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Steel's takeover of Sapporo would harm shareholder interest

TOKYO, Japan - Shunko Muto, chairman of Sapporo Holdings Ltd.'s independent advisory panel, tells a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4 that the panel has judged that U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners' proposed takeover of the major Japanese brewer would be detrimental to the interests of Sapporo's shareholders.

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Sapporo to make Pokka subsidiary

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. Managing Director Tsutomu Kamijo (L), who is set to become the next president of the holding firm of beverage makers, Masatoshi Hori, president of another beverage producer Pokka Corp. (C) and Takao Murakami, current president of Sapporo Holdings (R), shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2011. The two companies said Sapporo will turn Pokka into a subsidiary in late March as a first step to integrate their management in April 2012, in an effort to better compete in drink and food markets amid an adverse business environment.

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Sapporo Holdings considering buying Pokka

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2011, shows the head office of Sapporo Holdings Ltd. in Tokyo. Sapporo Holdings is considering purchasing soft drinks maker Pokka Corp.

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Shareholders nix Steel Partners-proposed management change

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. President Takao Murakami speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on March 30, 2010, after the company's shareholders voted down U.S. investment fund Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund (Offshore) L.P.'s proposal to reshuffle the board of directors.

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Sapporo rejects Steel Partners' plan

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Murakami, president of Sapporo Holdings Ltd., speaks about a proposal from its top shareholder Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund (Offshore) L.P. for the selection of the company's 10-member board during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2010. Murakami said the company will reject the proposal as the current board is sufficiently competent to carry out plans to strengthen the company's business.

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Sapporo opposes takeover proposal from Steel Partners

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. President Takao Murakami speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 26. Sapporo Holdings announced its opposition to a takeover proposal from U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners.

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Cargill Japan president becomes head of Sapporo Beverage

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. said Jan. 15 that Hideyo Suzuki (photo), president of Cargill Japan Ltd., the Japanese arm of U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill Inc., has been appointed president of Sapporo Beverage Co.

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Sapporo's anti-takeover steps approved by shareholders

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. President Takao Murakami speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on march 29 after the company's anti-takeover measures were approved at its general shareholders meeting, a move that could exacerbate its tense ties with U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners over their acquisition battle.

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Sapporo's anti-takeover steps approved by shareholders

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. stockholders being registered for the company's general shareholders meeting in Tokyo on March 29. The stockholders approved by majority vote Sapporo's anti-takeover measures against a takeover bid by the company's biggest shareholder U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners.

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Sapporo asks Steel Partners to clarify aim of takeover bid

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. President Takao Murakami speaks at a news conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on March 1 as the company, the target of an unwanted takeover bid by U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners, said it has called on the fund to give more details on the purpose of the proposed acquisition. The move suggests that Sapporo, Japan's third-largest brewery, may exercise anti-takeover measures against Steel Partners.

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Sapporo says no merger talks held so far with rival brewers

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiyuki Mochida (L), a director Sapporo Holdings Ltd., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 16, a day after Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund announced a buyout bid for the beer maker.

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Murakami to succeed Iwama as Sapporo Holdings president

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Murakami (L), managing director of Sapporo Holdings Ltd., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 16 after being named to succeed President Tatsushi Iwama (R), who will become an adviser.

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Murakami to succeed Iwama as Sapporo Holdings president

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Murakami (L), managing director of Sapporo Holdings Ltd., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 16 after being named to succeed President Tatsushi Iwama (R), who will become an adviser. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo says no merger talks held so far with rival brewers

TOKYO, Japan - Yoshiyuki Mochida (L), a director Sapporo Holdings Ltd., speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 16, a day after Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund announced a buyout bid for the beer maker. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo asks Steel Partners to clarify aim of takeover bid

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. President Takao Murakami speaks at a news conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on March 1 as the company, the target of an unwanted takeover bid by U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners, said it has called on the fund to give more details on the purpose of the proposed acquisition. The move suggests that Sapporo, Japan's third-largest brewery, may exercise anti-takeover measures against Steel Partners. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo's anti-takeover steps approved by shareholders

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. stockholders being registered for the company's general shareholders meeting in Tokyo on March 29. The stockholders approved by majority vote Sapporo's anti-takeover measures against a takeover bid by the company's biggest shareholder U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo's anti-takeover steps approved by shareholders

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. President Takao Murakami speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on march 29 after the company's anti-takeover measures were approved at its general shareholders meeting, a move that could exacerbate its tense ties with U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners over their acquisition battle. (Kyodo)

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Cargill Japan president becomes head of Sapporo Beverage

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. said Jan. 15 that Hideyo Suzuki (photo), president of Cargill Japan Ltd., the Japanese arm of U.S. agribusiness giant Cargill Inc., has been appointed president of Sapporo Beverage Co. (Kyodo)

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Steel's takeover of Sapporo would harm shareholder interest

TOKYO, Japan - Shunko Muto, chairman of Sapporo Holdings Ltd.'s independent advisory panel, tells a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 4 that the panel has judged that U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners' proposed takeover of the major Japanese brewer would be detrimental to the interests of Sapporo's shareholders. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo opposes takeover proposal from Steel Partners

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. President Takao Murakami speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Feb. 26. Sapporo Holdings announced its opposition to a takeover proposal from U.S. hedge fund Steel Partners. (Kyodo)

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Shareholders nix Steel Partners-proposed management change

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. President Takao Murakami speaks at a news conference at a hotel in Tokyo on March 30, 2010, after the company's shareholders voted down U.S. investment fund Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund (Offshore) L.P.'s proposal to reshuffle the board of directors. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo Holdings considering buying Pokka

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2011, shows the head office of Sapporo Holdings Ltd. in Tokyo. Sapporo Holdings is considering purchasing soft drinks maker Pokka Corp. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo rejects Steel Partners' plan

TOKYO, Japan - Takao Murakami, president of Sapporo Holdings Ltd., speaks about a proposal from its top shareholder Steel Partners Japan Strategic Fund (Offshore) L.P. for the selection of the company's 10-member board during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 12, 2010. Murakami said the company will reject the proposal as the current board is sufficiently competent to carry out plans to strengthen the company's business. (Kyodo)

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Sapporo to make Pokka subsidiary

TOKYO, Japan - Sapporo Holdings Ltd. Managing Director Tsutomu Kamijo (L), who is set to become the next president of the holding firm of beverage makers, Masatoshi Hori, president of another beverage producer Pokka Corp. (C) and Takao Murakami, current president of Sapporo Holdings (R), shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 10, 2011. The two companies said Sapporo will turn Pokka into a subsidiary in late March as a first step to integrate their management in April 2012, in an effort to better compete in drink and food markets amid an adverse business environment. (Kyodo)

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New commercial building "Ginza Place" opens in Tokyo

Photo taken Sept. 24, 2016, shows a new commercial building that a group firm of Sapporo Holdings Ltd. opened in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district. The "Ginza Place" houses shops and restaurants as well as showrooms of Nissan Motor Co. and Sony Corp. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo