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Actress Aragaki presents Kose's new skincare product

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 23 Kyodo - Japanese actress Yui Aragaki presents a new product from cosmetics maker Kose Corp's Sekkisei skin care brand at a press conference in Tokyo on March 1, 2016. (Kyodo)

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CES tech show in Las Vegas

A model demonstrates technology that projects a chosen makeup image onto the user's face, adjusting it to their facial shape. The technology, developed by Japanese cosmetics maker Kose Corp. and Tokyo Electron Device Ltd., was unveiled at CES, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas on Jan. 8, 2025.

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China International Import Expo

Photo shows a booth of Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov. 6, 2024.

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CHINA-HAINAN-CICPE-RCEP MEMBER COUNTRIES (CN)

(230412) -- HAIKOU, April 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the booth of an Australian alpaca plush toy maker at the third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 12, 2023. The third China International Consumer Products Expo held in the southern province of Hainan has seen active participation from enterprises of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries, such as Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Thailand. The enterprises come from important consumer sectors like fragrances and flavors, cosmetics, food, and health products. By attending the expo, enterprises of RCEP member countries not only have the opportunity to enhance their brand image, but also to take advantage of the expo's spillover effects and Hainan's tax exemption policies to enter the vast Chinese consumer market. (Xinhua/Fan Yuqing)

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CHINA-HAINAN-CICPE-RCEP MEMBER COUNTRIES (CN)

(230412) -- HAIKOU, April 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People visit the booth of Singaporean traditional Chinese medicine maker Eu Yan Sang at the third China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 12, 2023. The third China International Consumer Products Expo held in the southern province of Hainan has seen active participation from enterprises of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) member countries, such as Japan, South Korea, Australia, and Thailand. The enterprises come from important consumer sectors like fragrances and flavors, cosmetics, food, and health products. By attending the expo, enterprises of RCEP member countries not only have the opportunity to enhance their brand image, but also to take advantage of the expo's spillover effects and Hainan's tax exemption policies to enter the vast Chinese consumer market. (Xinhua/Wang Zecong)

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Japanese cosmetics makers hold event in Russia

MOSCOW, Russia - A Russian woman (R) is briefed by a representative of a Japanese cosmetics maker on its products on Nov. 27, 2014, at the Japanese Embassy in Moscow. Pola Inc. and Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., Japanese cosmetics makers already operating in Russia, jointly held an event at the embassy to introduce their products under the Japanese government's "Cool Japan Initiative" to boost popularity of Japanese products and culture overseas.

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Fancl Health Science to sell genetic testing kit

TOKYO, Japan - A genetic testing kit is unveiled in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2014, by Fancl Health Science, a subsidiary of cosmetics maker Fancl Corp., for sale from November at prices starting from 14,800 yen. Based on the user's genetic data, the company will predict likely lifestyle-related illnesses and recommend specific dietary supplements to prevent them.

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Figure skater Asada attends cosmetics maker's campaign

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese figure skater Mao Asada attends a sales promotion campaign by a cosmetics maker for which she models in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2014.

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Shiseido chief speaks to customer at Osaka dept. store

OSAKA, Japan - Shiseido Co. President Masahiko Uotani (L) speaks to a customer in the cosmetics maker's product section at the Umeda flagship store of Hankyu Department Store in Osaka, western Japan, on July 30, 2014.

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Shiseido chief Uotani explains new product

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiko Uotani, president of cosmetics maker Shiseido Co., speaks about a new product at a release event in Tokyo on April 8, 2014.

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Shiseido chief Uotani shows new product at release event

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiko Uotani, president of cosmetics maker Shiseido Co., shows a new product at a release event in Tokyo on April 8, 2014.

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Shiseido's next president

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiko Uotani, who is set to become president of cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. on April 1, 2014, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2014.

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Shiseido names new president

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiko Uotani, outside chief marketing advisor of Shiseido Co., smiles during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2013, after the cosmetics maker announced he will become its new president effective April 1, 2014, replacing Shinzo Maeda.

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Shiseido names new president

TOKYO, Japan - Masahiko Uotani (L), outside chief marketing advisor of Shiseido Co., shakes hands with the cosmetics maker's president, Shinzo Maeda, during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2013. Shiseido announced that Uotani will become its new president effective April 1, 2014, replacing Maeda.

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Multitude of ideas behind packaging designer's success

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 22, 2013 in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward shows Kentaro Ito, a packaging art director for cosmetics maker Pola Inc., with the company's aromatic soap dubbed KOU in the packaging he designed. The packaging won a total of seven awards in design competitions in Japan and abroad.

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Shiseido's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayuki Suekawa (R), corporate executive officer of Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. who will become the company's next president, and the current president, Shinzo Maeda, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2011 to announce the personnel change.

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Shiseido's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Hisayuki Suekawa, corporate executive officer of Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. who will become the company's next president effective April 1.

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Firms marketing products for single women spending time at home

TOKYO, Japan - Cosmetics maker Kose Corp. offers a wide variety of products, including those in this photo taken June 26 in Tokyo's Chuo Ward, for women who prefer to stay at home and indulge in ''nest consumption.''

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Shiseido to have female vice president for 1st time

TOKYO, Japan - Shiseido Co. said March 3 that Managing Executive Officer Kimie Iwata (in file photo) will be promoted to executive vice president on April 1, becoming the first woman to assume the post at the biggest cosmetics maker in Japan.

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Bailout body selects Kao-led group as Kanebo buyer

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Saito, president of the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, speaks at a press conference after his agency formally selected a group led by Japan's top household products maker Kao Corp. as the buyer of ailing Kanebo Ltd. and Kanebo Cosmetics Inc.

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Shiseido joins in rush to boost R&D capability in China

BEIJING, China - Shiseido Co., Japan's biggest cosmetics maker, unveils a new and expanded research facility in a ceremony in Beijing on Nov. 28, becoming the latest addition to a growing list of global makeup manufacturers boosting their research capabilities in China.

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Shiseido joins in rush to boost R&D capability in China

BEIJING, China - Shiseido Co., Japan's biggest cosmetics maker, unveiled a new and expanded research facility in Beijing on Nov. 28. Photo shows a researcher conducting research at the new facility.

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Shiseido unit to launch new mask to cut flu virus

TOKYO, Japan - A model wears the disposable Nanoblock Virus Cut Mask developed by FT Shiseido Co., a subsidiary of cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. The mask has an antibody filter to trap flu viruses and utilize the antibody's binding reaction to contain them.

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Kanebo to raise extra capital from Kanebo Cosmetics

TOKYO, Japan - Akiyoshi Nakajima (R), chairman of Japanese textile and household products maker Kanebo Ltd., and Kenji Chishiki (L), president of Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., announced in a news conference in Tokyo on June 6 that Kanebo will raise 20 billion yen in fresh capital in late July through a third-party allotment of new shares to be purchased by Kanebo Cosmetics.

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Corporate revival entity director Ogi heads Kanebo

TOKYO, Japan - Struggling textile maker Kanebo Ltd. on Nov. 1 named Takehiko Ogi (shown), managing director of the government-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, as its president. Ogi, 43, also an outside board director of Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., a firm spun off from Kanebo in May, replaced Akiyoshi Nakajima, 54, who became Kanebo Ltd.'s chairman with the right to represent the company.

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Kanebo Cosmetics inaugurated to face harsh competition

TOKYO, Japan - Kunihiko Yogo, who will assume the posts of Kanebo Cosmetics Inc.'s chairman and chief executive officer, and Keiji Chishiki, who assumed the presidency of the company, shake hands at the start of the new company on May 7 as a spinoff from ailing cosmetics maker Kanebo Ltd. for which the state-run Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan came to the rescue in March. Yogo is currently executive officer of IRCJ.

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Kanebo sets up panel to probe into past accounting practices

TOKYO, Japan - Kanebo Ltd. President Akiyoshi Nakajima (L) tells reporters in Tokyo on April 19 that the troubled cosmetics and textile maker has launched an investigative panel, led by legal experts, to study whether there have been any illegalities in the company's accounting practices and business transactions. The panel is headed by lawyer Yuichi Suzuki (R).

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Kanebo seeks shareholders' nod for revival plan

TOKYO, Japan - Shareholders of Kanebo Ltd. arrive at a Tokyo hotel to attend an extraordinary meeting called March 30 to seek approval of the troubled cosmetics maker's rehabilitation plan featuring a spinoff of cosmetics operations with the help of the state-backed corporate revival entity.

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Kanebo Pres. Hoashi to resign over revival plans

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Hoashi (file photo), president and chairman of Kanebo Ltd., will resign after the recent fiasco over how to revive the struggling cosmetics maker, sources close to the decision said Feb. 23. Hoashi is expected to announce his resignation at an extraordinary shareholders meeting March 30.

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Kanebo gives up deal with Kao, seeks IRCJ help

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Hoashi, president of Kanebo Ltd., Japan's second-biggest cosmetics maker, announces at a Tokyo hotel on Feb. 16 that the firm has given up an earlier plan to sell its cosmetics operations to Kao Corp., and instead will seek assistance from the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan (IRCJ) in transforming the operations into a subsidiary to help rebuild its entire business.

