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[Breaking News]Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

TOKYO, Japan, June 5 Kyodo - Noboru Yamada, chairman of Japan's leading consumer electronics retailer Yamada Holdings Co., and Masataka Kubo, chairman of another key player in the sector, Edion Corp., shake hands at the end of a joint press conference in Tokyo on June 5, 2026, held after the two companies reached a basic agreement on business integration. (Kyodo)

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Press Conference on the Management Integration of Yamada HD and Edion

Press Conference on the Management Integration of Yamada HD and Edion

Press conference regarding the business integration between Yamada HD and Edion. The photo shows Noboru Yamada, Chairman and CEO of Yamada Holdings.=June 5,2026,Tokyo

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Press Conference on the Management Integration of Yamada HD and Edion

Press Conference on the Management Integration of Yamada HD and Edion

Press conference regarding the business integration between Yamada HD and Edion. The photo shows Masataka Kubo, Chairman and CEO of Edion.=June 5,2026,Tokyo

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Press Conference on the Management Integration of Yamada HD and Edion

Press Conference on the Management Integration of Yamada HD and Edion

Press conference regarding the business integration between Yamada HD and Edion. The photo shows, from left to right, Noboru Yamada, Chairman and CEO of Yamada Holdings, and Masataka Kubo, Chairman and CEO of Edion.=June 5,2026,Tokyo

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Press Conference on the Management Integration of Yamada HD and Edion

Press Conference on the Management Integration of Yamada HD and Edion

Press conference regarding the business integration between Yamada HD and Edion. The photo shows, from left to right, Noboru Yamada, Chairman and CEO of Yamada Holdings, and Masataka Kubo, Chairman and CEO of Edion.=June 5,2026,Tokyo

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Press Conference on the Management Integration of Yamada HD and Edion

Press Conference on the Management Integration of Yamada HD and Edion

Press conference regarding the business integration between Yamada HD and Edion. The photo shows, from left to right, Noboru Yamada, Chairman and CEO of Yamada Holdings, and Masataka Kubo, Chairman and CEO of Edion.=June 5,2026,Tokyo

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Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Photo taken on June 4, 2026, shows an outlet of electronics retailer Edion Corp. in Kawasaki near Tokyo. Edion and Japan's largest consumer electronics retailer, Yamada Holdings Co., said on June 5 they have agreed to integrate their businesses.

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Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Photo taken on June 4, 2026, shows an outlet of Yamada Denki Co., a subsidiary of Yamada Holdings Co., in Kawasaki near Tokyo. Japan's largest consumer electronics retailer Yamada Holdings and another key player in the sector, Edion Corp., said on June 5 they have agreed to integrate their businesses under a new holding company.

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Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Photo taken on June 4, 2026, shows an outlet of electronics retailer Edion Corp. in Kawasaki near Tokyo. Edion and Japan's largest consumer electronics retailer, Yamada Holdings Co., said on June 5 they have agreed to integrate their businesses.

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Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Photo taken on June 4, 2026, shows an outlet of Yamada Denki Co., a subsidiary of Yamada Holdings Co., in Kawasaki near Tokyo. Japan's largest consumer electronics retailer Yamada Holdings and another key player in the sector, Edion Corp., said on June 5 they have agreed to integrate their businesses under a new holding company.

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Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Noboru Yamada (L), chairman of Japan's leading consumer electronics retailer Yamada Holdings Co., and Masataka Kubo, chairman of another key player in the sector, Edion Corp., shake hands at the end of a joint press conference in Tokyo on June 5, 2026, held after the two companies reached a basic agreement on business integration.

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Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Noboru Yamada (front, L), chairman of Japan's leading consumer electronics retailer Yamada Holdings Co., and Masataka Kubo (front, R), chairman of another key player in the sector, Edion Corp., hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on June 5, 2026, after the two companies reached a basic agreement on business integration.

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Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Noboru Yamada (L), chairman of Japan's leading consumer electronics retailer Yamada Holdings Co., and Masataka Kubo, chairman of another key player in the sector, Edion Corp., hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on June 5, 2026, after the two companies reached a basic agreement on business integration.

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Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion agree to business integration

Noboru Yamada (L), chairman of Japan's leading consumer electronics retailer Yamada Holdings Co., and Masataka Kubo, chairman of another key player in the sector, Edion Corp., hold a joint press conference in Tokyo on June 5, 2026, after the two companies reached a basic agreement on business integration.

