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COSMETICS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2018
Popular Japanese cosmetic portal @cosme gaining foothold in Asia
The operator of the popular beauty and cosmetic products portal site @cosme is rapidly gaining a foothold in Asia thanks to brisk demand for high-quality Japanese cosmetic brands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 2, 2018
146-year-old cosmetics firm Shiseido gets makeover to woo millennial buyers
Shiseido Co., the beauty company that's 146 years old, is giving itself one big makeover.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 18, 2018
Beauty giant Shiseido snaps up technology startups to draw young shoppers
Shiseido Co., the Japanese firm that sells Laura Mercier cosmetics and Dolce & Gabbana fragrances, sold ¥1 trillion ($9.3 billion) worth of beauty products last year, mostly in traditional stores where customers can sample brands in person.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2017
Japanese cosmetics maker Pola aplogizes for store that banned Chinese
Japanese cosmetics company Pola Inc. apologized Saturday after one of its sales outlets in Japan posted a sign prohibiting entry by Chinese.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2017
Japan's cosmetics makers advance makeup's role as medical camouflage
Makeup is commonly used to make one's face more attractive, but it can also help conceal scars and other skin irregularities as an extension of medical treatment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2017
Cosmetics makers target job-seeking male university students
Cosmetics makers are stepping up efforts to tap the men's cosmetics market by targeting male university students preparing for their job interviews as the job-hunting season gets underway in Japan.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2017
Kanebo, 17 women reach settlement in skin-whitening cosmetics suit
Kanebo Cosmetics Inc. and 17 women, who were seeking a total of around ¥370 million ($3.2 million) in damages for developing blotches after using the company's skin-whitening products, reached a settlement Wednesday at the Yokohama District Court.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2015
Shiseido offers staff promotions as profits plunge 44.4%
Cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. will promote some 2,000 beauty consultants now employed on fixed-term contracts to regular employee status through qualification tests by 2017.
Japan Times
JAPAN / GENERATIONAL CHANGE
Apr 5, 2015
Makeup entrepreneur heals women's souls in Nepal
Mai Mukaida, 32, believes that emotional change often comes with the help of others who encourage one to notice the beauty that lies within.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2014
Drinks, cosmetics makers using rice as product ingredient
Rice has become an increasingly popular ingredient in cosmetics and beverages as people eat less of what used to be Japan's main staple.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 12, 2014
Shimane retains title as home to most beautiful skin in Japan
Women in Shimane Prefecture have the most beautiful facial skin among the nation's 47 prefectures, while those in Gunma Prefecture are the least blessed in terms of skin condition, according to a major cosmetics manufacturer.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2014
Kanebo called victims of its defective skin-whitening products 'minefields'
Kanebo Cosmetics Inc. referred to customers who developed blotches on their skin after using its skin-whitening cosmetics as 'minefields' during a meeting last year on how to deal with possible damages suits against the company.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2014
Shiseido unveils cosmetics line developed for global market
Shiseido Co. on Wednesday launched preliminary sales of a skin product strategically developed for the international market as part of a campaign by the major cosmetics company's new president to lift its global profile.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 20, 2014
Shiseido charged tax penalties in Japan for allegedly keeping profits in U.S.
Shiseido Co. is under fire from tax authorities for allegedly failing to report ¥3.8 billion in income for a five-year period through March 2012 by pooling profits at a U.S. subsidiary, sources said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 9, 2014
Body hair out, nail polish in as latest grooming boom targets businessmen
A new cadre of self-indulgent, style-conscious businessmen is driving up sales of grooming services and products as "personal maintenance" becomes retailing's latest buzzword.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 2, 2014
Japan urged to make its cosmetics 'cruelty-free'
While Japanese consumers clamor for items that will make their skin smoother or their hair shinier, relatively few people are aware of the horror behind the products in their cosmetics cases.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 4, 2013
Kanebo finds 4,000 more cases of skin blotches from recalled cosmetics
Kanebo Cosmetics Inc. said Friday it has confirmed that 4,000 more people in Japan have suffered from white blotches after using its group's now-recalled skin-whitening cosmetics, bringing the total number of sufferers to 13,959.
EDITORIALS
Sep 16, 2013
Kanebo's costly scandal
Only by fixing the flaws in its corporate culture that caused the skin-blotch scandal can Kanebo hope to regain the public's trust.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 4, 2013
Tourism agency wants to make food, cosmetics duty-free
The Japan Tourism Agency will propose adding food and cosmetics to the list of duty-free items available to foreign visitors in its fiscal 2014 reform plan.
EDITORIALS
Aug 4, 2013
Kanebo and consumer protection
Whatever economic losses that Kanebo Cosmetics incurs as it recalls skin-whitening products from throughout Asia, they don't make up for customers' suffering.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
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Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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