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27.06.25 - 11:18
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3 Japanese Found Guilty over PFAS Pollution in Italy (Nippon)
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Paris, June 26 (Jiji Press)--An Italian court on Thursday found three Japanese nationals, including a former executive of a former subsidiary of Japanese trading house Mitsubishi Corp., guilty over polluting water in the northern Italian region of Veneto with PFAS, which are potentially carcinogenic chemicals. The three were among 11 defendants sentenced to prison terms of between two years ......
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24.06.25 - 09:36
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Lawson Opens "Future" Convenience Store in Tokyo (Nippon)
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Tokyo, June 24 (Jiji Press)--Lawson Inc. has opened a "future" convenience store in Tokyo's Minato Ward with cutting-edge digital technology provided by telecommunications company KDDI Corp. The store, located in the Takanawa Gateway City complex, is the first of its kind to be run under the joint ownership of KDDI and general trader Mitsubishi Corp. They aim to offer a "new shopping expe......
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02.05.25 - 15:24
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3 Major Japanese Traders Expect Lower Profits (Nippon)
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Tokyo, May 2 (Jiji Press)--Three of seven major Japanese trading companies expect to post lower consolidated profits for the year ending in March 2026, citing uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump's trade policies. Mitsubishi Corp. expects its net profit to decrease 26.4 pct from the previous year to 700 billion. Mitsui & Co.'s net profit is projected to drop 14.5 pct to 770 bi......
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10.04.25 - 04:36
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Ishiba Picks Ex-Mitsubishi Corp Executive Masu for BOJ Board (Bloomberg)
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Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba nominated a former Mitsubishi Corp. executive to join the Bank of Japan's board at the end of June, offering a new voice at the central bank as it navigates intensified uncertainty as US President Donald Trump's tariff campaign continues to evolve....
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04.04.25 - 02:24
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Trader Mitsubishi to Invest 4 T. Yen over 3 years (Nippon)
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Tokyo, April 4 (Jiji Press)--Mitsubishi Corp. said Thursday that the Japanese trading house will invest more than 4 trillion yen over the three years ending in fiscal 2027. The company aims to achieve a consolidated net profit of some 1.2 trillion yen in the fiscal year ending in March 2028, up 250 billion yen from three years before, while raising its return on equity to 12 pct or more. ......
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20.03.25 - 15:15
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Wheeler Bio Announces Oversubscribed $35M Series, Plans for Expansion and Continued Growth (Business Wire)
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OKLAHOMA CITY--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wheeler Bio, an innovative contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in process development and cGMP manufacturing of antibody-based therapies, announced the closing of an oversubscribed Series A-1 financing round. The $35 million round was led by Alloy Therapeutics and Echo Investment Capital (Echo), with participation from Mitsubishi Corporation (Americas), Germin8 Ventures, and Russell Westbrook Enterprises.
Wheeler Bio is a high science, high touch CDMO built upon its foundational scientific platform, Modular CMC. Along with supporting the ongoing success of clients, this financing will broaden Wheeler's capabilities and pave the way for future growth – including planning the build-out of a 52,000 square foot large scale biologics manufacturing facility adjacent to a biomanufacturing workforce training center (BioTC) at Convergence in the Oklahoma City Innovation District.
“This investment will fuel Wheeler's ongoing efforts to expand...
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