Some factories in western Japan still down a month after rain disaster
Damaged roads, train tracks and other transportation infrastructure are preventing factories in western Japan from reaching a full recovery a month after deadly rains killed over 200 people in the region. Mazda Motor Corp. has resumed production at its headquarters plant in Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture, ...
New 1960s-style cop drama; veteran actors playing hard-boiled detectives; CM of the Week: Kewpie
The title of TV Asahi's new police drama, "Keiji Shichinin" ("Seven Detectives"; Thurs., 9 p.m.), is meant to strike a chord with older viewers who will remember "Shichinin no Keiji," one of the most popular series of the 1960s — a cop show that ...
Kewpie adapts its menu to feed a graying nation
Back in 1960, Kewpie Corp. began selling canned baby food, sensing a chance to catch a wave of young families raising kids in an economy roaring back to growth after the devastation of World War II. Almost 55 years later, the Tokyo-based company sees a ...
Kewpie to raise jam product prices for first time in 23 years
Kewpie Corp. said Wednesday it will raise prices on major jam products by 4 to 7 percent, starting with shipments on Sept. 2, due to higher costs of imported fruits amid the yen's depreciation against other currencies. The price increase on jam products will be ...