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Shiseido to promote business in China

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a Shiseido Co.'s cosmetics counter in a Beijing department store. Shiseido, Japan's largest cosmetics maker, said Nov. 29 it will increase its business in China as the local market is expected to grow sharply with China's entry into the World Trade Organization in December.

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Ezaki Glico succeeds in mass producing whitening cosmetics agent

TOKYO, Japan - Major confectionery firm Ezaki Glico said Oct. 24 it has succeeded in mass producing a new whitening substance for cosmetics that is more effective than a similar existing one. The substance, named Alpha-Arbutin, was developed with Pentapharm Japan Corp., the Japan unit of Swiss chemical maker Pentapharm Corp. Two photos compared a normal skin and a skin treated with the substance.

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Shiseido announces new company president

TOKYO, Japan - Morio Ikeda (R), vice president of leading cosmetics maker Shiseido Co., meets the press along with Chairman Yoshiharu Fukuhara (C) and President Akira Gemma, in Tokyo on March 6. Company officials said the same day that Ikeda will become Shiseido's next president and his appointment will be formally approved at a board meeting in late June. Gemma will become chairman, and Fukuhara will assume the new post of honorary chairman.

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Tennis: Naomi Osaka as Shiseido brand ambassador

TOKYO, Japan Nov 20：U.S. Open champion Naomi Osaka smiles in Tokyo on Nov. 20, 2018, as Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. announces its signing of a contract with the tennis player as its brand ambassador

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Rhythmic gymnastics: Japan's national team

Members of Japan's national rhythmic gymnastics team pose for a photo during their visit to cosmetics maker Pola in Tokyo on Nov. 4, 2021.

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Shiseido to promote business in China

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows a Shiseido Co.'s cosmetics counter in a Beijing department store. Shiseido, Japan's largest cosmetics maker, said Nov. 29 it will increase its business in China as the local market is expected to grow sharply with China's entry into the World Trade Organization in December.

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Corporate revival entity director Ogi heads Kanebo

TOKYO, Japan - Struggling textile maker Kanebo Ltd. on Nov. 1 named Takehiko Ogi (shown), managing director of the government-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, as its president. Ogi, 43, also an outside board director of Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., a firm spun off from Kanebo in May, replaced Akiyoshi Nakajima, 54, who became Kanebo Ltd.'s chairman with the right to represent the company. (Kyodo)

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Kanebo to raise extra capital from Kanebo Cosmetics

TOKYO, Japan - Akiyoshi Nakajima (R), chairman of Japanese textile and household products maker Kanebo Ltd., and Kenji Chishiki (L), president of Kanebo Cosmetics Inc., announced in a news conference in Tokyo on June 6 that Kanebo will raise 20 billion yen in fresh capital in late July through a third-party allotment of new shares to be purchased by Kanebo Cosmetics. (Kyodo)

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Shiseido joins in rush to boost R&D capability in China

BEIJING, China - Shiseido Co., Japan's biggest cosmetics maker, unveiled a new and expanded research facility in Beijing on Nov. 28. Photo shows a researcher conducting research at the new facility. (Kyodo)

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Shiseido joins in rush to boost R&D capability in China

BEIJING, China - Shiseido Co., Japan's biggest cosmetics maker, unveils a new and expanded research facility in a ceremony in Beijing on Nov. 28, becoming the latest addition to a growing list of global makeup manufacturers boosting their research capabilities in China. (Kyodo)

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Shiseido to have female vice president for 1st time

TOKYO, Japan - Shiseido Co. said March 3 that Managing Executive Officer Kimie Iwata (in file photo) will be promoted to executive vice president on April 1, becoming the first woman to assume the post at the biggest cosmetics maker in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Bailout body selects Kao-led group as Kanebo buyer

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Saito, president of the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, speaks at a press conference after his agency formally selected a group led by Japan's top household products maker Kao Corp. as the buyer of ailing Kanebo Ltd. and Kanebo Cosmetics Inc. (Kyodo)

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Shiseido to celebrate Benefique 20th anniversary with new serum

Model Yuri Ebihara holds a bottle of the Hydro Genius serum, a new product of Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co., at a press conference in Tokyo on June 24, 2016. The serum under the Benefique brand, touted as highly moisturizing, will go on sale Sept. 1 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the company's mainstay cosmetics brand. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shiseido ties up with Burberry over cosmetic item sales

