Japan focus: Top 10 most read Japan stories of 2020 By Guan Yu Lim 22-Dec-2020 - Last updated on 21-Dec-2020 at 06:06 GMT Facebook Twitter Linkedin Email to a friend See our top 10 most read Japan stories of 2020, featuring additive labelling, plant-based stance and recycling efforts.Click through the gallery to see them all. Top 10 most read Japan stories of 2020 Japan food labelling revision: ‘Artificial’ and ‘synthetic’ terms banned for food additives What’s the beef? Divided opinions on plant-based wagyu among Japan’s food industry COVID-19 in Japan: Major F&B manufacturers battled to provide ‘business as usual’ during state of emergency Shrink the drink: Coca-Cola launched smaller packaging to cope with demographic changes in Japan Nissin Foods Group reduced sodium levels in instant cup noodles and launched smart salt intake indicator ‘No crackdowns for now’: Japan temporarily loosened food labelling rules to help firms deal with COVID-19 Real plants, please: Japanese consumers shunned plant-based meats for ‘real’ vegetables Kirin launched non-alcoholic beer as Japan seek booze-free innovations Nutrient scoring: Ajinomoto Japan to use system to aid healthier product development Stripping off: Japan ups recycling game by allowing removal of all labels and tags for PET bottles Prev 1 2 3 4 5 … 11 Next Related tags Japan Top 10