We dig into the Japanese guitar industry of the 1960s and ’70s and find notable brands, mischievous copies, diligent makers and original designs that led to the instrument’s renaissance in the 1980s a ...

While Shiseido’s sales were relatively stable in 2024, boosted by an uptick on the domestic market, its operating profit ...

UltraSuperNew’s Marc Wesseling recommends automotive car brands to focus instead on Asian markets and continue to craft ...

Asahi Super Dry, the premium Japanese beer popping up in Asian restaurants and a growing number of pubs across Europe, has quietly made much bigger waves in the region thanks to its parent company’s ...

South Korean makeup and skincare brands may have dethroned France as Japan’s top cosmetics importer for the first time in ...

The three Japanese car brands still sit in the top three, but there's a catch. This automaker is the most reliable car brand, but so is Lexus. You may be wondering how two brands can both sit in ...

The growth missed expectations of a 4.5% rise from economists polled by Reuters, and was lower than the 11.4% jump in ...

There are more expansion plans to come from Asahi. Its famous whiskey brand Nikka has largely been confined to Japan owing to a long-running shortage of a vital liquid, meaning only 10% of its ...

Then the world realized that Suntory also makes some very fine whisky, with its Hakushu brand becoming one of the flagbearers for Japanese whisky. And then some very smart people at Suntory said “Hey, ...

Sakanoue’s new branch in Drips Bakery Cafe at Tiong Poh Road is its permanent home in Singapore and only its second overseas outlet. The brand’s pop-up stores in 2023 and 2024 were met with tremendous ...

Customs data revealed that automobiles are Japan’s top export to the U.S., accounting for 28.3% of all shipments in 2024.

The announcement came during a formal event held at a restaurant in Dhaka, where top executives from Best Electronics and Rancon Electronics shared the stage to unveil the partnership and its future ...