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Miyake to become Kirin Holdings Co. president in March

TOKYO, Japan - Senji Miyake, executive vice president of Kirin Holdings Co., speaks at a news conference on Feb. 10, 2010, in Tokyo after being appointed to become president in March, succeeding Kazuyasu Kato.

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato (L) speaks about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Suntory Holdings Ltd. at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers.

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato speaks about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Suntory Holdings Ltd. at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers.

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato speaks about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Suntory Holdings Ltd. at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers.

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Kirin to close 2 domestic plants, boost sales by 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. Kazuyasu Kato briefs reporters on the company's midterm business plan during a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2009. Kato announced the company will close two out of 11 domestic beer plants by next year to boost production efficiency on the back of a saturated beverage market at home.

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Kirin eyeing tie-ups with brewers in India, Thailand and Vietnam

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on March 21. Kato said Kirin is exploring the feasibility of business tie-ups with leading brewers in India, Thailand and Vietnam as part of its efforts to expand its brewing operations in Asia.

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Kirin to acquire drugmaker Kyowa Hakko

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Kirin Pharma Co. President Katsuhiko Asano, Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato and Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. President Yuzuru Matsuda join hands in Tokyo on Oct. 22. Kirin Holdings said the same day it will acquire major pharmaceutical firm Kyowa Hakko and launch a tender offer of 1,500 yen per Kyowa Hakko share on Oct. 31.

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Kirin Brewery eyeing market advance into Thailand, Vietnam

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Brewery Co. President Kazuyasu Kato speaks during a recent interview with Kyodo News. He said his company intends to break into the growing beer markets of Thailand and Vietnam in line with a plan to boost overseas sales amid the dwindling domestic market.

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Kirin Brewery to launch friendly tender offer for Mercian shares

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuyasu Kato (L), president of Kirin Brewery Co., and Yuji Okabe, president of Mercian Corp., shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 16. They announced that Kirin will launch a friendly tender offer for Mercian shares for a capital and business alliance to create the strongest liquor business group in Japan.

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Kirin Brewery names Managing Director Kato president

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Brewery Co.'s Managing Director Kazuyasu Kato (R) will succeed Koichiro Aramaki (L) as president once the appointment is approved at a board meeting to follow a shareholders meeting in late March, company officials said Jan. 16. Aramaki will become chairman.

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Kirin Brewery names Managing Director Kato president

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Brewery Co.'s Managing Director Kazuyasu Kato (R) will succeed Koichiro Aramaki (L) as president once the appointment is approved at a board meeting to follow a shareholders meeting in late March, company officials said Jan. 16. Aramaki will become chairman. (Kyodo)

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Kirin Brewery to launch friendly tender offer for Mercian shares

TOKYO, Japan - Kazuyasu Kato (L), president of Kirin Brewery Co., and Yuji Okabe, president of Mercian Corp., shake hands at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 16. They announced that Kirin will launch a friendly tender offer for Mercian shares for a capital and business alliance to create the strongest liquor business group in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Kirin Brewery eyeing market advance into Thailand, Vietnam

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Brewery Co. President Kazuyasu Kato speaks during a recent interview with Kyodo News. He said his company intends to break into the growing beer markets of Thailand and Vietnam in line with a plan to boost overseas sales amid the dwindling domestic market. (Kyodo)

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Kirin to acquire drugmaker Kyowa Hakko

TOKYO, Japan - (From L to R) Kirin Pharma Co. President Katsuhiko Asano, Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato and Kyowa Hakko Kogyo Co. President Yuzuru Matsuda join hands in Tokyo on Oct. 22. Kirin Holdings said the same day it will acquire major pharmaceutical firm Kyowa Hakko and launch a tender offer of 1,500 yen per Kyowa Hakko share on Oct. 31. (Kyodo)

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Kirin eyeing tie-ups with brewers in India, Thailand and Vietnam

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato speaks in an interview with Kyodo News in Tokyo on March 21. Kato said Kirin is exploring the feasibility of business tie-ups with leading brewers in India, Thailand and Vietnam as part of its efforts to expand its brewing operations in Asia. (Kyodo)

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato (L) speaks about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Suntory Holdings Ltd. at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers. (Kyodo)

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato speaks about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Suntory Holdings Ltd. at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers. (Kyodo)

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Kirin, Suntory cancel integration over merger ratio

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. President Kazuyasu Kato speaks about the brewer's aborted integration talks with Suntory Holdings Ltd. at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 8, 2010. The two companies have ended their talks, citing differences over the merger ratio, in a breakdown of a deal that would have created one of the world's largest food and beverage makers. (Kyodo)

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Miyake to become Kirin Holdings Co. president in March

TOKYO, Japan - Senji Miyake, executive vice president of Kirin Holdings Co., speaks at a news conference on Feb. 10, 2010, in Tokyo after being appointed to become president in March, succeeding Kazuyasu Kato. (Kyodo)

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Kirin to close 2 domestic plants, boost sales by 2012

TOKYO, Japan - Kirin Holdings Co. Kazuyasu Kato briefs reporters on the company's midterm business plan during a news conference in Tokyo on Oct. 26, 2009. Kato announced the company will close two out of 11 domestic beer plants by next year to boost production efficiency on the back of a saturated beverage market at home. (Kyodo)