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Theater company Takarazuka apologizes to family over actress death

TOYONAKA, Japan, March 28 Kyodo - Yasuo Shimada (C), president of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., the parent company of Japan's all-female musical theater company Takarazuka Revue, bows in apology during a press conference in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, on March 28, 2024, after the railway operator apologized to the family of an actress who died in September 2023 after being harassed by senior actresses and revue officials. (Kyodo)

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Theater company Takarazuka apologizes to family over actress death

Yasuo Shimada (L), president of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., the parent company of Japan's all-female musical theater company Takarazuka Revue, is pictured after attending a press conference in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, on March 28, 2024. Earlier in the day, the railway operator apologized to the family of an actress who died in September 2023 after being harassed by senior actresses and revue officials.

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Theater company Takarazuka apologizes to family over actress death

Yasuo Shimada, president of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., the parent company of Japan's all-female musical theater company Takarazuka Revue, attends a press conference in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, on March 28, 2024, after the railway operator apologized to the family of an actress who died in September 2023 after being harassed by senior actresses and revue officials.

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Theater company Takarazuka apologizes to family over actress death

Yasuo Shimada (C), president of Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc., the parent company of Japan's all-female musical theater company Takarazuka Revue, bows in apology during a press conference in Toyonaka, Osaka Prefecture, on March 28, 2024, after the railway operator apologized to the family of an actress who died in September 2023 after being harassed by senior actresses and revue officials.

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1-day Hankyu Tourist Pass for SE Asian tourists

OSAKA, Japan - Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc. said on Nov. 11, 2014, it will sell the one-day Hankyu Tourist Pass, good for all Hankyu lines and seen in this undated photo, in Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and Singapore.

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Hankyu, Hanshin department stores to integrate under holding firm

OSAKA, Japan - Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Sumi (L), accompanied by his aide Shiunya Sakai, speaks at a press conference at an Osaka hotel on March 26. He said that Hankyu Department Stores Inc. and Hanshin Department Stores Ltd. will integrate operations on Oct. 1 under a holding firm to be formed from what is now Hankyu Department Stores.

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Hankyu Hanshin Holdings set up

OSAKA, Japan - Hankyu Holdings Inc. and Hanshin Electric Railway Co. merged into Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc. on Oct. 1, creating Japan's third-largest railway operator excluding the nationwide Japan Railway group. The new holding company President Kazuo Sumi (L) and Representative Director Shinya Sakai (R) attended a management integration committee meeting in Osaka the same day.

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Hankyu, Hanshin shareholders OK major railway merger

OSAKA, Japan - Shareholders of Hankyu Holdings Inc. come out after their general meeting held near the company's head office (seen in the back) on June 29. They voted for the merger between Hankyu Holdings Inc. and Hanshin Electric Railway Co.

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Hankyu, Hanshin shareholders OK major railway merger

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Shareholders of Hanshin Electric Railway Co. leave the venue of their general meeting after voting for the merger between the company and Hankyu Holdings Inc. on June 29.

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Hankyu to acquire 64% stake in Hanshin for 250 bil. yen

OSAKA, Japan - Kazuo Sumi (L), president of Hankyu Holdings Inc., and Shinya Sakai, managing director and president-designate of Hanshin Electric Railway Co, shake hands after a joint news conference in Osaka on June 20.

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Hankyu to acquire 64% stake in Hanshin for 250 bil. yen

OSAKA, Japan - Kazuo Sumi (L), president of Hankyu Holdings Inc., speaks at a news conference in Osaka on June 20 about the company's public tender offer for Hanshin Electric Railway Co. At right is Shinya Sakai, managing director and president-designate of Hanshin Electric Railway.

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Hankyu to acquire 64% stake in Hanshin for 250 bil. yen

OSAKA, Japan - Kazuo Sumi (L), president of Hankyu Holdings Inc., and Shinya Sakai, managing director and president-designate of Hanshin Electric Railway Co, shake hands after a joint news conference in Osaka on June 20.