Photo shows the My Burberry fragrance of British luxury brand Burberry that will be sold in Japan by Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. Shiseido said June 2, 2015, it has tied up with Burberry Group Plc over sales of the British brand's make-up and fragrance products in Japan, introducing them to the Japanese market for the first time. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Fujifilm finds accounting irregularities at Australian unit

Photo taken in May 2012 shows the Tokyo headquarters of Fujifilm Holdings Corp. The maker of camera, cosmetics and medical equipment said on June 12, 2017, that a third-party panel investigating accounting of its overseas operations found irregularities at an Australian subsidiary in addition to those already found at a New Zealand unit. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Cosmetics makers seek to lure job-seeking male university students

Male university students preparing for their job interviews apply sheet masks soaked in a skincare serum to their faces during a workshop organized by Mandom Corp., a major maker of men's cosmetics, in Tokyo in January 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Shiseido unit to launch new mask to cut flu virus

TOKYO, Japan - A model wears the disposable Nanoblock Virus Cut Mask developed by FT Shiseido Co., a subsidiary of cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. The mask has an antibody filter to trap flu viruses and utilize the antibody's binding reaction to contain them. (Kyodo)

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Fancl Health Science to sell genetic testing kit

TOKYO, Japan - A genetic testing kit is unveiled in Tokyo on Oct. 21, 2014, by Fancl Health Science, a subsidiary of cosmetics maker Fancl Corp., for sale from November at prices starting from 14,800 yen. Based on the user's genetic data, the company will predict likely lifestyle-related illnesses and recommend specific dietary supplements to prevent them. (Kyodo)

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Shiseido's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Hisayuki Suekawa, corporate executive officer of Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. who will become the company's next president effective April 1. (Kyodo)

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Shiseido's new president

TOKYO, Japan - Hisayuki Suekawa (R), corporate executive officer of Japanese cosmetics maker Shiseido Co. who will become the company's next president, and the current president, Shinzo Maeda, attend a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 12, 2011 to announce the personnel change. (Kyodo)

Actress Aragaki presents Kose's new skincare product

CES tech show in Las Vegas

China International Import Expo

CHINA-HAINAN-CICPE-RCEP MEMBER COUNTRIES (CN)

CHINA-HAINAN-CICPE-RCEP MEMBER COUNTRIES (CN)

Japanese cosmetics makers hold event in Russia

Fancl Health Science to sell genetic testing kit

Figure skater Asada attends cosmetics maker's campaign

Shiseido chief speaks to customer at Osaka dept. store

Shiseido chief Uotani explains new product

Shiseido chief Uotani shows new product at release event

Shiseido's next president

Shiseido names new president

Shiseido names new president

Multitude of ideas behind packaging designer's success

Shiseido's new president

Shiseido's new president

Firms marketing products for single women spending time at home

Shiseido to have female vice president for 1st time

Bailout body selects Kao-led group as Kanebo buyer

Shiseido joins in rush to boost R&amp;D capability in China

Shiseido joins in rush to boost R&amp;D capability in China

Shiseido unit to launch new mask to cut flu virus

Kanebo to raise extra capital from Kanebo Cosmetics

Corporate revival entity director Ogi heads Kanebo

Kanebo Cosmetics inaugurated to face harsh competition

Kanebo sets up panel to probe into past accounting practices

Kanebo seeks shareholders' nod for revival plan

Kanebo Pres. Hoashi to resign over revival plans

Kanebo gives up deal with Kao, seeks IRCJ help

Shiseido to promote business in China

Ezaki Glico succeeds in mass producing whitening cosmetics agent

Shiseido announces new company president

Tennis: Naomi Osaka as Shiseido brand ambassador

Rhythmic gymnastics: Japan's national team

Shiseido to promote business in China

Corporate revival entity director Ogi heads Kanebo

Kanebo to raise extra capital from Kanebo Cosmetics

Shiseido joins in rush to boost R&D capability in China

Shiseido joins in rush to boost R&D capability in China

Shiseido to have female vice president for 1st time

Bailout body selects Kao-led group as Kanebo buyer

Shiseido to celebrate Benefique 20th anniversary with new serum

Shiseido ties up with Burberry over cosmetic item sales

Fujifilm finds accounting irregularities at Australian unit

Cosmetics makers seek to lure job-seeking male university students

Shiseido unit to launch new mask to cut flu virus

Fancl Health Science to sell genetic testing kit

Shiseido's new president

Shiseido's new president

Shiseido joins in rush to boost R&D capability in China

Shiseido joins in rush to boost R&D capability in China