Kirin to sell spoon to enhance salty taste

Kirin to sell spoon to enhance salty taste

Photo taken on May 20, 2024, shows a spoon developed by Kirin Holdings Co. that uses a faint electrical current to enhance salty and umami flavors, with online sales of the product to start the same day priced at 19,800 yen ($125). Meiji University Professor Homei Miyashita, who jointly developed the technology, won the Ig Nobel Nutrition prize in 2023.

Honda to release Insight in U.S. March 24

Honda to release Insight in U.S. March 24

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows a model of the Insight hybrid hatchback Honda Motor Co. will put on the U.S. market March 24. The price of the Insight will start at $19,800, compared with $22,000 for the standard model of the rival Prius of Toyota Motor Corp.

China's Haier to sell small washing machine in Japan

China's Haier to sell small washing machine in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - An official from Haier Group Co., China's largest consumer electronics maker, demonstrates in Tokyo on Oct. 30 how to use a small-sized washing machine it will put on the Japanese market on Nov. 1. The automatic washing machine can take laundry of up to 2.3 kilograms and targets such consumers as single-person households. It will likely be sold for an open price of around 19,800 yen.

Honda to release Insight in U.S. March 24

Honda to release Insight in U.S. March 24

TOKYO, Japan - This photo shows a model of the Insight hybrid hatchback Honda Motor Co. will put on the U.S. market March 24. The price of the Insight will start at $19,800, compared with $22,000 for the standard model of the rival Prius of Toyota Motor Corp. (Kyodo)

China's Haier to sell small washing machine in Japan

China's Haier to sell small washing machine in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - An official from Haier Group Co., China's largest consumer electronics maker, demonstrates in Tokyo on Oct. 30 how to use a small-sized washing machine it will put on the Japanese market on Nov. 1. The automatic washing machine can take laundry of up to 2.3 kilograms and targets such consumers as single-person households. It will likely be sold for an open price of around 19,800 yen. (Kyodo)