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Cup and spoon to enhance salty taste

Photo taken on Sept. 9, 2025, in Tokyo shows a spoon and a cup developed by Kirin Holdings Co. that enhances the taste of saltiness and umami of low-sodium foods with the power of electricity.

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Cup and spoon to enhance salty taste

Photo taken on Sept. 9, 2025, in Tokyo shows a spoon and a cup developed by Kirin Holdings Co. that enhances the taste of saltiness and umami of low-sodium foods with the power of electricity.

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Cup and spoon to enhance salty taste

Photo taken on Sept. 9, 2025, in Tokyo shows a spoon and a cup developed by Kirin Holdings Co. that enhances the taste of saltiness and umami of low-sodium foods with the power of electricity.

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Taiwan: Typhoon Danas Batters Southern Region, Leaving Widespread Damage 3

Typhoon Danas made landfall near Chiayi's Budai Township around 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, July 6, bringing gusty winds and heavy rainfall to the southern region. Typhoon Danas weakened to a tropical storm after its eye departed Taiwan early Monday.

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Soccer: Japan manager Moriyasu

Japan national football team manager Hajime Moriyasu speaks at an entrance ceremony for new employees of Kirin Holdings Co. in Tokyo on April 1, 2025, the first day of the new business year.

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Soccer: Japan manager Moriyasu

Japan national football team manager Hajime Moriyasu speaks at an entrance ceremony for new employees of Kirin Holdings Co. in Tokyo on April 1, 2025, the first day of the new business year.

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Low-salt ramen with spoon to enhance salty taste

Photo taken on Dec. 3, 2024, in Tokyo shows Electric Salt Spoon, a tableware-type device developed by Kirin Holdings Co. that enhances the salty and umami taste of low-sodium foods with the power of electricity, and a bowl of ramen with 30 percent less salt than regular ramen developed by Ippudo, Japan's nationwide Hakata ramen chain, to go with the spoon.

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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.

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Kirin to buy Australian health food firm Blackmores

Kirin Holdings Co. senior executive officer Takeshi Minakata holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2023, announcing plans to purchase Australian health food company Blackmores Ltd. and expand into health-related business in the fast-growing Asia and Oceania markets.

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Kirin to buy Australian health food firm Blackmores

Kirin Holdings Co. senior executive officer Takeshi Minakata holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2023, announcing plans to purchase Australian health food company Blackmores Ltd. and expand into health-related business in the fast-growing Asia and Oceania markets.

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Kirin to buy Australian health food firm Blackmores

Kirin Holdings Co. senior executive officer Takeshi Minakata holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2023, announcing plans to purchase Australian health food company Blackmores Ltd. and expand into health-related business in the fast-growing Asia and Oceania markets.

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Kirin to buy Australian health food firm Blackmores

Kirin Holdings Co. senior executive officer Takeshi Minakata holds a press conference in Tokyo on April 27, 2023, announcing plans to purchase Australian health food company Blackmores Ltd. and expand into health-related business in the fast-growing Asia and Oceania markets.

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Suntory becomes top-selling Japanese brewer

TOKYO, Japan - Senji Miyake, president of Kirin Holdings Co., briefs reporters about the company's earnings report for the January-June period at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2014. Kirin's sales were surpassed by those of Suntory Holdings Ltd. in the period for the first time since 2009.

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Kirin group to replace presidents of 3 key arms

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Kirin Holdings Co. President Senji Miyake, Kirin Brewery Co.'s incoming president, Yoshinori Isozaki , and Kirin Beverage Co.'s incoming president, Yoshinori Shuto, shake hands after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2012. Kirin Holdings said it will replace the presidents of its three key subsidies, including Kirin Brewery and Kirin Beverage.

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Kirin, C'estbon tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Senji Miyake, president of Japan's Kirin Holdings Co. (L), shakes hands with Liu Hongji, CEO of China's C'estbon Food & Beverage, after they announced a plan to launch a soft drink joint venture in China at a press conference at Kirin's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011.

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Miyake to become Kirin Holdings Co. president in March

TOKYO, Japan - Senji Miyake, executive vice president of Kirin Holdings Co., speaks at a news conference on Feb. 10, 2010, in Tokyo after being appointed to become president in March, succeeding Kazuyasu Kato.

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato (L) speaks about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Suntory Holdings Ltd. at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers.

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato speaks about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Suntory Holdings Ltd. at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers.

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato speaks about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Suntory Holdings Ltd. at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers.

