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Fujifilm to make Toyama Chemical subsidiary via tender offer

TOKYO, Japan - Fujifilm Holdings Corp. President Shigetaka Komori, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. President Akira Uehara and Toyama Chemical Co. President Masuji Sugata (L to R) shake hands Feb. 13 after attending a news conference in Tokyo where Fujifilm said it will launch a friendly tender offer for shares in Toyama Chemical and turn the drug maker into a subsidiary. Fujifilm will acquire 66.7 percent of Toyama while Taisho, Toyama's current top shareholder with a 21.8 percent stake, will raise its stake by acquiring an additional 14.93 million Toyama shares.

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Fujifilm to make Toyama Chemical subsidiary via tender offer

TOKYO, Japan - Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. President Akira Uehara, Fujifilm Holdings Corp. President Shigetaka Komori and Toyama Chemical Co. President Masuji Sugata, (L to R) shake hands Feb. 13 after attending a news conference in Tokyo where Fujifilm said it will launch a friendly tender offer for shares in Toyama Chemical and turn the drug maker into a subsidiary. Fujifilm will acquire 66.7 percent of Toyama while Taisho, Toyama's current top shareholder with a 21.8 percent stake, will raise its stake by acquiring an additional 14.93 million Toyama shares.

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Taisho Pharmaceutical, Toyama Chemical to form alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuhiko Nakano (L), president of Toyama Chemical Co., and Akira Uehara, president of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., shake hands in Tokyo on Aug. 9 before their announcement of a business alliance between the two companies at a press conference. They said Taisho will take a stake of about 20% in Toyama Chemical Co. in September and form an alliance in the field of prescription drugs.

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Taisho, Tanabe scrap merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Ohira (R), vice president of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., and Natsuki Hayama, vice president of Tanabe Seiyaku Co. announce at a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 3 that the two companies have agreed to scrap their plans to integrate their operations under a holding company.

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Taisho, Tanabe drugmakers to merge next April

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Uehara (R), president of Japan's Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., and Toshio Tanaka, president of Tanabe Seiyaku Co., another Japanese drugmaker, shake hands during a news conference at a Tokyo hotel on Sept. 17. They announced an integration of their business operations next year in a bid to survive the intensifying race in the domestic pharmaceuticals market, the world's second largest.

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New hair loss treatment on market-replace

Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. puts long-awaited new hair loss treatment on sale June 3 throughout the nation. Newly developed ''RiUP'' is similar to popular ''Rogaine'' of Pharmacia & Upjohn Inc., containing minoxidil for the first time in Japan. A 60-milliliter bottle costs 5,500.

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Taisho, Tanabe scrap merger plan

TOKYO, Japan - Akira Ohira (R), vice president of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., and Natsuki Hayama, vice president of Tanabe Seiyaku Co. announce at a press conference at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Dec. 3 that the two companies have agreed to scrap their plans to integrate their operations under a holding company.

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Fujifilm to make Toyama Chemical subsidiary via tender offer

TOKYO, Japan - Fujifilm Holdings Corp. President Shigetaka Komori, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. President Akira Uehara and Toyama Chemical Co. President Masuji Sugata (L to R) shake hands Feb. 13 after attending a news conference in Tokyo where Fujifilm said it will launch a friendly tender offer for shares in Toyama Chemical and turn the drug maker into a subsidiary. Fujifilm will acquire 66.7 percent of Toyama while Taisho, Toyama's current top shareholder with a 21.8 percent stake, will raise its stake by acquiring an additional 14.93 million Toyama shares. (Kyodo)

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Fujifilm to make Toyama Chemical subsidiary via tender offer

TOKYO, Japan - Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. President Akira Uehara, Fujifilm Holdings Corp. President Shigetaka Komori and Toyama Chemical Co. President Masuji Sugata, (L to R) shake hands Feb. 13 after attending a news conference in Tokyo where Fujifilm said it will launch a friendly tender offer for shares in Toyama Chemical and turn the drug maker into a subsidiary. Fujifilm will acquire 66.7 percent of Toyama while Taisho, Toyama's current top shareholder with a 21.8 percent stake, will raise its stake by acquiring an additional 14.93 million Toyama shares. (Kyodo)

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Japan's energy drink makers seek to lift sinking sales

In 2016, Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. introduced a new addition (pictured) to its main Lipovitan product line to attract female consumers, featuring fewer calories and a peach-and-raspberry flavor. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Taisho Pharmaceutical, Toyama Chemical to form alliance

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuhiko Nakano (L), president of Toyama Chemical Co., and Akira Uehara, president of Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., shake hands in Tokyo on Aug. 9 before their announcement of a business alliance between the two companies at a press conference. They said Taisho will take a stake of about 20% in Toyama Chemical Co. in September and form an alliance in the field of prescription drugs. (Kyodo)

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New hair loss treatment on market-replace

Taisho Pharmaceutical Co. puts long-awaited new hair loss treatment on sale June 3 throughout the nation. Newly developed ''RiUP'' is similar to popular ''Rogaine'' of Pharmacia & Upjohn Inc., containing minoxidil for the first time in Japan. A 60-milliliter bottle costs \5,500.