Consumer
Japanese winter apparel upstart seeks growth in Asian markets
Four Seasons expands product line into golf wear and suits
Consumer
Consumer
Small Japanese furniture maker seats diplomats comfortably
Asahi Sofu delivers 260 chairs to U.N. headquarters
Business trends
Bangladesh booze makers toast new liquor laws
Teetotaling Islamic groups push back against updated rules
Automobiles
Toyota to use new paint removal technology to 'dress up' cars
More than 100 colors available to make older vehicles look brand new
Interview
Li & Fung CEO threads the needle on Xinjiang labor controversy
Phi says 'apolitical' company relies on 'boots on the ground' to check factories
Consumer
Kao, Lion and other Japan companies reboot ASEAN strategies
COVID hurt business but helped consumers gain awareness of good hygiene
Startups
Indian startups drive expansion of cosmetics market
Nykaa rolls out social marketing as pandemic facilitates e-commerce penetration
Business deals
Under Armour's Japan distributor to be bought by Itochu
Japanese trading house continues push in sportswear market
Cryptocurrencies
Thailand bans bitcoin, other crypto payments starting in April
Regulators seek to tamp down risk of cybertheft and money laundering
Business deals
China's Fosun in $1.5bn deal to sell Lanvin fashion unit to SPAC
Conglomerate indicates uncertainty about whether transaction will add to profits
Coronavirus
Shanghai grapples with China's new COVID wave in echoes of 2020
Disneyland, shopping centers and cinemas feel pinch from restrictions
Food & Beverage
Kirin to export Fuji whisky to China, Australia in April
Distiller aims to expand spirits exports amid shrinking home market
Food & Beverage
Starbucks Japan ramps up drive against plastic waste
Coffee chain to offer more reusable cups, cutlery
Automobiles
Mitsubishi Motors sells former Pajero plant to Daio Paper
$34m deal for closed factory finishes automaker's post-Ghosn cost-cutting drive
Ukraine war
Uniqlo suspends Russia business, reversing earlier decision
Japan retailer cites operational challenges and worsening conflict
Food & Beverage
Japan sushi shops face seafood cost hike as Russia sanctions bite
'Scramble for crab' begins after airspace closed to Russian exports
Ukraine war
Russia blocks Facebook; 'fake news' law prompts BBC to halt reports
CNN and CBS to stop broadcasting in Russia as Putin wages war on Ukraine
Transportation
JAL helps Japan firms sell specialties to Chinese consumers
Cross-border e-commerce service via WeChat part of effort to revitalize regions
Food & Beverage
Suntory takes shot at spirits market in India, Southeast Asia
Japanese distiller looks to region's growing middle class for growth
Consumer
COVID deals blow to Japan's unique Valentine tradition
Women less likely to hand out 'obligation chocolates' to male coworkers on Feb. 14