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SHISEIDO CO

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2023
Some in China are boycotting Japanese cosmetics over Fukushima water release
The viral campaign began earlier this month when largely unproven allegations that water discharges from the plant are hazardous to health began trending on Chinese social media platforms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 7, 2023
China's demand for Japanese cosmetics remains weak, says analyst
With premium brands now available online and on Hainan Island at lower prices than in the past, there is no longer a reason to travel to Japan just to buy them, Wakako Sato says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Longform
Feb 6, 2023
Japan’s staff cafeterias becoming more than just places to eat amid office return
Companies are re-imagining the canteen as a space where employees can work, eat healthier food and deepen in-house communication.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jun 13, 2022
Shiseido joins wave of firms tapping Kyushu as Asia export gateway
Manufacturers' capital investment in the Kyushu and Okinawa regions in fiscal 2021 was up 25.3% from the previous year, much higher than the nationwide increase of 7.6%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 17, 2021
Quality products drive rise in China's imports of Japanese cosmetics
China's imports of cosmetics from Japan in 2020 soared more than 30% from the previous year to about $4.3 billion, surpassing South Korea and other major suppliers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2021
Shiseido to sell affordable personal care unit to CVC for ¥160 billion
Operations divested include well-known drugstore brands such as Tsubaki hair-care products and Senka face wash, as the firm shifts its focus to high-end skin products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 22, 2021
Shiseido in talks to sell personal-care business to CVC
The firm has been revamping its portfolio as the coronavirus pandemic has changed cosmetic and personal care routines, dealing a blow to beauty companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2021
Japanese firms take e-commerce livestream plunge as Chinese splash out
With China's online shopping market expected to grow, and with tourist numbers down, firms are seizing on the opportunity to sell through a new format.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2020
Shiseido to sell medical-grade hand sanitizer to general public from August
Cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. said Monday it will begin selling hand sanitizer to the general public from early August, responding to popular demand for the product it started making available for medical institutions three months ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2020
Shiseido looks to China's online model for post-pandemic growth
Measures to control the virus have melted away social norms like putting on makeup in the morning or spritzing on perfume before a night out.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2020
Teijin, Toray and Shiseido branch out to medical gowns and sanitizer in Japan
Major companies are branching into new fields to make medical gowns and hand sanitizer as part of an effort to ease shortages of personal protection equipment caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 2, 2020
Shiseido producing sanitizers in France to help fight virus
Cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. has started producing liquid sanitizers in France to provide to local medical institutions fighting the coronavirus, a company official said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 26, 2020
5,000 Dentsu employees to telework after staffer at Tokyo headquarters contracts COVID-19
Major advertising agency Dentsu Group Inc. imposed an emergency workplace protocol Wednesday, ordering about 5,000 staffers at its headquarters in Tokyo to work from home after an employee was confirmed to have the COVID-19 coronavirus Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2020
Coronavirus outbreak halves Shiseido's China sales and may delay Nintendo shipments
Sales in China of cosmetic products sold under major Shiseido Co. brands fell 55 percent during the Lunar New Year holiday from a year earlier due to the outbreak of a new coronavirus originating in Wuhan, central China, the Japanese company said Thursday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 6, 2019
The power of cultural and economic capital
Compared to exhibitions in which art objects are meant to seduce us into epiphanic transcendence, the works in "Surface and Custom," a group show at Shiseido Gallery organized by Berlin-based artists Jay Chung and Q Takeki Maeda, are more akin to frank expositions about the exchange of cultural and economic capital.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019
A cosmetics giant's passion for beauty in empowerment
Japan Times
Special Supplements / G20 Osaka Summit Special
Jun 27, 2019
Expanding perspectives in research
What is described as "so Shiseido" by many of its employees is the Shiseido Female Researcher Science Grant program.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 28, 2019
Yu Araki: What you get is what you see
The minimalist elegance of Yu Araki's 'Le Souvenir Du Japon' at first seems to be an affirmation of civilization and the redemptive possibilities of beauty; however, within the gorgeous setup is a postcolonial ambivalence about the social and historical conditions of 'taste.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 7, 2019
Naomi Osaka's Mastercard deal underscores Japanese star's magnetic brand appeal
Naomi Osaka has added Mastercard Inc. to her endorsement contracts, as the No. 1 ranked tennis player continues to attract sponsors following her wins at the U.S. Open and Australian Open.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 28, 2018
Shinzo Fukuhara: Shiseido's patron of beauty
As an artist, Shinzo Fukuhara may not be a household name, but his production of a photography magazine, founding of the Shiseido Gallery and writings on aesthetics were seminal to the development of art photography in Japan.
New JAL chief concerned about yen’s ‘excessive’ weakness
Mitsuko Tottori became Japan Airlines’ first female CEO on April 1, having risen through the ranks as a flight attendant and heading the flight attendant and customer experience divisions.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
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.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
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.

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