Mizkan buys Holland House cooking wine brand
December 28, 2005Mizkan Group Co said Wednesday it has purchased rights to the Holland House cooking wine brand from U.S. food and drink producer Mott's Llp for $37 million, or some 4.2 billion yen. The Japanese sauce producer's acquisition includes the trademark...
Tax revenues grow 12% in November
December 28, 2005Japan's tax revenues rose 12% in November from a year earlier to 7,067.21 billion yen, the Finance Ministry said Wednesday. Income tax revenue grew 27.1% to 1,581.42 billion yen, while corporate tax revenue climbed 13.6% to 3,467.88 billion yen, i...
NEC to delist from several European stock exchanges
December 28, 2005NEC Corp said Wednesday it will apply for delisting of its ordinary shares and depositary receipts from the London, Euronext Amsterdam, Frankfurt and Swiss stock exchanges. NEC said it believes the action will have little effect on its shareholder...
Crude oil imports shrink 3.8% in November
December 28, 2005Japan's crude oil imports shrank 3.8% in November from a year earlier to 126.11 million barrels for the third straight monthly decline, the Natural Resources and Energy Agency said Wednesday. Imports from the Middle East accounted for 92% of the t...