Food
S&B Foods: Exporting Japanese Curry to the World
The Japanese spice and curry maker now in Walmart and Kroger — exporting Japanese curry as an entire category
The Japanese spice and curry maker now in Walmart and Kroger — exporting Japanese curry as an entire category
The maker of Japan's beloved mayo built overseas markets by teaching new consumers how to use it — led by China
How a 220-year-old Japanese vinegar maker bought its way onto Western dinner tables — and now earns half its sales overseas
From Kikkoman to Pocky — the eight brands taking Japanese food global, and the two routes they use to reach the world's shelves
The Japanese game company that owns two of gaming's most beloved role-playing franchises, exporting Japanese creativity worldwide
The global leader in cash-handling and cash-recycling machines used by banks and retailers worldwide
The maker of Salonpas, the world's number-one OTC pain-relief patch, built on mastery of delivering medicine through the skin
The Japanese drugmaker that co-developed Leqembi, among the first treatments shown to slow Alzheimer's disease
A Japanese antiviral specialist behind the flu drug Xofluza and COVID antiviral Xocova — including the first oral COVID post-exposure prevention pill
After an 18-month saga, Nippon Steel completed its 4.9 billion takeover of U.S. Steel in 2025, becoming the world's fourth-largest steelmaker
How Hitachi shed dozens of businesses and rebuilt around its Lumada digital platform, energy, and rail — one of Japan's great transformations
A global leader in tankless on-demand water heaters and gas appliances, sold in more than 80 countries