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Hankyu, Hanshin to consider merger of department store chains

OSAKA, Japan - Hankyu Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Sumi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in an interview with Kyodo News and other media organizations in Osaka on June 8. Sumi said his firm and Hanshin Electric Railway Co. may consider a merger between their department store chains as part of their planned management integration in October.

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Hankyu not to change tender offer for Hanshin shares

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Sumi, president of Hankyu Holdings Inc., is surrounded by reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on June 2. He said, ''Hankyu Holdings has no plan to change the price of 930 yen per share or extend the 21-day period for the tender offer that started Tuesday.''

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Hankyu to launch tender offer for Hanshin shares

OSAKA, Japan - Hankyu Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Sumi (L) and Hanshin Electric Railway Co. President Kyoji Nishikawa (R) shake hands in Osaka on May 29. Hankyu Holdings said the same day it will launch a public tender offer May 30 for shares of Hanshin Electric, though it has yet to agree on the purchase price with Hanshin's largest shareholder, the Murakami Fund.

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Hankyu to launch tender offer for Hanshin shares

OSAKA, Japan - File photos show the head offices of Hanshin Electric Railway Co. (L) and Hankyu Holdings Inc. (R). Hankyu Holdings said May 29 it will launch a public tender offer May 30 for shares of Hanshin Electric, though it has yet to agree on the purchase price with Hanshin's largest shareholder, the Murakami Fund.

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Hankyu hopes to resolve talks with Murakami Fund by mid-May

OSAKA, Japan - Hankyu Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Sumi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Osaka on May 8. He said Hankyu will seek to settle stalled negotiations over the purchase of the so-called Murakami Fund's stake in Hanshin Electric Railway Co. by the middle of May.

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Hankyu, Hanshin basically agree to integrate management

OSAKA, Japan - Kyoji Nishikawa (L), president of Hanshin Electric Railway Co., speaks about a basic agreement with Hankyu Holdings Inc. on the integration of the two companies' management at a news conference at Hanshin's head office in Osaka on April 28.

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Hankyu to formally decide on purchasing Hanshin shares: sources

OSAKA, Japan - File photos show the head office of Hanshin Electric Railway Co. (L) and the head office of Hankyu Corp. Hankyu Holdings Inc., which owns Hankyu Corp., will soon make a formal decision to purchase all the Hanshin Electric Railway Co. shares held by an investment fund led by financier Yoshiaki Murakami, possibly paving the way for management integration of the two railway operators, company sources said on April 18.

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Privee Zurich becomes Hankyu Holdings' top shareholder

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 10 shows the head office building of Hankyu Holdings Inc. Privee Zurich Turnaround Group Co., a Tokyo-based investment company, has become Hankyu Holdings Inc.'s top shareholder by acquiring a 5.01 percent stake, according to a filing submitted the same day to the Finance Ministry.

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Privee Zurich becomes Hankyu Holdings' top shareholder

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken Jan. 10 shows the head office building of Hankyu Holdings Inc. Privee Zurich Turnaround Group Co., a Tokyo-based investment company, has become Hankyu Holdings Inc.'s top shareholder by acquiring a 5.01 percent stake, according to a filing submitted the same day to the Finance Ministry. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu to formally decide on purchasing Hanshin shares: sources

OSAKA, Japan - File photos show the head office of Hanshin Electric Railway Co. (L) and the head office of Hankyu Corp. Hankyu Holdings Inc., which owns Hankyu Corp., will soon make a formal decision to purchase all the Hanshin Electric Railway Co. shares held by an investment fund led by financier Yoshiaki Murakami, possibly paving the way for management integration of the two railway operators, company sources said on April 18. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu, Hanshin basically agree to integrate management

OSAKA, Japan - Kyoji Nishikawa (L), president of Hanshin Electric Railway Co., speaks about a basic agreement with Hankyu Holdings Inc. on the integration of the two companies' management at a news conference at Hanshin's head office in Osaka on April 28. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu hopes to resolve talks with Murakami Fund by mid-May

OSAKA, Japan - Hankyu Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Sumi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Osaka on May 8. He said Hankyu will seek to settle stalled negotiations over the purchase of the so-called Murakami Fund's stake in Hanshin Electric Railway Co. by the middle of May. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu to launch tender offer for Hanshin shares

