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TRADING HOUSE

BUSINESS / Companies
May 9, 2016
Sumitomo Corp. misses profit target, warns of uncertainty
Sumitomo Corp. warned that its business outlook is becoming more uncertain after missing its full-year profit target due to widening impairments on its resources investments.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2016
Mitsui slashes profit forecast 21% amid rout in commodities
Mitsui & Co., the nation's second-biggest trading house, has lowered its full-year forecast 21 percent amid a collapse in commodity prices.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2015
Itochu exits U.S. shale foray with $1 sale
Itochu Corp. ended its $1 billion foray into U.S. shale by selling its 25 percent stake in Samson Resources Corp. back to Samson for $1.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 20, 2015
Mitsui CEO eyes food, retail amid profit slump
Mitsui & Co., the nation's top oil trader, is expanding its focus beyond raw materials as its incoming CEO contends with an expected 22 percent decline in profit this year.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2015
Itochu to boost dividends, expects 10% increase in profit
Itochu Corp., the third-largest trading house in the country by market value, will boost its dividend payout this year as it targets a 10 percent jump in profit.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2015
Itochu selling China Food unit to Asahi group
Itochu Corp. has agreed to sell a Chinese food unit to Asahi Group Holdings Ltd., as the trading house seeks to raise funds ahead of its planned $5 billion investment in Citic Ltd. and to maintain its profit forecasts.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 22, 2014
Mitsubishi offers to buy Norwegian fishery Cermaq for $1.4 billion
Mitsubishi Corp. proposed to buy Norwegian fishery Cermaq ASA for 8.88 billion kroner ($1.4 billion) to expand its foods business.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.

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