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MISLABELING

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 14, 2014
Store sold inedible gourd seedlings as being safe to eat
Decorative calabash gourd seedlings sold at stores nationwide were mislabeled "for edible use," Royal Home Center Co., run by the Daiwa House Industry Co., said.
EDITORIALS
Jun 14, 2014
Punishments for mislabeling
At long last, Japan's Consumer Affairs Agency has decided to introduce a system to impose monetary penalties on companies that mislabel their food products.
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2014
Food mislabeling should result in fines, consumer panel says
An expert panel on consumer affairs said in a report released Tuesday that fines need to be imposed on restaurants, hotels and department stores that falsely label food items, following a food mislabeling scandal in the country last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 11, 2013
Aquarium uses prawns to address menu scandal
Amid the scandals over menu misrepresentations in the food service industry, the Susami Crustacean Aquarium in Wakayama Prefecture is stirring the pot with an exhibition to help consumers recognize fraudulent practices of this kind.
BUSINESS / JAPANESE PERSPECTIVES
Dec 7, 2013
Who is responsible for a corporate scandal?
Recent scandals involving Japanese businesses have included bank loans to the underworld and misrepresentations of restaurant menus at leading hotels, and many of the media reports have focused on how management takes responsibility for the mess. I would like to highlight three points that need to be taken into account when discussing such issues:
JAPAN
Nov 19, 2013
Consumer body wants local-level food scrutiny
Responding to recent food frauds committed by hotel and department store operators, the Consumer Affairs Agency is aiming to amend the products labeling law to let prefectures issue improvement orders to businesses that violate the law, government sources said Monday.
EDITORIALS
Nov 14, 2013
Yet another shameful food scandal
Since it is often difficult for ordinary customers to tell the difference in quality between the ingredients on their plate, it is up to restaurant operators to dispel Japan's mislabeling scandal.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2013
Agency checks inns amid food fraud
The Consumer Affairs Agency has inspected two hotels in Osaka over food mislabeling at their restaurants, according to sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2013
Hotel Okura latest to own up to fraudulent menus
Hotel Okura is the latest in a seemingly endless string of established hotels and department stores to admit to misrepresenting items on its restaurant menus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2013
More businesses admit misrepresenting menu items
Major department store chains Takashimaya Co. and Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores Co. separately said Tuesday that some of their restaurants and stores misrepresented items on their menus, becoming the latest in a string of companies to own up to food fraud.
JAPAN
Nov 5, 2013
Chef declines 'role model' medal
In light of the food mislabeling scandal at Hankyu Hanshin Hotels Co., the head chef of the company's Chinese food division declined a Medal of Honor from the government he was soon to receive, company sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 29, 2013
Hotel's misleading menus leave bad taste
Hankyu Hanshin Hotels Co., under fire for deceiving consumers by misrepresenting items on its menus, is drawing sympathy from some in the food and hotel industries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2013
Hotelier lays food scam to staff ignorant of law
Hankyu Hanshin Hotels Co. has been misrepresenting items on its menus for seven years at eateries in at least four prefectures, possibly scamming some 79,000 patrons in the process, and management is blaming the misdeeds on employees ignorant about the law.
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A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Japan's former PM Aso meets Trump for talks on security and economy
Former U.S. President Donald Trump and Taro Aso, vice president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in New York on Tuesday. The Japanese government’s top spokesman on Wednesday played down the meeting as one conducted "in the capacity of one lawmaker" and “without the government’s involvement.”
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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