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Sorting robot at Kao warehouse

Photo taken March 27, 2023, shows a sorting robot (C) and unmanned transport vehicles introduced inside a new warehouse of Japanese consumer and chemical products maker Kao Corp. in Toyohashi in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan.

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Kao acquires luxury U.S. hair products brand Oribe Hair Care

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 21 Kyodo - Photo taken in February 2015 shows Kao Corp.'s head office in Tokyo. The company said on Dec. 21, 2017 that it has reached a deal to buy U.S. luxury hair care brand Oribe Hair Care LLC.

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Bailout body selects Kao-led group as Kanebo buyer

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Saito, president of the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, speaks at a press conference after his agency formally selected a group led by Japan's top household products maker Kao Corp. as the buyer of ailing Kanebo Ltd. and Kanebo Cosmetics Inc.

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(2)Kao names board member Ozaki as president, CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Motoki Ozaki (R), a board member of the top Japanese household product maker Kao Corp., and its president Takuya Goto (L) shake hands in Tokyo on April 12 as the company announced it has decided to promote Ozaki to president June 29. Ozaki will serve concurrently as chief executive officer (CEO) with the rights to represent the company, while Goto will become chairman of the board of directors without the right of representation.

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Kao names board member Ozaki as president, CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Top household product maker Kao Corp. said April 12 it has decided to promote board member Motoki Ozaki to president June 29, replacing Takuya Goto. Ozaki, 54, will serve concurrently as chief executive officer (CEO) with the rights to represent the company, while Goto, 63, will become chairman of the board of directors without the right of representation, Kao said.

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Kanebo gives up deal with Kao, seeks IRCJ help

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Hoashi, president of Kanebo Ltd., Japan's second-biggest cosmetics maker, announces at a Tokyo hotel on Feb. 16 that the firm has given up an earlier plan to sell its cosmetics operations to Kao Corp., and instead will seek assistance from the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan (IRCJ) in transforming the operations into a subsidiary to help rebuild its entire business.

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Kanebo, Kao agree on cosmetics business integration

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Hoashi, chairman and president of Kanebo Ltd. shakes hands with Takuya Goto, president of Kao Corp., at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 23. They said the two chemical companies have agreed to integrate their cosmetics businesses.

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Bailout body selects Kao-led group as Kanebo buyer

TOKYO, Japan - Atsushi Saito, president of the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, speaks at a press conference after his agency formally selected a group led by Japan's top household products maker Kao Corp. as the buyer of ailing Kanebo Ltd. and Kanebo Cosmetics Inc. (Kyodo)

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Kao acquires luxury U.S. hair products brand Oribe Hair Care

Photo taken in February 2015 shows Kao Corp.'s head office in Tokyo. The company said on Dec. 21, 2017 that it has reached a deal to buy U.S. luxury hair care brand Oribe Hair Care LLC. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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(2)Kao names board member Ozaki as president, CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Motoki Ozaki (R), a board member of the top Japanese household product maker Kao Corp., and its president Takuya Goto (L) shake hands in Tokyo on April 12 as the company announced it has decided to promote Ozaki to president June 29. Ozaki will serve concurrently as chief executive officer (CEO) with the rights to represent the company, while Goto will become chairman of the board of directors without the right of representation.

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Consumer products maker Kao Corp.

Michitaka Sawada, president and CEO of Japanese cosmetics and toiletry products maker Kao Corp., shows samples of eco-friendly packages being used for his company's products during an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 17, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Kao names board member Ozaki as president, CEO

TOKYO, Japan - Top household product maker Kao Corp. said April 12 it has decided to promote board member Motoki Ozaki to president June 29, replacing Takuya Goto. Ozaki, 54, will serve concurrently as chief executive officer (CEO) with the rights to represent the company, while Goto, 63, will become chairman of the board of directors without the right of representation, Kao said.

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Kanebo gives up deal with Kao, seeks IRCJ help

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Hoashi, president of Kanebo Ltd., Japan's second-biggest cosmetics maker, announces at a Tokyo hotel on Feb. 16 that the firm has given up an earlier plan to sell its cosmetics operations to Kao Corp., and instead will seek assistance from the Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan (IRCJ) in transforming the operations into a subsidiary to help rebuild its entire business. (Kyodo)

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Kanebo, Kao agree on cosmetics business integration

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Hoashi, chairman and president of Kanebo Ltd. shakes hands with Takuya Goto, president of Kao Corp., at a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 23. They said the two chemical companies have agreed to integrate their cosmetics businesses. (Kyodo)