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Japanese food companies have added artificial marine products to their imitation-meat lineups to counter the expected global protein shortage caused by the expanding world population.
Valentine s Day chocolate sales could turn sour in Japan as people work from home
February 8, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
Expensive chocolates are seen in a special sales area of Iwataya department store s main store in the city of Fukuoka s Chuo Ward on Jan. 27, 2021. (Mainichi/Hiroshi Hisano) FUKUOKA The chocolate industry and department stores in Japan face an uphill battle as the custom of giving sweets to people at workplaces and elsewhere on Valentine s Day is on the brink of being lost while more people work from home amid the coronavirus pandemic. Giri choco chocolate gifts handed out in the workplace out of courtesy had already been dying out in recent years before the coronavirus wreaked havoc, but stores in Japan are eagerly attempting to spur demand ahead of Feb. 14.
Can sales of ehomaki sushi rolls bring good fortune to Japan s eatery industry?
February 1, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
This photo shows, from left, 1,800-yen, 5,000-yen, and 10,000-yen ehomaki rolls available for pre-order at Hotel New Otani Hakata. (Photo courtesy of Hotel New Otani Hakata) FUKUOKA In the lead up to the Setsubun festival on Feb. 2, the ehomaki sushi roll business in the restaurant and hotel industry in this southwestern Japan city is heating up like never before. Manufacturers are hoping to make up for a drop in sales caused by self-restraint in eating out due to the spread of the coronavirus. In the midst of the pandemic, can ehomaki bring good fortune to the restaurant industry and to consumers?