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

https://www.alojapan.com/1290586/itochu-working-to-support-overseas-pharma-firms-to-fill-japans-drug-gaps/ Itochu working to support overseas pharma firms to fill Japan’s drug gaps #health #Itochu #Japan #JapanNews #news #pharmaceuticals 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. The Japanese trading house’s subsidiaries A2 Healthcare and ITC Venture Partners are launching an e…

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

https://www.alojapan.com/1265114/buffett-vows-long-term-investment-in-japanese-traders/ Buffett vows long-term investment in Japanese traders #BerkshireHathaway #Itochu #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #Marubeni #mitsubishi #mitsui #news #stocks #Sumitomo #TradingHouses #WarrenBuffett Omaha, Nebraska – Prominent U.S. investor Warren Buffett said Saturday that his Berkshire Hathaway will keep holding shares in five major Japanese traders over the long-term. At an annual shareholders meeting of Berkshire held in Omaha, Ne…

https://www.alojapan.com/1264545/berkshire-berkshire-endorses-japanese-trading-houses-could-hold-them-forever/ Berkshire: Berkshire endorses Japanese trading houses, could hold them ‘forever’ #Berkshire #BerkshireHathaway #Itochu #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #JapaneseTradingHouses #Marubeni #mitsubishi #news #WarrenBuffett Warren Buffett on Saturday gave a full-throated endorsement to the five Japanese trading houses in which his conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway has invested. Buffett spoke at Berkshire’s annual shareholder meet…

https://www.alojapan.com/1261546/enphase-energy-expands-into-japan-with-iq8-microinverters-to-support-tokyos-rooftop-solar-mandate/ Enphase Energy Expands into Japan with IQ8 Microinverters to Support Tokyo’s Rooftop Solar Mandate #asia #EnphaseEnergy #iq8 #Itochu #Japan #news #RenewableEnergy #RooftopSolar #SolarEnergy #SolarMicroinverters #Tokyo #TokyoNews #東京 #東京都 Enphase Energy, Inc., a global leader in energy technology and the top provider of microinverter-based solar and battery solutions, has announced the commencement of IQ8™ Microinverter shipments to Japan. Thi…

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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