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JAPAN TOBACCO INC.

BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 17, 2018
Japan Tobacco buys Russia¡¯s No. 4 cigarette maker Donskoy Tabak for $1.6 billion
Japan Tobacco Inc. has agreed to buy Russia¡¯s Donskoy Tabak for 90 billion rubles ($1.6 billion), strengthening its leading position in Russia as competition from cigarette alternatives erodes its domestic market share.
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2015
Government puts Japan Tobacco sell-off on back burner without immediate need for cash
The central government has decided to push back the sale of its remaining stake in Japan Tobacco Inc., Asia¡¯s largest listed cigarette-maker, according to officials familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 25, 2015
Suntory Beverage buys JT¡¯s vending machines to close gap with Coke
Suntory Beverage & Food Ltd. will buy Japan Tobacco Inc.¡¯s vending machines for about ?150 billion to add to its own, closing a distribution gap with Coca-Cola Co.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2015
Japan Tobacco to quit drinks business after 26 years
Japan Tobacco Inc. will exit the drinks business that it has built over the past 26 years, as an ¡°increasingly challenging¡± operating environment in Japan makes it difficult for the unit to turn a profit.
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2014
Japan Tobacco looks at closing some European plants
Japan Tobacco Inc. may close some European manufacturing facilities after taxes and illegal trade triggered an industry slowdown in a number of countries in the region.
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.
Slowly but surely, Tokyo is becoming a hot spot for chicken rice
One of Singapore's most iconic dishes, the humble chicken rice is given an upscale treatment at a new Marunouchi cafe.
Takaichi drops ¡®remorse¡¯ in her first war memorial address
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks onstage during a memorial service ceremony marking the 81st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, at Budokan Hall in Tokyo on Saturday.
U.S. to tell partners they must pick sides in AI race with China?
People march as they protest against Pax Silica, a U.S.-led initiative, in Manila on Thursday.
New shinkansen model delivered to Taiwan
A new Taiwan High Speed Rail train car is unloaded from a cargo ship at a port in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Saturday.
How U.S. bombing survey in Japan shed light on civilian sentiments of WWII
Residents are seen walking beside rubble in the city of Utsunomiya, Tochigi Prefecture, in this undated photo taken soon after the end of World War II.
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.
Takaichi needs Aso on her side to solidify position in LDP
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Liberal Democratic Party meeting alongside LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and LDP Vice President Taro Aso in Tokyo earlier this month
Ikarigata closer to emulating older brother Fujinokawa than many think
The future Fujinokawa (third from left) and Ikarigata (right) compete against each other at ages 5 and 3, respectively.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
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