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Uichiro Niwa, former president of Japanese trading house Itochu and the first individual from the private sector to be appointed Japanese ambassador to China has died at the age of 86. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/09/japan/ex-itochu-president-envoy-china-obituary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #china #uichironiwa #itochu #foreignministry

Japan’s major trading houses are facing a prolonged slump in iron ore and coking coal prices as Chinese steel exports flood into Asia and beyond, constraining profits for at least the next six months. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/06/companies/china-steel-exports-trading-houses/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #china #steel #mitsubishi #sumitomo #marubeni #itochu

Itochu is preparing to issue up to ¥50 billion in yen bonds while also weighing dollar notes for the first time in about five years, possibly bringing total issuance this fiscal year to more than ¥100 billion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/09/26/companies/itochu-dollar-note/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #itochu #dollar #bonds

Itochu has sold Japan’s first so-called orange bonds to fund gender equality projects, and data indicated there was strong investor demand for these ESG notes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/09/05/baseball/itochu-orange-bonds/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #baseball #itochu #orangebonds #women039sissues

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

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

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