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Company Profile Company Name: MINOYA CO.,LTD. Scheduled Listing Date: Fri Jul. 18, 2025 Market Section: Standard Market Representative: MASAKI Hirokazu, President & Representative Director Address of Main Office 1050-2 Shimochiai, Saitama Chuo-ku, Saitama, 338-0002 Tel. +81-48-823-8550 Home Page: https://www.machioka.co.jp/ Date of Incorporation: Jul. 2, 1954 Description of Business: Sales business of sweets and snacks at the retail store "Okashino Machioka" Category of Industry: Retail Trade  Ticker: 386A Indicative IPO price: 1,540 yen Income Statement (Profit & Loss  '000 yen)  

Meiji Co., Ltd. (President and Representative Director: Katsunari Matsuda) is pleased to announce that Group company Meiji America Inc. (360 South Belmont Street, York, PA 17403, U.S.A.) launched a new product, Hello Panda Pretzel, under the Hello Panda brand, the most popular brand of Meiji Group confectionery products sold overseas. Hello Panda Pretzel is available from October 2024. The Hello Panda brand of products we currently sell were launched in America in the 1990s, with production conducted in America since 2015. With sales channel expansion, sales in America have increased nearly three-fold*1 since 2017. To respond to growing demand, Meiji is investing nearly US $28 million (approx. ¥4.1 billion*2) to increase production capacity for Hello Panda. By FY2026, Meiji aims to increase sales by roughly 50% compared to FY2023. About the Hello Panda Brand Hello Panda is a biscuit filled with chocolate cream and features a panda illustration. Originating from Japan, this product was ...

  1. Qualitative Information on the First Half Consolidated Results Upon the adoption of IFRS (International Financial Reportng Standards), the Ajinomoto Group has introduced "business profit” as a new profit level that will better enable investors, the Board of Directors, and the Management Committee to grasp the core business results and future outlook of each business while also facilitating continual evaluation of the Group’s business portfolio by the Board of Directors and the Management Committee. “Business profit” is defined as sales and share of profit of associates and joint ventures minus cost of sales, selling expenses, research and development expenses, and general and administrative expenses. Business profit does not include other operating income or other operating expenses. In addition, in the first half ended September 30, 2024, the Company finalized the provisional accounting treatment for a business combination and a significant revision to the initial allocation...

Company Profile Company Name: Garden Co.,Ltd. Scheduled Listing Date: Fri Nov. 22, 2024 Market Section: Standard Market Representative: KAWASHIMA Satoshi, President Address of Main Office 2-8-8 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku Tokyo, 160-0022 Tel. +81-3-5361-8003 Home Page: https://gardengroup.co.jp/ Date of Incorporation: Dec. 1, 2015  Description of Business: Restaurant operations, including brands such as Ichikakuya and Yamashita Honki Udon, utilizing M&A strategies to expand the company's portfolio Category of Industry: Retail Ticker: 274A

TOKYO, Oct. 24, 2024 - All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan's largest 5-Star airline for 11 consecutive years, will sell ANA original Wajima lacquered chopsticks on its international in-flight duty-free service beginning Nov. 1. Wajima lacquerware, a traditional Japanese craft, passed down over hundreds of years in the Wajima region of Ishikawa Prefecture, has been celebrated domestically and internationally for its exquisite designs and superior quality. The 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake severely impacted many Wajima lacquerware artisans, leading to the loss of workshops and creative opportunities. To support these artisans, revive their businesses and showcase the charm of Japan's traditional Wajima lacquerware, ANA initiated the planning and development of ANA original Wajima lacquered chopsticks in February and will commence sales on Nov. 1. "Introducing the artistry of Wajima lacq...

KDDI is revamping the paid subscription service "au Smart Pass," used by approximately 15 million people, as "Ponta Pass" from October 2, 2024. In line with the renewal, the service content will be enhanced, including the addition of benefits such as the free/discount coupon "Weekly LAWSON" that can be used every week at LAWSON, saving a total of over 600 yen per month, and "Ponta Pass Boost," which increases the Ponta point redemption rate up to 4 times (2%) from the regular rate (0.5%) when making payments using au PAY at LAWSON. These additions make shopping at LAWSON even more advantageous. Along with the benefits currently offered as au Smart Pass, you can use benefits that amount to over 3,000 yen in savings every month. "Ponta Pass" (paid) service starts from 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, October 2nd. On top of that, from October 2 to November 30, 2024, a campaign to commemorate the launch of Ponta Pass, "AGESUGI* Challenge Part ...

World’s First Utilization of Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation* to Adjust the Taste of Low-salt Foods Ajinomoto Co., Inc. (“Ajinomoto Co.”) has developed the world’s first “electric seasoning,” a novel concept of adjusting the taste of foods utilizing transcutaneous electrical stimulation, through joint research with Project Associate Professor Hiromi Nakamura of the Junichi Rekimoto Laboratory, Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies, The University of Tokyo (currently Associate Professor, Tokyo City University) and Project Professor Chinatsu Kasamatsu of the Institute for SDGs Promotion, Ochanomizu University (currently Project Professor, Tokyo Kasei Gakuin University). “Electric seasoning” specifically refers to the technology itself (rather than the device), developed to control taste through weak electrical stimulation of the anterior part of the lower jaw and back of the neck. The results of this research, which demonstrate that the tastes of various foods are enhanced...