanese maker of flavors and food ingredients, has posted an executive in Europe to hunt for acquisition targets in the region, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
The real-life violence that inspired South Korea's 'Squid Game'
Riot police march in front of the main building of Ssangyong Motor in Pyeongtaek, 70 kilometers south of Seoul, on Aug. 6, 2009.
Canada's Trudeau expected to announce resignation in coming days: report
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks at the federal Liberal caucus holiday party in Ottawa on Dec. 17.
2720 — the year when Japan is left with just one child
Children at a traditional festival in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Thursday. A forecast made by Tohoku University professor Hiroshi Yoshida estimates that Japan will be left with just one child on Jan. 5, 2720, based on current birthrate trends.
Japanese researchers develop method to break down PFAS 'forever chemicals'
Ritsumeikan University researchers succeeded in completely breaking down PFAS compounds, often called "forever chemicals" for their persistence in the environment.
Japan’s top LNG buyer creates think tank to watch market trends
Jera has reportedly created a think tank to research domestic and international energy trends.
2720 — the year when Japan is left with just one child
Children at a traditional festival in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Thursday. A forecast made by Tohoku University professor Hiroshi Yoshida estimates that Japan will be left with just one child on Jan. 5, 2720, based on current birthrate trends.
‘Fracture’ dissects 100 years of Japanese graphic design
Ian Lynam's "Fracture" is the result of 15 years of research and production and excavates 100 years of Japanese graphic design history from the Meiji (1868-1912) to Showa eras (1926-89).
Taking a page from Ukraine war, SDF carves out growing role for drones
An Air Self-Defense Force airman sets up a drone during a bilateral live fire exercise at Draughon Range, near Misawa Air Base, in Aomori Prefecture in July 2023.
Japan’s ‘quiet revolution’ of luxury travel nears fruition
Scheduled to welcome its first guests in early 2025, the Waldorf Astoria Osaka is just one of many luxury hotel openings Japan has seen in recent months.
Brooklyn brewers take on sake, America's new hip tipple
A brewer stirs the mix for making sake at a brewery in Tokyo.

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