#itochu — Public Fediverse posts

Trading house Itochu has decided to launch a tender offer to take Dentsu Soken private in a deal that would end its parent-subsidiary listing structure with Dentsu Group. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/08/31/companies/itochu-dentsu-soken-private/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #itochu #dentsusoken #dentsu

With over 10,000 manga and 300 anime produced every year, Japan has always been a powerhouse when it comes to generating new and exciting character IPs. It now wants to take things to the next level. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/07/06/companies/japan-characters-business-ip/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #anime #tradinghouses #itochu #irightsport #intellectualproperty

Convenience store chain FamilyMart has made newly installed automated teller machines developed by Seven Bank available for use by store visitors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/06/02/companies/familymart-seven-bank-atm/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #familymart #atm #seveniholdings #conveniencestores #banks #itochu

A subsidiary of Japanese trading house Itochu will take over SunMed Group Holdings' Japan sales operations, as the U.S. medical equipment company struggles to remain profitable in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/20/companies/itochu-airlife-healthcare-expansion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #itochu #us #health #airlife

Itochu is taking a 40% stake in San Francisco-based character licensing startup Octas, the latest move by a Japanese trading house seeking to capitalize on overseas demand for anime merchandise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/05/15/companies/itochu-anime-merchandise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #itochu #tradinghouses #anime #startups #octas #investments

Uichiro Niwa, former president of Japanese trading house Itochu and the first individual from the private sector to be appointed Japanese ambassador to China has died at the age of 86. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/ex-itochu-president-envoy-china-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #uichironiwa #itochu #foreignministry

Japan’s major trading houses are facing a prolonged slump in iron ore and coking coal prices as Chinese steel exports flood into Asia and beyond, constraining profits for at least the next six months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/06/companies/china-steel-exports-trading-houses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #china #steel #mitsubishi #sumitomo #marubeni #itochu

Itochu is preparing to issue up to ¥50 billion in yen bonds while also weighing dollar notes for the first time in about five years, possibly bringing total issuance this fiscal year to more than ¥100 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/26/companies/itochu-dollar-note/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #itochu #dollar #bonds

Itochu has sold Japan’s first so-called orange bonds to fund gender equality projects, and data indicated there was strong investor demand for these ESG notes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/05/baseball/itochu-orange-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #itochu #orangebonds #women039sissues

Two Itochu units are expanding into the business of attracting more foreign drug companies to Japan, in a bid to help them develop innovative therapies for the local market that are already available overseas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/06/05/companies/itochu-drug-companies/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #itochu #pharmaceuticals #health

Seven & I is selling down its stake in Seven Bank, and the move is raising questions, especially since the buyer most mentioned owns a competing convenience store chain. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/28/companies/7-eleven-banking-itochu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #alimentationcouchetard #us #seveniholdings #seveneleven #conveniencestores #acquisitions #familymart #itochu

Seven & I Holdings is considering selling part of its stake in Seven Bank to Itochu to improve its corporate value by focusing on its convenience store business, people familiar with the matter say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/21/companies/seven-bank-shares-itochu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #sevenbank #itochu #stocks

Prominent U.S. investor Warren Buffett said that his Berkshire Hathaway will keep holding shares in five major Japanese traders over the long-term. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/05/04/companies/buffett-japanese-traders-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #mitsubishi #mitsuico #sumitomo #marubeni #itochu #warrenbuffett #berkshirehathaway #stocks

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The Japanese retail giant is avoiding confrontation with its Canadian admirer. It should tackle the threat head-on. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/04/japan/7-elevens-time-wasting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #7eleven #seveniholdings #alimentationcouchetard #familymart #itochu

Efforts to keep Seven & I Holdings in the founding family faltered after Japanese trading house Itochu failed to secure $58 billion for the deal in a joint management buyout bid. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/27/companies/seven-and-i-itochu/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #seveniholdings #acquisitions #stocks #seveneleven #corporategovernance #itochu

Japanese trading houses, including Mitsubishi and Marubeni, rallied on Tuesday after Berkshire Hathaway’s plans to increase holdings were seen as a stamp of approval for the undervalued sector. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/25/markets/buffett-japan-trading-firms-buy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #tradinghouses #mitsubishi #marubeni #mitsui #sumitomo #itochu #berkshirehathaway #stocks #investments

Berkshire Hathaway is looking to increase ownership in Japan’s five largest trading houses. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/02/23/berkshire-japan-trading-houses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #stocks #mitsubishi #marubeni #warrenbuffett #investments #berkshirehathaway #itochu #mitsui #sumitomo #tradinghouses

7-Eleven’s parent company is considering a massive management buyout that would take it private and end a takeover attempt by Alimentation Couche-Tard. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/13/companies/seven-i-buyout/ #business #companies #alimentationcouchetard #seveniholdings #conveniencestores #corporategovernance #itoyokado #stocks #supermarkets #acquisitions #itochu

Japanese trading house Itochu on Wednesday posted ¥438.4 billion ($2.9 billion) in net profit for the six months to end-September, up 6% from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/11/06/companies/itochu-earnings/ #business #companies #itochu #tradinghouses #conveniencestores

Trading house Itochu has said it will spend ¥220 billion to take full control of two units, including apparel company Descente and chemicals company CI Takiron, and buy back ¥150 billion worth of its own shares. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/08/06/companies/itochu-share-buybacks/ #business #companies #itochu #descente #stocks

Officials from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Itochu, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Mitsui OSK Lines will visit the site of a proposed green hydrogen plant in South Africa next week to assess whether to lend it money or take equity investments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/06/13/companies/japan-investment-south-africa-hydrogen/ #business #companies #southafrica #hydrogen #energy #mufg #itochu #mitsubishiheavy

Trading house Itochu says it has signed a contract to provide turnaround support to Bigmotor, a used car dealer struggling due to an insurance claims fraud scandal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/06/companies/itochu-bigmotor-turnaround-support/ #business #companies #itochu #bigmotor

Billionaire investor Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has raised its stake in Japan's top five trading firms to around 9%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/25/buffett-japanese-trading-houses/ #business #warrenbuffett #berkshirehathaway #mitsubishi #itochu #mitsuico #sumitomo #marubeni

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Japan’s trading companies are taking steps to try and mitigate an impact if Buffett ever decides to sell. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/01/30/companies/buffett-japan-trading-firms-investment/?utm_content=bufferea949&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #warrenbuffett #investments #tradinghouses #mitsui #sumitomo #mitsubishi #itochu #marubeni