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Kirin, Suntory eye merger in April 2011

TOKYO, Japan - July 2009 file photo shows the headquarters of Suntory Holdings Ltd., in Kita Ward, Osaka. The beverage maker and its rival Kirin Holdings Co. are reportedly arranging to merge around April 2011, in what would create one of the world's largest food and beverage makers.

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Kirin, Suntory eye merger in April 2011

TOKYO, Japan - July 2009 file photo shows the headquarters of Kirin Holdings Co., in Chuo Ward, Tokyo. The beverage maker and its rival Suntory Holdings Ltd. are reportedly arranging to merge around April 2011, in what would create one of the world's largest food and beverage makers.

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Kirin to close 2 domestic plants, boost sales by 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. Kazuyasu Kato briefs reporters on the company's midterm business plan during a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2009. Kato announced the company will close two out of 11 domestic beer plants by next year to boost production efficiency on the back of a saturated beverage market at home.

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Kirin Brewery chief warns of possible risks to merger

TOKYO, Japan - Koichi Matsuzawa, president of Kirin Holdings Co.'s core unit Kirin Brewery Co., speaks during a recent interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo. He warned of risks the planned integration of Kirin Holdings Co. and Suntory Ltd. may face when they review their product line-ups.

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Kirin, Suntory in merger talks, to become Japan's top beverage firm

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Kirin Holdings Co. headquarters in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on July 13.

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Kirin Holdings executive Matsuzawa to take helm of Kirin Brewery

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. said on Jan. 26 Managing Director Koichi Matsuzawa (file photo) will become the president of Kirin Brewery Co. to succeed Senji Miyake as part of top management changes in its group.

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Kirin eyeing tie-ups with brewers in India, Thailand and Vietnam

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on March 21. Kato said Kirin is exploring the feasibility of business tie-ups with leading brewers in India, Thailand and Vietnam as part of its efforts to expand its brewing operations in Asia.

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Kirin to acquire drugmaker Kyowa Hakko

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Kirin Pharma Co. President Katsuhiko Asano, Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato and Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. President Yuzuru Matsuda join hands in Tokyo on Oct. 22. Kirin Holdings said the same day it will acquire major pharmaceutical firm Kyowa Hakko and launch a tender offer of 1,500 yen per Kyowa Hakko share on Oct. 31.

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Kirin to acquire drugmaker Kyowa Hakko

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Kirin Pharma Co. President Katsuhiko Asano, Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato and Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. President Yuzuru Matsuda join hands in Tokyo on Oct. 22. Kirin Holdings said the same day it will acquire major pharmaceutical firm Kyowa Hakko and launch a tender offer of 1,500 yen per Kyowa Hakko share on Oct. 31. (Kyodo)

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Kirin eyeing tie-ups with brewers in India, Thailand and Vietnam

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on March 21. Kato said Kirin is exploring the feasibility of business tie-ups with leading brewers in India, Thailand and Vietnam as part of its efforts to expand its brewing operations in Asia. (Kyodo)

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Kirin Holdings executive Matsuzawa to take helm of Kirin Brewery

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. said on Jan. 26 Managing Director Koichi Matsuzawa (file photo) will become the president of Kirin Brewery Co. to succeed Senji Miyake as part of top management changes in its group. (Kyodo)

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Kirin expects 1st red ink since 1949 listing

Akihiro Ito, senior executive officer of Kirin Holdings Co., attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 21, 2015, announcing it expects to fall into the red for the year to December for the first time since it was listed in 1949 due to losses stemming from its business in Brazil. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kirin buys Myanmar's biggest brewer for $560 mil.

Two men raise their beer mugs at a restaurant in Yangon on Aug. 20, 2015. Japan's Kirin Holdings Co. said the previous day in Tokyo it has bought Myanmar Brewery Ltd., the biggest brewer in the country, for $560 million as part of its move to enhance its presence in Southeast Asian markets. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato (L) speaks about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Suntory Holdings Ltd. at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers. (Kyodo)

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato speaks about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Suntory Holdings Ltd. at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers. (Kyodo)

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato speaks about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Suntory Holdings Ltd. at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers. (Kyodo)

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Miyake to become Kirin Holdings Co. president in March

TOKYO, Japan - Senji Miyake, executive vice president of Kirin Holdings Co., speaks at a news conference on Feb. 10, 2010, in Tokyo after being appointed to become president in March, succeeding Kazuyasu Kato. (Kyodo)

