Kao Corporation’s cosmetics business has achieved its strategic targets a year ahead of schedule thanks to the double-digit growth of its 11 global strategy brands, known as the G11 portfolio.
Morocco’s Botanika Marrakech says it has received multiple offers from “big” names in Asian retail, solidifying its confidence of expansion across the region.
A new study from the Hamamatsu University School of Medicine has discovered that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) could potentially be an important component in creating more efficient lip care products.
French perfume house Molinard is approaching the Japanese market for the second time with a range of fresh fragrances it believes will appeal more to local consumers.
The Shiseido Company saw net sales and operating profit increase by 5.7% and 5.1% respectively due to the strong momentum in Travel Retail, China and EMEA, its full-year 2019 figures reveal.
We round-up our most-read stories on the Japanese beauty market, featuring e’quipe’s new active wellness brand, Kanebo’s rebrand and our podcast episode on Singaporean-Japanese skin care brand Re:erth.
COSME Tech returns to Japan later this month for its 10th edition from January 20–22, and CosmeticsDesign-Asia will be on-site to cover the latest launches, insights and trends.
Cosmetic firm e’quipe Ltd. has announced the launch of athletia, a skin care and lifestyle brand that taps into the rising active beauty and wellness trends in the market.
On this episode of Indie Pioneers, we speak to Shinji Yamasaki, the founder of skin care brand re:erth about his philosophy to skin care, the influence of fast fashion in beauty and the unique ingredients that sparked his epiphany.
We round-up our most-read stories on the Japanese beauty market, featuring Kao’s fine-fibre skin care, Dr. Ci:Labo’s travel retail activations and Shiseido’s final year revisions.
Japanese cosmetics conglomerate Kao Corporation is set to release 44 new colour cosmetic products in February 2020 to mark the official rebrand of cosmetics brand Kanebo.
A team of Japanese scientists have developed an alpha-gel which contains a compound that resembles the main component of the skin’s moisture-retaining lipid layer.
Japanese cosmetics maker Kao Corporation will launch the first products based on its new ‘fine-fibre’ technology in its domestic market from December 4, with an international roll-out following in early 2020.
We round up of our most-read news pieces on Japan, featuring Kao’s latest skin science advancements, SOFINA iP’s two-step serum system, Dior’s collaboration with a Japanese lab and more.
Packaging solutions firm Quadpack is looking to Japan and South Korea to drive its growth in Asia Pacific on the back of two years of growth in both markets.
Researchers at Kao Corporation’s Skincare Laboratory and Enterprise Information Solutions have uncovered links between regulation of capillary blood flow and the condition of the skin.
SOFINA iP, a skin care brand under Kao Corporation, is scheduled to launch AI-based skin analysis service and ‘double serum system’ to cater to its time-poor consumers.
The research arm of LVMH is collaborating with the Centre for iPS Cell Research and Application of Kyoto University (CiRA) to study the mechanism of skin metabolism for Parfums Christian Dior.
Researcher, developer and producer, Venn Skincare, pairs up with South Korean vegetable manufacturer, Asia Seed, to create vegetable-based skin care formulations.
The Japanese skin care, hair care and personal care giant has finished work on its new facility in Taiwan, dedicated to the production of beauty items.
Shiseido Group’s, luxury brand, Clé de Peau Beauté, launches its limited edition, holiday season ‘Coffret Synactif’ from its premium product range ‘Synactif’.
Japanese heavyweight names, Shiseido, Kose, Kanebo, are using ‘Made in Japan’ labels on their products to engage Asian shoppers, notably Chinese consumers.
As consumers seek natural and organic cosmetic products, we deliver the second part of our interview with Jorge Larranaga, Senior Manager Manufacturing Division at Number Three in Japan on what developments in the cosmetics and associated industries are...
Shiseido has rapidly expanded across the Americas and Europe this year with focused efforts on travel retail, R&D hubs and partnerships with major beauty players. Here though, we’re taking a look at how the Japanese cosmetics player has still managed...
In Japan long-term economic stagnancy has impacted consumer spend to the point where any growth potential is jumped upon. And right now tourists are scrambling for Japanese cosmetics.
Japanese beauty player Kosé has stated it will push its flagship Sekkisei brand on domestic and international markets in the coming few years, in order to cater to growing consumer demand and achieve further international expansion.
Although a weakening yen and depleting tourism levels are casting a darkening shadow on the Japanese economy, beauty has been singled out as one industry which may continue to drive sales.
Noted to be Japan’s largest exhibition specialised in cosmetics, Cosme Toyko organisers are making the final preparations for the 2016 event which will be focused around showcasing what the country has to offer in cosmetic innovation...
Consumers in China, Japan and Korea have very different concerns when it comes to skin care. This gallery looks at how priorities differ in those markets and what determines product preference...
Shiseido's recently appointed creative director has unveiled plans to revamp the brand's global image from the start of 2016, including the featuring of various celebrity endorsers, among which are the models Amanda Seyfried, Imaan Hamman, and...
Japan’s airport corporations are considering opening downtown duty free stores after facing some serious competition from retailers offering tourists tax free shopping around the country.
Cosmetics player, Asia Kawaii Way has launched 'Face Toyko' cosmetics boxes to share popular make-up products and techniques from Tokyo with the rest of the world.
The 2016 edition of Cosme Toyko is fast gaining international interest; attracting more exhibitors than ever from Europe, the US, Middle East and Africa.
According to market researcher 'L2 Think Tank', while China has taken over as the biggest market for e-commerce, most global brands present in the country have failed to capitalize on localized video’s potential.
Establishing or indeed sustaining business in Japan's cosmetics market depends on the seamless interaction and integration with its culture, not something every international company has managed to get right...
According to the latest research from ApacMarket.com, Asia-Pacific is the second largest market for cosmetics after Europe, expected to reach $126.8 billion by 2020, registering a CAGR of 4.02%.
Japan's version of Swedish furniture maker 'Ikea' that also offers an affordable cosmetics range, is expanding into Australia after huge success in its home country.
With Korea tipped as the fourth largest beauty market in Asia, one wonders why the last personal care ingredients focused event was in 2005. Here, show organiser Ivan Rahal explains why Reed Exhibitions has chosen 2015 to fill in the gap.
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