NEW TECH FOODS

Integriculture has announced a significant financial milestone with the acquisition of a ¥100 million overdraft facility from Mizuho Bank.

Kinish, a Tokyo-based food-tech start-up, has successfully raised $1m in funding to advance its innovative approach to dairy alternatives.

Forsea has unveiled the world’s first cultured eel in Japan – a market where eel holds significant cultural and culinary importance.

A survey conducted by cultured seafood innovator Forsea highlights a significant openness among Japanese consumers towards cultured eel.

Gourmey has unveiled the ‘industry’s first’ culinary advisory board, bringing together top international chefs to help shape its innovation.

Researchers have successfully engineered hybrid animal cells capable of photosynthesis, a process typically exclusive to plants and algae.

Japanese researchers have developed growth factor-secreting liver cells and photosynthetic microorganisms that can be grown together.

International think-tank network the Good Food Institute has selected Japan as the location for its newest nonprofit entity.

Japanese start-up IntegriCulture has announced five new projects under its open innovation platform for cultivated meat, the CulNet...

JACA has published a report on the safety and regulatory framework for cultivated meat, aiming to establish standardised guidelines.

APAC-SCA has released a report revealing that 42.2% of consumers in Japan are open to trying cell-based meat or seafood products.

Meiji has announced it is making its second investment in cell-based cocoa start-up California Cultured, following its original investment.

The Japanese government plans to make changes and transfer powers to different organisations, to propel the country's food-tech sectors.

The Japanese government has awarded $27.7m in funding to plant-based egg producer Umami United and cell-based meat biotech IntegriCulture.

Hitachi Zosen will sell synthetic protein to cell-based meat producers as soon as 2025 using a process that reduces production costs by 90%

Maruha Nichiro, a Japanese seafood company, has invested in Umami Bioworks, as it aims to develop cell-based seafood.