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Suntory becomes top-selling Japanese brewer

TOKYO, Japan - Senji Miyake, president of Kirin Holdings Co., briefs reporters about the company's earnings report for the January-June period at a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2014. Kirin's sales were surpassed by those of Suntory Holdings Ltd. in the period for the first time since 2009. (Kyodo)

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Kirin group to replace presidents of 3 key arms

TOKYO, Japan - (From L) Kirin Holdings Co. President Senji Miyake, Kirin Brewery Co.'s incoming president, Yoshinori Isozaki , and Kirin Beverage Co.'s incoming president, Yoshinori Shuto, shake hands after a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 31, 2012. Kirin Holdings said it will replace the presidents of its three key subsidies, including Kirin Brewery and Kirin Beverage. (Kyodo)

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CORRECTED Kirin, C'estbon tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - CORRECTING SPELLING OF C'ESTBON CEO Senji Miyake, president of Japan's Kirin Holdings Co. (L), shakes hands with Liu Hongji, CEO of China's C'estbon Food & Beverage, after they announced a plan to launch a soft drink joint venture in China at a press conference at Kirin's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011. (Kyodo) (Kyodo)

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Kirin, C'estbon tie-up

TOKYO, Japan - Senji Miyake, president of Japan's Kirin Holdings Co. (L), shakes hands with Lui Hongji, CEO of China's C'estbon Food & Beverage, after they announced a plan to launch a soft drink joint venture in China at a press conference at Kirin's headquarters in Tokyo on Jan. 24, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Kirin Holdings President Isozaki

Yoshinori Isozaki, president and CEO of Kirin Holdings Co., a major Japanese beverage company, gives an interview in Tokyo on July 30, 2020.

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Kirin Holdings President Isozaki

Yoshinori Isozaki, president and CEO of Kirin Holdings Co., a major Japanese beverage company, gives an interview in Tokyo on July 30, 2020.

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Kirin Holdings President Isozaki

Yoshinori Isozaki, president and CEO of Kirin Holdings Co., a major Japanese beverage company, gives an interview in Tokyo on July 30, 2020.

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Kirin CEO Isozaki

Kirin Holdings Co. CEO Yoshinori Isozaki gives an interview in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2020, in which he said the Japanese beverage firm will launch later in the year a co-developed product with cosmetics and nutritional supplements maker Fancl Corp., with which Kirin formed a capital alliance the previous year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kirin CEO Isozaki

Kirin Holdings Co. CEO Yoshinori Isozaki gives an interview in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2020, in which he said the Japanese beverage firm will launch later in the year a co-developed product with cosmetics and nutritional supplements maker Fancl Corp., with which Kirin formed a capital alliance the previous year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kirin to invest in Fancl

(From L) Japanese cosmetics and nutritious food maker Fancl Corp.'s President Kazuyuki Shimada, its Chairman Kenji Ikemori and brewer Kirin Holdings Co. President Yoshinori Isozaki pose for a photo following a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 6, 2019, in which Kirin announced it will invest 129.3 billion yen ($1.22 billion) in Fancl. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kirin, Suntory eye merger in April 2011

TOKYO, Japan - July 2009 file photo shows the headquarters of Suntory Holdings Ltd., in Kita Ward, Osaka. The beverage maker and its rival Kirin Holdings Co. are reportedly arranging to merge around April 2011, in what would create one of the world's largest food and beverage makers. (Kyodo)

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Kirin, Suntory eye merger in April 2011

TOKYO, Japan - July 2009 file photo shows the headquarters of Kirin Holdings Co., in Chuo Ward, Tokyo. The beverage maker and its rival Suntory Holdings Ltd. are reportedly arranging to merge around April 2011, in what would create one of the world's largest food and beverage makers. (Kyodo)

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Kirin, Suntory eye merger in April 2011

TOKYO, Japan - July 2009 File photo shows the headquarters of Suntory Holdings Ltd., in Kita Ward, Osaka. The beverage maker and its rival Kirin Holdings Co. are reportedly arranging to merge around April 2011, in what would create one of the world's largest food and beverage makers. (Kyodo)

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Kirin, Suntory eye merger in April 2011

TOKYO, Japan - July 2009 file photo shows the headquarters of Kirin Holdings Co., in Chuo Ward, Tokyo. The beverage maker and its rival Suntory Holdings Ltd. are reportedly arranging to merge around April 2011, in what would create one of the world's largest food and beverage makers. (Kyodo)