#irisohyama — Public Fediverse posts

A new wave in the "Made in Japan" home appliances sector is seeing companies from other industries enter the market even as major manufacturers pull out due to unprofitability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/26/companies/japan-home-electronics-products-takeovers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #retailers #toshiba #irisohyama #sony #hitachi #nitori #china #southkorea

Customers waited for hours at a store in Chiba Prefecture to purchase rice from Japan's stockpile at a considerable discount, amid sky-high retail prices for the staple grain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/31/japan/stockpiled-rice-sales/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #inflation #retailers #agriculture #itoyokado #irisohyama

Customers waited for hours at a store in Chiba Prefecture to purchase rice from Japan's stockpile at a considerable discount, amid sky-high retail prices for the staple grain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/31/japan/stockpiled-rice-sales/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #inflation #retailers #agriculture #itoyokado #irisohyama

Customers waited for hours at a store in Chiba Prefecture to purchase rice from Japan's stockpile at a considerable discount, amid sky-high retail prices for the staple grain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/31/japan/stockpiled-rice-sales/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #inflation #retailers #agriculture #itoyokado #irisohyama

Customers waited for hours at a store in Chiba Prefecture to purchase rice from Japan's stockpile at a considerable discount, amid sky-high retail prices for the staple grain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/31/japan/stockpiled-rice-sales/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #maff #inflation #retailers #agriculture #itoyokado #irisohyama

Home appliance manufacturers are working to expand their lineup of electric rice cookers as more consumers are said to be shifting away from the staple grain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/12/16/japan/rice-cooker-manufacturers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #manufacturing #mitsubishielectric #panasonic #irisohyama