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Sojitz begins shipment of farmed bluefin tuna

SASEBO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 8, 2010, in Matsuura, Nagasaki Prefecture, shows Sojitz Tuna Farm Takashima Co.'s first shipment of farmed bluefin tuna ahead of the high-demand yearend and new-year season. Major trading house Sojitz Corp., which wholly owns Sojitz tuna farm, is the first Japanese trading company to enter into tuna farming, while an international commission decided to slightly reduce the bluefin tuna fishing quota for 2011.

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Sojitz begins shipment of farmed bluefin tuna

SASEBO, Japan - People involved with a tuna farming project pose for photos during a ceremony to commemorate Sojitz Tuna Farm Takashima Co.'s first shipment of farmed bluefin tuna on Dec. 8, 2010, in Matsuura, Nagasaki Prefecture. Major trading house Sojitz Corp., which wholly owns Sojitz tuna farm, is the first Japanese trading company to enter into tuna farming, while an international commission decided to slightly reduce the bluefin tuna fishing quota for 2011.

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World's largest 'Aurora Vision' screen in Dubai

TOKYO, Japan - Photo provided by Mitsubishi Electric Corp. shows the world's largest screen called ''Aurora (Diamond) Vision'' installed at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Mitsubishi and Sojitz Corp. announced on Jan. 28, 2010, the installation of the screen measuring 107.52 meters by 10.88 meters for a total area of 1,169.8 square meters. The screen contains some 12 million light-emitting diodes or LEDs.

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Sojitz to incur 16 bil. yen in appraisal losses on commodity trading

TOKYO, Japan - Sojitz Holdings Corp. President Hidetoshi Nishimura (L) tells a press conference on March 9 that the company expects to incur about 16 billion yen in appraisal losses possibly caused by a ''serious violation'' of an in-house rule on commodity futures transactions at trading house Sojitz Corp. The company said it will set up an ''investigation committee,'' inviting an outside lawyer to unravel the matter.

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Sojitz to ask banks for 370 bil. yen in financial support

TOKYO, Japan - Sojitu Holdings Corp. President Hidetoshi Nishimura (L) holds a press conference Sept. 8 in Tokyo on its new three-year management plan. Nishimura said the struggling trading house will ask financial institutions for 370 billion yen to reinforce its capital.

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Sojitz arm to sell bargain-priced, 1-week-only DVD software

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows some of the bargain-priced DVD software which Ebistrade Inc., a subsidiary of trading firm Sojitz Corp., will start marketing on Aug. 4. The company said on July 27 that its DVD movies and other software that can be played only for a week cost only 525 yen, compared with 2,000 yen-3,000 yen for conventional DVD products.

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Nissho Iwai-Nichimen to merge April 1, change name to Sojitz

TOKYO, Japan - Nichimen Corp. President Akio Dobashi (C), flanked by his colleagues, holds a card bearing the new logo mark of a new company to be created on April 1 through the merger of Nichimen Corp. and Nissho Iwai Corp., the core trading house units of Nissho Iwai-Nichimen Holdings Corp. The new entity will be named Sojitz Corp.

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Sojitz to ask banks for 370 bil. yen in financial support

TOKYO, Japan - Sojitu Holdings Corp. President Hidetoshi Nishimura (L) holds a press conference Sept. 8 in Tokyo on its new three-year management plan. Nishimura said the struggling trading house will ask financial institutions for 370 billion yen to reinforce its capital. (Kyodo)

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Sojitz to incur 16 bil. yen in appraisal losses on commodity tra

TOKYO, Japan - Sojitz Holdings Corp. President Hidetoshi Nishimura (L) tells a press conference on March 9 that the company expects to incur about 16 billion yen in appraisal losses possibly caused by a ''serious violation'' of an in-house rule on commodity futures transactions at trading house Sojitz Corp. The company said it will set up an ''investigation committee,'' inviting an outside lawyer to unravel the matter. (Kyodo)

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World's largest 'Aurora Vision' screen in Dubai

TOKYO, Japan - Photo provided by Mitsubishi Electric Corp. shows the world's largest screen called ''Aurora (Diamond) Vision'' installed at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. Mitsubishi and Sojitz Corp. announced on Jan. 28, 2010, the installation of the screen measuring 107.52 meters by 10.88 meters for a total area of 1,169.8 square meters. The screen contains some 12 million light-emitting diodes or LEDs. (Kyodo)

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Sojitz begins shipment of farmed bluefin tuna

SASEBO, Japan - Photo taken on Dec. 8, 2010, in Matsuura, Nagasaki Prefecture, shows Sojitz Tuna Farm Takashima Co.'s first shipment of farmed bluefin tuna ahead of the high-demand yearend and new-year season. Major trading house Sojitz Corp., which wholly owns Sojitz tuna farm, is the first Japanese trading company to enter into tuna farming, while an international commission decided to slightly reduce the bluefin tuna fishing quota for 2011. (Kyodo)

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Sojitz begins shipment of farmed bluefin tuna

SASEBO, Japan - People involved with a tuna farming project pose for photos during a ceremony to commemorate Sojitz Tuna Farm Takashima Co.'s first shipment of farmed bluefin tuna on Dec. 8, 2010, in Matsuura, Nagasaki Prefecture. Major trading house Sojitz Corp., which wholly owns Sojitz tuna farm, is the first Japanese trading company to enter into tuna farming, while an international commission decided to slightly reduce the bluefin tuna fishing quota for 2011. (Kyodo)

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Sojitz arm to sell bargain-priced, 1-week-only DVD software

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows some of the bargain-priced DVD software which Ebistrade Inc., a subsidiary of trading firm Sojitz Corp., will start marketing on Aug. 4. The company said on July 27 that its DVD movies and other software that can be played only for a week cost only 525 yen, compared with 2,000 yen-3,000 yen for conventional DVD products. (Kyodo)

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Nissho Iwai-Nichimen to merge April 1, change name to Sojitz

TOKYO, Japan - Nichimen Corp. President Akio Dobashi (C), flanked by his colleagues, holds a card bearing the new logo mark of a new company to be created on April 1 through the merger of Nichimen Corp. and Nissho Iwai Corp., the core trading house units of Nissho Iwai-Nichimen Holdings Corp. The new entity will be named Sojitz Corp. (Kyodo)