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A brand new noodle soup lineup from Hikari Miso Co., Ltd. will be available at supermarkets and grocery stores in Japan starting September 1, 2020. The Premium Harusame Noodle Soup series will have 80% more harusame (mung bean) noodles (1) and feature three flavors: Egg Drop and Chicken Flavor, Spicy Sesame Miso Flavor, and Scallop […]

A brand new noodle soup lineup from Hikari Miso Co., Ltd. will be on sale at supermarkets and grocery stores in Japan starting September 1, 2020. The Rice Noodle Soup series, featuring Japanese dashi stock, will include three flavor selections: Yuzu Flavored Bonito Dashi, Mekabu and Ago Dashi (root wakame seaweed and flying fish), and […]

GINZA 豉 KUKI, a Japanese kaiseki restaurant established by Hikari Miso Co., Ltd., is now serving lunch to include a selection for vegetarian guests. The newly added meal, only using plant-based ingredients such as roasted soybeans instead of bonito for the miso soup dashi, still honors the Japanese culinary tradition of fermentation and aging without […]

A new line of instant soups from Hikari Miso Co., Ltd. that are easy on both the wallet and the environment will go on sale nationwide in Japan beginning Friday, July 7, 2020. The new line will include “Mainichi Oishii Awase Miso Soup: Wakame and Tofu”, “Mainichi Oishii Awase Miso Soup: Green Onion and Fried […]

GINZA 豉 KUKI, a Japanese kaiseki restaurant established by Hikari Miso Co., Ltd., is now serving lunch that features a house specialty miso soup and a homemade dessert using sweetness of amazake. Dinner hours have also been extended after temporarily being shortened due to the coronavirus state of emergency. The restaurant has prepared a spacious […]

A new product line of Kokusan Sozai (Japan Grown Ingredients) Shinshu Koji Miso from Hikari Miso Co., Ltd. will go on sale in markets throughout Japan on June 1, 2020. Products with Domestic Ingredients Perceived as “Safe” in Japan Hikari Miso has long offered additive-free and organic miso to customers all over the world based […]

The HÄRKIS®FINLAND Yasai no Soboro series from Hikari Miso Co., Ltd. won in the health food category of the 2020 Japan Packaging Competition (JPC), an exhibition to acknowledge product packaging excellence sponsored by the Japan Federation of Printing Industries (JFPI). Mission of the Japan Packaging Competition Starting in 1962, the JPC is a competitive exhibition […]

The Koji no Hana Mutenka Organic Miso series from Hikari Miso Co., Ltd. received the Social Products Award of the Social Products Award 2020 sponsored by the Association for the Promotion of Social Products (APSP). About the Social Products Award The Social Products Award, hosted by APSP in Tokyo, sheds light on products that contribute […]

On March 3, 2020, Hikari Miso Co., Ltd. was recognized as a 2020 Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Entity (small to mid-size enterprise category) by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)  and Nippon Kenko Kaigi. The Certified Health & Productivity Management Outstanding Entities Recognition Program is designed to honor both large enterprises […]

Control Measures for Coronavirus (COVID-19) To: 　All valued customers and suppliers From: 　 Hikari Miso Co., Ltd. As we are all aware and challenged by the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation, we want to express our commitment to our customers, suppliers, and partners globally, that we at Hikari Miso Co., Ltd., and our subsidiary companies, insist that […]

Japan’s no. 1 organic miso maker on-trend with fast growth of organic food sales in U.S. Update on March 13, 2020:The organizer of Natural Products Expo West announced that the 2020 Expo West will not be rescheduled. For detail, please refer to the show website. Update on March 2, 2020:The organizer of Natural Products Expo […]

World No.1 organic miso maker, Hikari Miso, to exhibit Stand at Hall1 / 1-510 Feb. 12-15 World’s top organic miso maker, Hikari Miso, will participate in BIOFACH 2020 in Nuremberg, Germany from Feb. 12-15. BIOFACH is the world’s leading trade fair for organic food and more than 51,000 expected to attend. As a leader in […]

Japan’s no. 1 organic miso maker on-trend with fast growth of organic food sales in U.S. Japan’s top organic miso maker, Hikari Miso, will exhibit its triple-certified organic miso products March 9-11, 2018 at New Hope Network’s Natural Products Expo West & Engredea 2018. Expo West celebrated its largest event yet in 2017 with over […]

