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Article: Smelling of lemons; The tobacco business.(Japan Tobacco)
The Economist (US);  October 18, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Geisha light Japan Tobacco still thinks that the tobacco business has a healthy future TO SEE why Japan Tobacco is expected to bid in an auction...three strands of that story than Japan Tobacco. Its interest in globalisation is...

Article: Japan Tobacco linked to takeover BUSINESS ASIA by Bloomberg
International Herald Tribune;  December 8, 2006 ;     550 words ......Herald Tribune 12-08-2006 Shares of Japan Tobacco, the world's third-biggest maker of...rival Gallaher Group about a takeover.Japan Tobacco contacted Gallaher, owner of Benson...that it had received a buyout offer. Japan Tobacco said in a statement that it had made...

Article: Tularik and Japan Tobacco Announce Major Drug Discovery Alliance.
PR Newswire;  May 31, 2000 ;     677 words ......Tularik Inc. (Nasdaq: TLRK) and Japan Tobacco Inc. announced today that they have...that currently exist at Tularik or Japan Tobacco. The subsidiary will be located in...most extensive between Tularik and Japan Tobacco. The companies have ongoing partnerships...

Article: Japan Tobacco to pay $1 billion for frozen-food maker BUSINESS ASIA by Bloomberg
International Herald Tribune;  November 23, 2007 ;     371 words ......International Herald Tribune 11-23-2007 Japan Tobacco to pay $1 billion for frozen-food maker...Section: FINANCE/BUSINESS TOKYO -- Japan Tobacco, the biggest cigarette company in the...companies said in a statement Thursday. Japan Tobacco will then sell a 49 percent stake in...

Article: Japan Tobacco Buying Gallaher for $14.7B
AP Online;  December 15, 2006 ;     672 words ...TOKYO - Japan Tobacco Inc., the world's third biggest...overseas acquisition. The move comes as Japan Tobacco, which already is the overseas distributor...many tobacco companies worldwide, Japan Tobacco has also been looking to diversify...

Article: Japan Tobacco to Cut 4,000 Jobs
AP Online;  August 6, 2003 ;     321 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: TOKYO Japan Tobacco Inc. said Wednesday it will cut about...188.9 billion yen last fiscal year. Japan Tobacco, the country's tobacco sales monopoly...30.9 percent last year, according to Japan Tobacco's annual survey. The rate, however...

Article: Japan Tobacco to cut sales offices, 4,000 jobs in bid to boost profits
AP Worldstream;  August 6, 2003 ;     329 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: TOKYO Japan Tobacco Inc. said Wednesday it will cut about...according to a company press release. Japan Tobacco, the country's tobacco sales monopoly...30.9 percent last year, according to Japan Tobacco's annual survey. The rate, however...

Article: JAPAN TOBACCO TO BUY BACK 66,000 SHARES.
AsiaPulse News;  October 9, 2003 ;     174 words ...TOKYO, Oct 9 Asia Pulse - Japan Tobacco Inc. (TSE:2914) announced Wednesday...treasury stock. In response to Japan Tobacco's offer, the Ministry of Finance...of its holdings in the firm. Japan Tobacco will Thursday purchase 66,000...

Article: Gov't to Sell Japan Tobacco Stake Soon
AP Online;  May 10, 2004 ;     274 words ......preparing to sell some of its stake in Japan Tobacco, the nation's cigarette-making giant...government, which owns 64.5 percent of Japan Tobacco, is looking at the moves on the stock...keep just a million of its shares in Japan Tobacco. Japan Tobacco spokeswoman Yukiko ...

Article: Japanese government wants to sell Japan Tobacco stake soon
AP Worldstream;  May 10, 2004 ;     270 words ......preparing to sell some of its stake in Japan Tobacco, the nation's cigarette-making giant...government, which owns 64.5 percent of Japan Tobacco, is looking at the moves on the stock...keep just a million of its shares in Japan Tobacco. Japan Tobacco spokeswoman Yukiko ...

Article: Is Japan Tobacco too optimistic with 3-year plan?
Australasian Business Intelligence;  May 10, 2002 ;     222 words ......three-year growth plan was released by Japan Tobacco in April 2002. Taizo Demura with Morgan...cigarette volumes experienced in Japan. Japan Tobacco predicts a yearly decrease of 1.5 in...a decrease of 1.9 is more accurate. Japan Tobacco believes that its international cigarette...

Article: Japan Tobacco Profit Up on Cost Reductions
AP Online;  February 9, 2006 ;     288 words ...AP Online 02-09-2006 Dateline: TOKYO Japan Tobacco Inc., the nation's biggest cigarette...performance of international tobacco sales. Japan Tobacco earned 164.03 billion yen ($1.38 billion...on smoking in public, according to Japan Tobacco's latest survey. The Tokyo-based company...

Article: Japan Tobacco Tenders Highest Bid for Turkish Firm.
Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  November 6, 2003 ;     167 words ...Nov. 6--TOKYO--Japan Tobacco Inc. said Thursday it has tendered...state-run Tekel. But this does not mean Japan Tobacco has won the bidding yet as the...details of the bid, the company said. Japan Tobacco's bid is estimated at $1.15 billion...

Article: Japan Tobacco posts 25 percent rise in net profit for nine-month period
AP Worldstream;  February 9, 2006 ;     311 words ......TOKYO Japan's biggest cigarette maker, Japan Tobacco Inc., said Thursday its net profit...performance of international tobacco sales. Japan Tobacco posted net profit of 164.03 billion...on smoking in public, according to Japan Tobacco's latest survey. The Tokyo-based company...