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MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking and other lenders have agreed to extend the maturity of about ?75 billion ($463 million) in loans to Godiva Japan by nine months.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 30, 2026
Godiva¡¯s Japan lenders agree on 9-month loan extension
The chocolate maker posted a net loss of about ?30 billion for the year ended December 2025.
Godiva Japan, which was taken over by Asian private equity fund MBK Partners in 2019, owes about ?75 billion ($464 million) by the end of this month, according to people familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2026
Godiva Japan said to seek extension on $464 million leveraged buyout loan
Godiva Japan, which was taken over by Asian private equity fund MBK Partners in 2019, owes about ?75 billion ($464 million) by the end of this month, according to informed sources.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jun 13, 2020
Decadence is the name of the game for the newest crop of konbini sweets
We all deserve to treat ourselves sometimes. So why not try one (or all) of the indulgent convenience store desserts that debuted this past week.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Dec 8, 2018
Lawson¡¯s Godiva chocolates are classy, sweet and provide some winter warmth
Lawson¡¯s latest collaboration is with chocolate maker Godiva, and together they have launched a limited-edition set of chocolate sweets.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Feb 19, 2018
Let¡¯s discuss ¡®obligatory chocolates¡¯
A recent Godiva ad challenged the culture of ¡®obligatory¡¯ Valentine¡¯s chocolates.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2018
Godiva¡¯s dig at obligatory Valentine¡¯s chocolates stirs debate in Japan
Japan should stop giving out giri choco (obligatory chocolate).
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Oct 12, 2016
Godiva chief finds modern business lessons in the ancient art of the bow
Arriving in Japan in 1985, Jerome Chouchan wasted little time enrolling in an archery dojo in Tokyo, a first step that has taken him to the elevated title of renshi and the rank of fifth dan.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Oct 12, 2016
For Godiva boss, outcome follows form, in business as in archery
In his book titled ¡®Target,¡¯ Jerome Chouchan shares how the philosophy of Japanese archery increased company performance and made business more enjoyable.
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¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
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Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
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What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
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Forty-five meters down, a diver races to record a fleeting moment of WWII history
Kingo Wakasa photographs the kamikaze plane wing section he discovered at the USS Emmons wreck site.
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
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Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.

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