OSAKA, Japan - Hankyu Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Sumi (L) and Hanshin Electric Railway Co. President Kyoji Nishikawa (R) shake hands in Osaka on May 29. Hankyu Holdings said the same day it will launch a public tender offer May 30 for shares of Hanshin Electric, though it has yet to agree on the purchase price with Hanshin's largest shareholder, the Murakami Fund. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu to launch tender offer for Hanshin shares

OSAKA, Japan - File photos show the head offices of Hanshin Electric Railway Co. (L) and Hankyu Holdings Inc. (R). Hankyu Holdings said May 29 it will launch a public tender offer May 30 for shares of Hanshin Electric, though it has yet to agree on the purchase price with Hanshin's largest shareholder, the Murakami Fund. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu not to change tender offer for Hanshin shares

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuo Sumi, president of Hankyu Holdings Inc., is surrounded by reporters at a hotel in Tokyo on June 2. He said, ''Hankyu Holdings has no plan to change the price of 930 yen per share or extend the 21-day period for the tender offer that started Tuesday.'' (Kyodo)

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Hankyu, Hanshin to consider merger of department store chains

OSAKA, Japan - Hankyu Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Sumi speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in an interview with Kyodo News and other media organizations in Osaka on June 8. Sumi said his firm and Hanshin Electric Railway Co. may consider a merger between their department store chains as part of their planned management integration in October. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu to acquire 64% stake in Hanshin for 250 bil. yen

OSAKA, Japan - Kazuo Sumi (L), president of Hankyu Holdings Inc., and Shinya Sakai, managing director and president-designate of Hanshin Electric Railway Co, shake hands after a joint news conference in Osaka on June 20. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu to acquire 64% stake in Hanshin for 250 bil. yen

OSAKA, Japan - Kazuo Sumi (L), president of Hankyu Holdings Inc., and Shinya Sakai, managing director and president-designate of Hanshin Electric Railway Co, shake hands after a joint news conference in Osaka on June 20. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu to acquire 64% stake in Hanshin for 250 bil. yen

OSAKA, Japan - Kazuo Sumi (L), president of Hankyu Holdings Inc., speaks at a news conference in Osaka on June 20 about the company's public tender offer for Hanshin Electric Railway Co. At right is Shinya Sakai, managing director and president-designate of Hanshin Electric Railway. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu, Hanshin shareholders OK major railway merger

OSAKA, Japan - Shareholders of Hankyu Holdings Inc. come out after their general meeting held near the company's head office (seen in the back) on June 29. They voted for the merger between Hankyu Holdings Inc. and Hanshin Electric Railway Co. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu, Hanshin shareholders OK major railway merger

AMAGASAKI, Japan - Shareholders of Hanshin Electric Railway Co. leave the venue of their general meeting after voting for the merger between the company and Hankyu Holdings Inc. on June 29. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu Hanshin Holdings set up

OSAKA, Japan - Hankyu Holdings Inc. and Hanshin Electric Railway Co. merged into Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc. on Oct. 1, creating Japan's third-largest railway operator excluding the nationwide Japan Railway group. The new holding company President Kazuo Sumi (L) and Representative Director Shinya Sakai (R) attended a management integration committee meeting in Osaka the same day. (Kyodo)

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Hankyu, Hanshin department stores to integrate under holding fir

OSAKA, Japan - Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc. President Kazuo Sumi (L), accompanied by his aide Shiunya Sakai, speaks at a press conference at an Osaka hotel on March 26. He said that Hankyu Department Stores Inc. and Hanshin Department Stores Ltd. will integrate operations on Oct. 1 under a holding firm to be formed from what is now Hankyu Department Stores. (Kyodo)

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1-day Hankyu Tourist Pass for SE Asian tourists

OSAKA, Japan - Hankyu Hanshin Holdings Inc. said on Nov. 11, 2014, it will sell the one-day Hankyu Tourist Pass, good for all Hankyu lines and seen in this undated photo, in Southeast Asian countries such as Malaysia and Singapore. (Kyodo)