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Japan Tobacco Inc (JT Group) is a tobacco company. Its primary activities include the manufacture and sale of tobacco products and production of processed foods. The company's major products comprise a wide range of tobacco brands, frozen noodles, prescription drugs, packaged cooked rice, seasonings, and frozen and ambient processed foods. JT Group’s major brands include Winston, Camel, LD, and Mevius in the tobacco sector. It has a presence in Japan, France, Germany, Italy, the Philippines, Taiwan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, and Romania. JT Group is headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
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Products and Services
| Products | Services | Brands |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | - |
| Cigarettes | Distribution Services | Mevius |
| Tobacco | Marketing and Promotional Services | Winston |
| XYZ | XYZ | XYZ |
| XYZ | XYZ | XYZ |
| XYZ | XYZ | XYZ |
History
History section provides information on new products, mergers, acquisitions, expansions, approvals, and many more key events.
| Year | Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Contracts/Agreements | In July, the company entered into an agreement to acquire the BREAK and Moro brands from Scandinavian Tobacco Group A/S. |
| 2026 | New Products/Services | In May, D-LAB and Leave a Nest launch the Second Cohort of D-0., an Incubation Platform to Co-Creating fulfilling future society. |
| 2025 | Divestiture | In December, the company sold Akros Pharma to Shionogi Inc. |
Competitor Comparison
| Key Parameters | Japan Tobacco Inc | Imperial Brands Plc | Philip Morris International Inc | British American Tobacco Plc | Altria Group Inc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Japan | United Kingdom | United States of America | United Kingdom | United States of America |
| City | Minato-Ku | Bristol | Stamford | London | Richmond |
| State/Province | Tokyo | England | Connecticut | England | Virginia |
| No. of Employees | 52,867 | 25,100 | 84,900 | 50,290 | 5,900 |
| Entity Type | Public | Public | Public | Public | Public |
Key Financial Charts
Sales Growth
Net Income Growth
Executives
| Name | Position | Board | Since | Age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mutsuo Iwai | Chairman | Executive Board | 2020 | 66 |
| Masamichi Terabatake | Director; Chief Executive Officer; President | Executive Board | 2018 | 61 |
| Shigeaki Okamoto | Deputy Chairman | Executive Board | 2022 | 65 |
| Koji Shimayoshi | Director; Executive Vice President - Corporate Governance, Compliance, Corporate Strategy, Sustainability, People & Culture, Information Technology, Legal, Operation Review and Business Assurance, Pharmaceutical Business and Food Business | Executive Board | 2024 | 58 |
| Kei Nakano | Executive Vice President; Director | Executive Board | 2023 | 58 |
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