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Lotte Holdings President Genichi Tamatsuka (left), Lotte hotels Japan head Tomoya Fukui (center) and Hotel Lotte CEO Jung Ho-suck (right) at a press conference in Tokyo on Tuesday. The companies unveiled plans to open 20 hotels in Japan by 2034.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2025
Lotte¡¯s sweet deal aims to capitalize on Japan¡¯s tourism boom
Confectionery giants Lotte Holdings and Lotte Corporation plan to draw on South Korea expertise and in-house products to create more hotels in Japan.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2023
Hamburger chain Lotteria to be sold to Zensho
The Lotteria brand will be maintained for a certain period even after the share transfer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2022
Lotte made its name in candy. Now it¡¯s moving into drugmaking.
The new direction comes after a number of prominent South Korean family-run businesses turned to the highly profitable $1.3 trillion global biopharma business.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Mar 20, 2021
Japanese designers make haste to reduce waste
With Earth Day coming up next month, ¡°On: Design¡± looks into a few initiatives that address Japan¡¯s plastic waste problem.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2020
South Korean couriers die of overwork as pandemic spurs surge in deliveries
A string of deaths among couriers this year has caused a national uproar, drawing attention to unevenly distributed worker protections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 20, 2020
Shin Kyuk-ho, founder of Lotte business dynasty, dies at 97 in Seoul
Shin Kyuk-ho, a wartime migrant to Japan who returned home to build a little-known chewing-gum maker into the Lotte Group, South Korea¡¯s biggest retailer, has died. He was 97.
Japan Times
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / BIG IN 51³Ô¹ÏÍø
Mar 3, 2018
Anniversaries loom for gum producer Lotte and the Yoshiwara red-light district
In 1941, a 19-year-old Korean chemistry student named Shin Kyuk-ho traveled to Tokyo to study at a technical college. He remained in Japan following the war and, under the name Takeo Shigemitsu, founded Lotte Co. in 1948. The brand¡¯s name was inspired by Charlotte, the heroine of Johann Wolfgang von...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 11, 2017
South Korea and the curse of geopolitics
THAAD dispute underlines the perils of over-reliance on China¡¯s market
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 22, 2017
Big South Korean firms keeping low profile ahead of Moon¡¯s reform quest
A South Korean retail giant has shelved controversial expansion plans, while a large bank made hundreds of contract jobs permanent after President Moon Jae-in took office vowing to reform the family-run conglomerates that dominate the economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2017
South Korea¡¯s Lotte Group says four retail stores in China have been closed amid political tension
South Korea¡¯s Lotte Group said Monday four of its retail stores in China were closed after inspections by authorities, as Seoul protests at discriminating action by China after Lotte agreed to provide land for a U.S. missile defense system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 27, 2016
Lotte chairman beats back brother¡¯s third attempt at ouster
Lotte Holdings Co. shareholders voted to leave Lotte Group Chairman Shin Dong-bin in his post of director of the holding company, Lotte Group said in a statement, rejecting a third bid by his brother to seize control of the family-run South Korean conglomerate amid a government probe into possible bribery...
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / CHANNEL SURF
Jun 10, 2016
¡®Aiba Learns¡¯; ¡®Good Fortune! Appraisal Team for Anything High Quality Treasure Salon¡¯; Lotte ¡ª So
In addition to singing and dancing, the popular male idols managed by Johnny & Associates do a lot of educational TV, including ¡°Aiba Manabu¡± (¡°Aiba Learns¡°; TV Asahi, Sun., 6 p.m.), in which Masaki Aiba, a member of boy band Arashi, learns about some common process. In the past, Aiba and his guests...
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 13, 2015
Lotte family feud intensifies as brother vows to depose chairman
The family feud at Japanese-Korean retail giant Lotte Group has intensified as Chairman Shin Dong Bin¡¯s older brother attempts to oust him from one of the conglomerate¡¯s key companies.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Sep 4, 2015
Lotte¡¯s koala cookies come in a new limited-edition flavor
Lotte¡¯s ¡°Koara no Machi¡± (¡°Koala¡¯s March¡°) brand of cookies has added a not-so-radical new flavor to its roster: cocoa and milk.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2015
S. Korea¡¯s economy still not ready for prime time
Seoul has made little progress prodding the industrial conglomerates that dominate its economy to embrace global business practices.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Japan Pulse
Feb 12, 2014
Chocolate & honey mustard: the Valentine¡¯s Day pair to avoid
Has it been a while since we did a wacky burger? Not really, but this combo was not to be missed, if only so we could warn you to definitely miss it.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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