Meiji’s new “Hohoemi” infant formulas with Bifidobacterium OLB6378 help support babies who cannot drink breast milk by promoting IgA production and a breast milk–like gut environment, with convenient cube and can formats.
Nissin Foods’ Masahiro Fukai is reimagining the supply chain, combining sustainability, nutrition-focused brands like “Kanzen Meshi,” and clearer logistics cost sharing to create new value for consumers.
Royal Holdings renewed Richmond Hotel Nagoya Nayabashi and opened Royal Host Nagoya Nayabashi on the first floor, adding a 40+ item breakfast buffet with local Nagoya specialties to enhance the stay for both business and leisure guests.
Japan has suspended Spanish pork imports due to African Swine Fever, disrupting supply chains and halting prosciutto imports that had replaced the long-banned Italian product since 2022.
Ito En is considering a price revision for "Oi Ocha" as raw tea leaf costs surge, driven by the global matcha boom shifting farmers away from green tea toward tencha production.
A joint study by Meiji and Nippon Sport Science University found that consuming high-cacao chocolate before strength training rapidly reduces exercise-induced arterial stiffness in peripheral arteries.
Nissin Foods' Managing Director Fukai is leading supply chain reform through AI-driven demand forecasting, cross-industry collaboration, and the Physical Internet initiative—with people at the heart of it all.