Tsuruha and Welcia complete their integration to form Japan’s largest drugstore chain, launching a new PB next spring, expanding food offerings, and targeting 3 trillion yen in sales by FY2032.
"Ahjikan launches 'GOVOCE Milk,' a new cocoa-free burdock-root sweet with milk and vanilla for a milder taste, expanding the GOVOCE line to appeal to children and a wider range of generations."
"Otsuka Foods' new 'Japanese-Style Bon Curry' blends katsuobushi, kombu, and niboshi dashi for a rich umami curry that pairs with both rice and noodles, targeting women in their 40s–60s and inbound demand."
Kokubu Group marks DeLoach Vineyards' 50th anniversary and 25 years with Boisset at a Tokyo event, highlighting terroir-driven winemaking and sustainability, including organic and biodynamic farming.
Niigata’s Aoi Shuzo (Nagaoka) enters its second brewing year and launches “Domaine Aoi,” sake made with in-house grown rice. President Risa Aoki shares her vision for clean, modern flavors and reaching new drinkers.
Sanden Retail Systems unveils a prototype “Oshikatsu Retail Trailer House,” a mobile, fully cashless pop-up store with five merchandise vending machines—co-developed with Trailer House Development and wrapped in the “Maebashi Witches” anime design to reduce event queues and labor.
Asahi Group Holdings says ordering and shipping operations disrupted by a ransomware cyberattack since Sept. 29 will return to system-based processing starting in December, with full normalization expected to progress sequentially through next spring as SKU and lead-time constraints remain.
Suigei Shuzo marks the 10th anniversary of its ultra-premium Junmai Daiginjo “DAITO” with the 2025 release featuring a dragon design based on woodblock artist Tomikichiro Tokuriki’s original work; brewed with Special-A Yamada Nishiki (Kato, Hyogo) polished to 30%.
Tsuruha and Welcia complete their integration to form Japan’s largest drugstore chain, launching a new PB next spring, expanding food offerings, and targeting 3 trillion yen in sales by FY2032.
"Morinaga & Co. launches 'Kin no Kaoru Amazake' — the first resealable can in the brand's history — featuring junmai daiginjo sake lees, Amami Oshima sugarcane sugar, and Yamagata rice koji at 180 yen."
"Bull-Dog Sauce drives sauce category growth with a broad lineup — from core Worcester and tonkatsu sauces to new 'Uma Sauce Umashio' — while expanding dressings under &Bull-Dog and Ikari Sauce brands."
