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BY WANG FANGQING

Distribution – Suntory Holdings Limited

LEADING Japanese beverage company Suntory has introduced two new whiskies under their renowned single malt brands – Yamazaki and Hakushu – which are blends of previous years’ whiskies from these distilleries. These have been selected and combined to create a smoother taste for consumers and are sold without reference to any production year, unlike previous releases.…

BY MARK ROWE

WHEN the European Union (EU) set up the world’s first carbon trading market in 2001, the Emissions Trading System (ETS), advocates heralded a new dawn: carbon pollution could be brought under control in a way that benefited the environment while not damaging industrial interests.…

BY MARTIN FOSTER, IN TOKYO

Japan c-store chain Lawson Inc. is in talks with several Chinese retailers regarding possible buy outs, a company spokesman has told just-food. "China is positioned extremely highly in Lawson’s global strategy, and Chief Executive Officer, Takashi Niinami wants to expand there," said spokesman Yuuki Takemoto, who said Lawson aims to open 10,000 outlets in China by 2020.…

BY CARMEN PAUN, IN BRUSSELS

THE EUROPEAN Union (EU) auto industry is awaiting the announcement by the EU executive, the European Commission, of a moratorium on new technical regulations, which could come in June. If it happens, it will be announced by EU industry Commissioner Antonio Tajani, who is responsible for technical rules on vehicles across the EU, and is worried that a European auto sector, already having a tough time, is being hamstrung by a conveyor belt of new rules.…

BY KARRYN MILLER AND JEN SWANSON, IN YANGON

MYANMAR’S clothing industry looks set to grow as the country once shunned by the west starts to reform. Following pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s release from house arrest in November 2010, the government has taken steps to boost foreign relations and attract investors from abroad?although…

BY PAUL COCHRANE, IN BEIRUT

LAST year the Turkish government announced it had set a target of building a "minimum" of 20 nuclear reactors by 2030. Detailed plans have been developed to commission two nuclear power plants, and the Turkish government has announced plans for three more plants to meet rising power demand and ensure energy security.…

BY MARTIN FOSTER, IN TOKYO

Japan’s number two convenience store chain Lawson is planning to use a Hawaii store launch as a springboard for an expansion into the US mainland, spokesman Yuuki Takemoto told just-food. "Chief Executive Officer, Takashi Niinami views the US market as second only to the Asian market in Lawson’s strategy," Takemoto said.…

BY LEAH GERMAIN AND MARTIN FOSTER, IN TOKYO

MOLYCORP Inc, the key United States rare earths producer, has welcomed a new partnership between the US and the Japanese government that seeks to diversify the global supply for rare earth metals. On April 30, President Obama met with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda to discuss the development of a joint critical minerals and development project – an alliance between the two countries, where they will share new technology used in the production and recycling of rare earths.…

BY MARTIN FOSTER, IN TOKYO

JAPANESE convenience stores are diversifying products and services to survive in a market with an ageing and shrinking population, also aggressively expanding overseas to lock-in new revenue.

The Japanese population shrank by 259,000 people – including non-Japanese – to slightly less than 128 million people in the year to October 1, 2011, the greatest annual decline since 1950, according to figures from the ministry of internal affairs and communications.…

BY WANG FANGQING, IN SHANGHAI

Suntory’s Mediterranean grapefruit cocktail-like beverage

Category – juice, non-alcoholic

JAPANESE beverage giant Suntory is set to add a brand new flavour – ‘Mediterranean grapefruits’ – to its popular line of non-alcoholic cocktail-like beverages "Chuhai Taste", which was introduced last October.…