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Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion eye business integration

Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion eye business integration

Photo taken on June 4, 2026, shows an outlet of electronics retailer Edion Corp. in Kawasaki near Tokyo. Edion and Japan's largest consumer electronics retailer, Yamada Holdings Co., are planning to merge their businesses. ==Kyodo

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Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion eye business integration

Electronics retailers Yamada, Edion eye business integration

Photo taken on June 4, 2026, shows an outlet of Yamada Denki Co., a subsidiary of Yamada Holdings Co., in Kawasaki near Tokyo. Japan's largest consumer electronics retailer Yamada Holdings and another key player in the sector, Edion Corp., are planning to merge their businesses under a new holding company.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima (R) waves to fans during a parade held after he won the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 22, 2026.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima celebrates after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 22, 2026.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima celebrates after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 22, 2026. (Pool photo)

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima (C) celebrates after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 22, 2026.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima gives an interview after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 22, 2026.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka on March 22, 2026.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 22, 2026.

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Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sekiwake Kirishima receives the Emperor's Cup from Japan Sumo Association head Hakkaku after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka on March 22, 2026.

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Ritual ahead of Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ritual ahead of Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

A "dohyo matsuri" ring-purifying ritual is held at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 7, 2026, to pray for the safety of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament starting the following day.

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Ritual ahead of Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ritual ahead of Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

A "dohyo matsuri" ring-purifying ritual is held at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 7, 2026, to pray for the safety of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament starting the following day.

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Ritual ahead of Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ritual ahead of Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

A "dohyo matsuri" ring-purifying ritual is held at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 7, 2026, to pray for the safety of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament starting the following day.

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Ritual ahead of Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ritual ahead of Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

A "dohyo matsuri" ring-purifying ritual is held at Edion Arena Osaka in Osaka, western Japan, on March 7, 2026, to pray for the safety of the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament starting the following day.

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato looks through newspapers featuring his triumph as he poses at Edion Arena Osaka on March 24, 2025, a day after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament. ==Kyodo

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato holds a press conference at Edion Arena Osaka in the western Japan city on March 24, 2025, a day after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato holds a press conference at Edion Arena Osaka in the western Japan city on March 24, 2025, a day after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Sumo: Spring Grand Sumo Tournament

Ozeki Onosato holds a press conference at Edion Arena Osaka in the western Japan city on March 24, 2025, a day after winning the 15-day Spring Grand Sumo Tournament.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan players celebrate after defeating Syria in a second-round Asian football qualifier for the 2026 World Cup at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan players celebrate after defeating Syria in a second-round Asian football qualifier for the 2026 World Cup at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan players celebrate after defeating Syria in a second-round Asian football qualifier for the 2026 World Cup at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan players acknowledge supporters after defeating Syria in a second-round Asian football qualifier for the 2026 World Cup at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan players acknowledge supporters after defeating Syria in a second-round Asian football qualifier for the 2026 World Cup at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Hajime Moriyasu, head coach of the Japanese men's national football team, smiles during a press conference after the team defeated Syria in a second-round Asian qualifier for the 2026 World Cup at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Hajime Moriyasu, head coach of the Japanese men's national football team, directs his players during the first half of an Asian second-round qualifier for the 2026 World Cup against Syria at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Hajime Moriyasu, head coach of the Japanese men's national football team, directs his players during the second half of an Asian second-round qualifier for the 2026 World Cup against Syria at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Yuki Soma scores from the penalty spot in the second half of an Asian second-round qualifier for the 2026 World Cup against Syria at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Takumi Minamino (L, front) scores a goal in the second half of an Asian second-round qualifier for the 2026 World Cup against Syria at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Takumi Minamino scores a goal in the second half of an Asian second-round qualifier for the 2026 World Cup against Syria at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Ao Tanaka (top) vies for the ball in the first half of an Asian second-round qualifier for the 2026 World Cup against Syria at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Ayase Ueda celebrates after scoring a goal in the first half of an Asian second-round qualifier for the 2026 World Cup against Syria at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Takefusa Kubo goes on the attack in the first half of an Asian second-round qualifier for the 2026 World Cup against Syria at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Ritsu Doan (10) scores a goal in the first half of an Asian second-round qualifier for the 2026 World Cup against Syria at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Ritsu Doan (10) scores a goal in the first half of an Asian second-round qualifier for the 2026 World Cup against Syria at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Ayase Ueda (L) scores a goal in the first half of an Asian second-round qualifier for the 2026 World Cup against Syria at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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Football: World Cup qualifier

Football: World Cup qualifier

Japan's Ayase Ueda (2nd from L) scores a goal in the first half of an Asian second-round qualifier for the 2026 World Cup against Syria at Edion Peace Wing Hiroshima in the western Japan city of Hiroshima on June 11, 2024.

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