TOUCH TO GO: How Japan’s First AI-Powered Unmanned Store is Redefining Urban Retail As Japan’s retail industry faces structural labor shortages and demands for operational efficiency, TOUCH TO GO emerges as a pioneering response. Developed by TOUCH TO GO Inc. (a joint...
Edamame Meets French Craft: A New Frontier in Summer Bread Innovation In Japan’s evolving bread culture, where local ingredients meet global techniques, Le Grenier à Pain presents two seasonal creations that elevate the humble edamame into a centerpiece ingredient:...
Frozen Imagawa-yaki You Can Eat as Is – The Sweet of the FutureDeveloped in response to the extreme summer heat expected at the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, the "Frozen Imagawa-yaki You Can Eat as Is" offers a cool and refreshing take on traditional Japanese sweets. While...
Meiji’s unique patented “raw kneading method” carefully mixes cacao and milk. A new type of confectionery that achieves an “unprecedented moisture range” *2 Meiji Co., Ltd. (Representative Director and President: Katsuya Matsuda) will...
Starting May 27, LAWSON (Tokyo) has launched the “NL Plant-Based Grissini Tomato Basil Flavor” (168 yen including tax), which is made using only plant-based ingredients, as part of its Natural LAWSON confectionery series at LAWSON stores nationwide (14,026...