National Aug 3, 2021
New plant-based milk alternatives win fans in Japan
by Reina Kurobori
Substitutes made of almonds, oats and coconuts are now falling under the spotlight, rather than soy milk, which has been widely accepted in Japan for decades.
Asia Pacific Jul 24, 2020
Chinese millennials drink milk to boost immunity amid pandemic
A growing debate in the country fueled by the coronavirus is about whether to have steamed buns and congee for breakfast, or milk and toast.
Business / Corporate Nov 25, 2019
China dairy giant Mengniu buying Kirin's Australia assets for $419 million
China Mengniu Dairy Co. has agreed to buy Kirin Holdings Co.'s Australian beverage unit Lion Dairy & Drinks for about ¥45.6 billion, the Chinese dairy giant's latest foray into the continent. Mengniu will pick up Lion's milk, yogurt and juice products, while Kirin will keep ...
Business Jul 14, 2019
Ready-to-drink baby formula enjoying strong sales across Japan
Liquid baby formula has been enjoying strong sales in Japan since it hit the shelves in March, according to the companies selling it. Japan lifted a ban on the production and sale of liquid baby formula products last August. Currently, Ezaki Glico and Meiji are ...
Business / Corporate Oct 23, 2018
Top China milk brand and Canadian rival interested in buying Kirin's Australian dairy arm
Kirin Holdings Co.'s sale of its Australian dairy unit has attracted interest from China's top milk producer as well as Canadian rival Saputo Inc., according to sources. Inner Mongolia Yili Industrial Group Co., China's biggest dairy company, and Saputo have each spoken with investment banks ...
National Mar 13, 2018
Japan's de facto ban on liquid baby formula may be lifted by summer
The government is expected to lift a de facto ban on the production and sale of liquid baby formula — possibly in the summer — following the health ministry's unveiling Monday of draft safety rules governing the product. While liquid formula is widely used abroad ...
Food & Drink | NATURE'S PANTRY Jul 29, 2017
Putting dairy cows to pasture makes for healthy soil, delicious milk
by Nancy Singleton Hachisu
Milk production, which was essentially nil during the Edo Period (1603-1868), did not begin in Japan until the Meiji Era (1868-1912). But by 1975, there was already one dairy cow for every 62 Japanese people, and milk had been a standard part of school lunches ...
National Jun 7, 2017
The Ibaraki Prefectural Board of Education said Tuesday that 379 students at 61 schools in the prefecture felt sick after drinking milk served during lunchtime at school the previous day. Two of them went to the hospital, but all of them are recovering, board officials ...
Business Dec 4, 2014
Butter makers agree to whip up supply to avert Christmas shortage
Four major butter makers agree to boost output at the request of the farm ministry to meet surging demand for the annual Christmas cake rush.
Business / Economy Dec 1, 2014
Abe needs to butter up dairy industry as weakening yen wreaks havoc
by Aya Takada
Japan's dairies and cake lovers just cannot seem to catch a break. The weakening yen is making it more expensive for farmers to import the U.S. corn their cows eat at a time when record crops have reduced livestock-feeding costs around the world. And while ...
National / Media | BIG IN JAPAN Nov 29, 2014
Debating milk, names and workplace blues
by Michael Hoffman
Milk — liquid innocence. If milk lets you down, what won't? It looks healthy, tastes healthy — surely it is healthy? Appearances, we know, are deceiving; still, this particular illusion dies hard. Whose earliest childhood memories do not include a parent admonishing, "Drink your milk ...