Well, it appears the merger talks between Kirin Holdings and Suntory Holdings have broken down.
What could have been one of the biggest drinks company in the world “Kirin Suntory” has come to nothing.
Basically it seems the Suntory family who own 90% of the Suntory shares were demanding a larger portion of the new share allotment, [...]
They have this thing they do in Japan after New Years, called Lucky Bags.
Basically, shops, etc make up bags full of stuff which they sell for anything from ￥1000-￥100,000 or more. I read somewhere that this year one firm was selling 2 bags for over a millions that included a robot that they would build [...]
I found these in a folder on my computer the other day, can’t remember where I found them, somewhere on the old internet…
I love the style of them.
This question bugged me for quite a while when I first discovered that Japan has 3 categories of beer, and I don’t mean lager, beer, bitter, etc.
Thankfully, an article in the Daily Yomiuri yesterday cleared it up for me.
The reason Japan has 3 different categories of beer is essentially for tax reasons.
Regular beer which must [...]
It’s Valentines Day soon, and in Japan they do Valentines Day a little different to the West (let’s face it, in Japan they do a lot of things different to the west!).
Here it’s kind of reversed.
Instead of boyfriends, husbands, etc buying flowers, jewellery or lingerie for their respective partners, in Japan it’s the girls job [...]
