JAPAN: Shiseido will establish a global innovation center in Yokohama’s Minato Mirai 21 District. The new research center is scheduled to start operating by the end of 2018, according to the firm, which also plans to increase R&D via several initiatives outlined in its “Vision 2020” plan. In the “Vision 2020” plan, Shiseido aims to become “a company that responds to the expectations of active consumers” and will simultaneously pursue sales growth and cost optimization through various ...