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SHOWA SHELL

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 10, 2019
Idemitsu to unify gas station branding with Showa Shell to take on JXTG
Idemitsu Kosan Co. aims to unify its gas station branding with that of Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. after the business integration of the two major oil wholesalers in April, according to Idemitsu Kosan President Shunichi Kito.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 1, 2019
New Japanese oil giant created with Idemitsu-Showa Shell merger
Idemitsu Kosan Co., Japan's second-largest oil wholesaler, and fourth-ranked Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. merged Monday, creating a new oil giant to better compete in increasingly challenging market conditions amid falling demand for gasoline.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 22, 2019
Showa Shell resumes oil imports from Iran after U.S. sanctions waiver
Major crude oil wholesaler Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. has resumed imports of Iranian oil after Tokyo received a temporary waiver in November from reinstated U.S. sanctions, an industry source said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2018
Idemitsu-Showa Shell merger gets shareholder approval in last hurdle for long-delayed plan
Major refiners Idemitsu Kosan Co. and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. each won approval from their shareholders Tuesday for their long-delayed merger plan, clearing the last hurdle for the April creation of a new oil industry giant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2018
Idemitsu chief Shunichi Kito to head new firm after merger with rival Showa Shell
The company to be formed through a merger between major oil refiners Idemitsu Kosan Co. and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. will be led by Idemitsu President Shunichi Kito, company sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2018
Japanese refiner Idemitsu wins family backing for Showa Shell merger
The two oil refiners said Tuesday they have agreed to merge April 1, after Idemitsu's founding family dropped its long-standing opposition to the plan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 20, 2017
Japan's Idemitsu and Showa Shell to merge key operations next spring
Japanese refiners Idemitsu Kosan Co. Ltd. and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. will combine management of their key businesses, an Idemitsu spokesman has said, pursuing a merger bitterly opposed by a core investor — Idemitsu's founding family.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 18, 2017
Court OKs Idemitsu share offering in step forward for merger plan
A Tokyo court on Tuesday approved Idemitsu Kosan Co.'s plan to issue new shares for a public offering, a decision that could propel the oil distributor's stalled plan to merge with Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 9, 2016
Idemitsu scion's defiance imperils $1.7 billion refinery merger
In Japan's carefully choreographed corporate world, public power struggles are generally frowned upon. Shosuke Idemitsu, 89, apparently doesn't roll that way.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2016
Japan's Idemitsu Kosan and Showa Shell to merge on April 1
Japanese refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co and smaller rival Showa Shell Sekiyu will merge on April 1 next year, the two companies said on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 13, 2015
Refiners Idemitsu and Showa Shell agree to merge as fuel consumption shrinks
Idemitsu Kosan Co. and Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. have agreed to merge on an equal footing, they said Thursday, in a move that could trigger realignment in Japan's highly competitive refinery industry.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2015
Shell to sell Japan refiner stake for ¥169 billion to Idemitsu
Royal Dutch Shell also announced it plans to cut 6,500 jobs this year and reduce capital investment by $7 billion as it prepares for a 'prolonged downturn.'
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 25, 2013
Refiners to merge LPG operations
Three oil refiners and trading firm Sumitomo Corp. plan to merge their liquefied petroleum gas import and wholesale operations in a move that would give them the largest share of Japan's LPG market.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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Longform

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