Japan

Singaporean allergen-free patisserie brand Róa is expanding its vegan cakes, cookies and treats to Japan through a partnership with Tokyo-based legacy food group Tomizawa Shouten. Róa, a premium plant-based patisserie brand from…
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Japan’s government has laid out a draft public-private investment roadmap across 17 sectors for 2040, totalling $2.3T. As part of this, it’s targeting $6.2B in funding for novel food technologies. Japan has taken a big step in its bid…
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Japanese dairy major Lacto Japan has made a strategic investment in Leaft Foods, extending a commercial partnership with the Rubisco protein startup. In a bid to fit into consumer interest in better-for-you food solutions, Lacto Japan…
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As future food regulation progresses in Japan, local startup Organoid Farm has completed a 200-litre demo run for its cultivated beef, ahead of opening a new production plant in 2028. Japan's Organoid Farm has successfully conducted one…
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Japanese vegan egg producer Umami United has partnered with the Tokyo Denki University on a research project to recreate the functionality of eggs with plant-based ingredients. Whether it's okonomiyaki or soufflé pancakes, some of…
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Japanese cellular agriculture leader IntegriCulture has partnered with Sumitomo Riko to demo production of its cultivated meat in Singapore, and aims to file for approval this year. On the back of its first profitable year, Japan's…
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Californian seaweed tech startup Aqua Theon has secured $13M in a seed funding round, $5M of which is earmarked for the expansion of its OoMee line of functional marine beverages. Would you drink seaweed? One Japanese company is betting…
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Tokyo-based biotech startup IntegriCulture posted full-year profitability in 2025, driven by its cellular agriculture infrastructure and products. After a year of new collaborations, brand launches and product showcases, Japanese firm…
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Singaporean cellular agriculture company Umami Bioworks has teamed up with salmon specialist Nippon Barrier Free to bring cultivated marine supplements and cosmetics to Japan. A pioneer in the cultivated seafood and marine ingredients…
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Japanese cellular agriculture specialist IntegriCulture has introduced Cellag, a brand to sell its own products, as well as those by other companies, across the food, cosmetics, and materials categories. To drive greater interest and…
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Under Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, the list of economic growth priorities includes a focus on food tech and synthetic biology. After decades of growth driven by the private sector, Japan's government is taking charge of…
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Tokyo-based dairy major Lacto Japan has teamed up with New Zealand startup Leaft Foods to bring its Rubisco protein to the East Asian country. A Japanese dairy giant is betting on a leaf-derived protein with an amino acid profile…
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Singaporean startup ImpacFat has secured fresh financing to fuel its Asian commercialisation plans for cultivated omega-3 fish fat. ImpacFat, a Singapore-based biotech firm producing fish fats from cell cultures, has expanded into Japan…
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Japan's Mitsui DM Sugar will launch a new brand of vegan tuna next year to tackle the rising costs of the fish and declining seafood production. The world's largest tuna consumer is facing supply challenges, and one food giant is…
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Japan's IntegriCulture and Singapore's Umami Bioworks have joined forces to leverage their cellular agriculture expertise and develop novel cosmetics from cultured fish cells. Ahead of Japan's inaugural Cellular Agriculture Week, one of…
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Tokyo-based startup Kinish has unveiled The Rice Creamery, a new dairy-free ice cream brand that's available in local retailers and earmarked for a US debut. Japanese food tech firm Kinish has introduced a new ice cream brand that…
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Japan's largest retailer, Aeon, has debuted a private-label biscuit SKU featuring ChoViva, a cocoa-free chocolate alternative by Planet A Foods. After establishing a foothold in Europe and the US with some of the world's largest…
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British cultivated pork startup Hoxton Farms has teamed up with Japan's Mitsui Chemicals in its latest move, spotlighting Asia's biomanufacturing leadership. When it comes to cultivated meat, Europe is still playing catch-up thanks to…
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Japan's first cultivated meat company, IntegriCulture, has unveiled several prototype dishes and products made from duck liver cells. Japanese cellular agriculture specialist IntegriCulture has provided a glimpse of the potential of its…
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British cultivated meat player Hoxton Farms has partnered with Japan's Sumitomo Corporation to bring its pork fat ingredient to Asia. For cultivated meat, fat is all the rage right now. In Europe, Mosa Meat has filed for regulatory…
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More than a third of Japanese consumers are interested in trying cultivated eel, as stocks of the fish species dwindle amid overfishing and pollution. Japan may be the world's largest market for freshwater eel, but it recognises that…
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