Hiroshi Saji

Yakult Jumps After Saying Danone Talks Continue: Tokyo Mover

Yakult Honsha Co., a Japanese fermented-milk drink maker, climbed the most in two months in Tokyo trading after saying it will continue talks with Danone, which has said it wants to increase its stake.

Asahi Buys Independent Liquor for $1.3 Billion in Record Overseas Takeover

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. will buy New Zealand beverage maker Independent Liquor Ltd. for NZ$1.53 billion ($1.3 billion), the Japanese brewer’s biggest purchase, as it expands abroad to offset declining sales at home.

Danone Said to Talk With Kirin, Asahi on Sale of Water Business

Danone SA , owner of the Evian and Volvic bottled-water brands, is talking with Japanese beverage makers about the sale of part or all of its water business, said three people with knowledge of the matter.

Kirin Profit Slumps 39% on Drop in Asset Values

Kirin Holdings Co.’s annual profit dropped 39 percent on a preliminary basis as the value of its Sydney-based Lion unit and investments declined.

Asahi Plans Takeovers in Southeast Asia

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. and Kirin Holdings Co., Japan’s biggest brewers, plan acquisitions across Southeast Asia to access wider margins in a market of more than half a billion people as demand at home weakens.

Asahi Plans Takeovers in Southeast Asia

Asahi Group Holdings Ltd. and Kirin Holdings Co., Japan’s biggest brewers, plan acquisitions across Southeast Asia to access wider margins in a market of more than half a billion people as demand at home weakens.

Sapporo Favors Vietnam Over China as Tropical Beer-Guzzling Grows: Retail

Japanese brewers are looking past China’s $57 billion beer market to a country with less than one- tenth the population: Vietnam.

Sapporo to Raise Beer Output in Vietnam as Japan Demand Slows

Sapporo Holdings Ltd., Japan’s fourth-largest brewer by volume, intends to increase beer production as much as fivefold in Vietnam by 2019 as a shrinking population at home crimps demand.

Japan Equity Movers: Don Quijote, Honda Motor, Nissan, Sankyo, Tokyu Land

Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 174.60, or 1.8 percent, to 9,879.85 at the close in Tokyo. The following were among the most active shares in the Japanese market today. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names.

Japan Stocks: Canon Marketing, IHI, JSR, Sony, Toyo Electric

Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average fell 23.78, or 0.3 percent, to 9,377.38 as of the close in Tokyo. The following were among the most active shares in the Japanese market today. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names.

"There is speculation among investors that Danone might proceed to a takeover bid."

- Hiroshi Saji on Jun 20, 2012

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