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Yakult Honsha

Ecosystem Tokyo Stock Exchange: 2267
Headquarters
Tokyo, JP
Segment
Brand Owners & Retailers
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1
Last story
1 Sep 2026

Yakult Honsha is a Tokyo-based consumer goods group that makes probiotic fermented milk drinks, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals, sold through its own direct distribution network across Japan and overseas markets. The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

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1 stories · 2026

Operations & Footprint 1 Sep 2026

Yakult and Nippon Paper Crecia launch joint trunk transport in Japan

Yakult Honsha and Nippon Paper Crecia began full-scale joint trunk transport between Kanagawa and Okayama on 1 September 2026, following a June-to-August trial. The scheme mixes loads of ambient-temperature beverages and household paper products to raise truck load factors as Japan's freight sector faces capacity pressure from stricter driver working-hour rules.

Why this mattersCross-industry load pooling shows how shippers are restructuring logistics to offset Japan's driver-hour caps and rising transport costs.

  • Full-scale joint trunk transport between Kanagawa and Okayama began on 1 September 2026, after a June-to-August trial
  • Yakult's ambient-temperature beverages are combined with Nippon Paper Crecia's household paper products in mixed loads
  • The scheme aims to raise truck load factors amid Japan's tightened driver overtime rules effective 2024
  • Yakult reported consolidated revenue of JPY 486.425bn (USD 3.16bn) for the year to March 2026
  • Nippon Paper Crecia reported revenue of JPY 128.2bn (USD 832m) for the year to March 2026
Nippon Paper Industries Yakult Honsha
Sources jp.ibtimes.com
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