Japan’s no. 1 organic miso maker, Hikari Miso, to exhibit at Booth 1-411, Feb. 14-17 Japan’s top organic miso maker, Hikari Miso, will further cement its status as a leader in organic when it exhibits its triple-certified organic miso products in Nuremberg, Germany at BIOFACH 2018 – the world’s leading trade fair for organic food. […]

Hikari Miso steps up its commitment to English-speaking and miso-loving consumers Cooking with miso just became super easy for home cooks, chefs and consumers on-the-run. Getting no-fuss and flavorful miso recipes into the hands of home cooks and consumers in English-speaking countries is an objective Japan’s leading miso manufacturer is now officially fulfilling. Hikari Miso […]

Hikari Miso today announced that its Halal-certified “MISO SOUP Wakame” will be available in Japan and other countries by the end of October, 2015. This is the first Halal-certified instant miso soup ever produced in the miso industry. The newly developed “MISO SOUP Wakame” comes in miso paste packaged for individual servings. Mixed in the […]

Renewed Package and Two Additional Varieties Update Hikari Miso’s Flagship Product Hikari Miso announced that its long-selling “Organic Miso” product line has an updated package and added two new varieties to mark its 10th anniversary of organic product sales. The series initially launched in 1995 and quickly gained popularity with four unique varieties: “Red Type,” […]

Instant Soup Series Offers Wide Selection and Convenience for Everyday Meal Hikari Miso announced that four varieties will be added to its “Soup Shokudo” product line and will go on sale in grocery stores and supermarkets across Japan starting mid-March. The latest additions are: two flavors of “Goshurui no Kokumotsu to Genmai wo Oishiku Taberu […]

Low-sodium Miso, Instant Miso Soup, Soup Products Developed Jointly with Nutrition Clinic to Hit Shelves Hikari Miso announced a new low-sodium product line for spring/summer 2015, developed jointly with the Nutrition Clinic, Kagawa Nutrition University. This low-sodium Hikari Miso line of products will go on sale in grocery stores and supermarkets across Japan starting mid-March. […]

Inaugurated “Environmental Technology Center” Aims To Lower Environmental Impact November 18, 2014– Hikari Miso Co., Ltd. completed expansion of its wastewater management system at the Iijima Green Factory in Nagano Prefecture on October 2, 2014. The company also inaugurated “Environmental Technology Center,” a specialized department aimed at reducing the factory’s environmental impact. The third leading […]

Operations Begin Aug. 1 Aiming to Improve Product Quality Hikari Miso Co., Ltd. held an opening ceremony on August 1, 2014 for its new “Hikari Miso Logistics Center” upon construction completion within its Iijima Green Factory grounds in Iijima, Nagano Prefecture. The logistics center was built for the purpose of managing and controlling the quality […]

Company Ensures its Commitment to Environmental Protection with C.W. Nicol July 24, 2014 — Hikari Miso is pleased to announce it received recognition from The C.W. Nicol Afan Woodland Trust (Afan Woodland Trust) for its continuous support in reforestation since 2004 and was presented a letter of recognition on July 14, 2014. On this occasion, […]

Market Share Steadily Increases in the Competitive Organic Miso Segment Hikari Miso announced that its certified organic “Kodawattemasu 750g” has reached number one in sales※1 in the organic miso segment in the past five consecutive years running 2009 to 2013, according to data gathered on KSP-POS※2. In response to this feat, the company will renew […]

Hikari Miso Promotes Shio Koji with Online Sweepstakes Hikari Miso announced today that “Shio Koji,” a traditional Japanese seasoning, is now on sale and can be found in the refrigerated section of Japanese and Asian supermarkets and other select stores. The recent growing interest in fermented goods and its reputation as an all-purpose seasoning has […]

Laura Santtini’s Taste # 5 Nobu Far Eastern Vegetarian Will Showcase Hikari Miso to the World Hikari Miso Co., Ltd. is delighted to announce a global collaboration with world flavor expert Laura Santtini, to supply its premium miso paste as a featured ingredient in the new Far Eastern Vegetarian Recipe of her signature product, Taste […]

Institute to Leverage Technology and Experience in Joint Research with Outside Organizations to Spread the Appeal of Miso Globally On January 5, 2012, Hikari Miso established the Hikari Institute of Fermentation Technology. The institute is headed by Dr. Kunio Onishi, who also serves as a senior managing director of Hikari Miso. The institute was created […]