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FUJI MEDIA

More than 15 firms submitted bids for Sankei Building last month, with several offers exceeding ?1 trillion.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2026
Fuji Media¡¯s real estate unit attracts ?1 trillion bids
More than 15 firms submitted bids for Sankei Building last month, with several offers exceeding ?1 trillion ($6.3 billion).
Fuji Media announced it plans to repurchase up to ?235 billion of its own shares.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2026
Fuji Media shares drop as buyback plan heralds activist exit
Under the plan, Fuji Media will repurchase up to ?235 billion of its own shares.
Fuji Media Holdings has rejected investors¡¯ calls for a spinoff of its valuable but noncore real estate arm.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 16, 2025
Fuji Media shares jump on activist Nomura¡¯s threat to take 33.3%
The pressure comes as Fuji is trying to recover from a sexual assault scandal that has damaged its reputation and cost it sponsors and viewers.
Fuji Media Holdings' headquarters in Odaiba, Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 8, 2025
Fuji Media director resigns over falsifying expense claims
Executive Managing Director Michiyo Yasuda made inappropriate claims for expenses totaling about ?1 million in some 60 cases since 2020.
A third-party probe into the Fuji TV scandal had reported about a dinner hosted by an executive attended by ¡°a powerful male cast member,¡± since revealed to be singer and actor Masaharu Fukuyama.
JAPAN / Media
Aug 19, 2025
Masaharu Fukuyama admits to attending Fuji TV dinner
The singer-actor said he was the ¡°powerful male cast member¡± referenced by a third-party panel investigating the broadcaster, but denied involvement in any harassment.
Fuji Media Holdings announced Thursday that it expects a consolidated operating loss of ?12 billion for fiscal 2025, which would mark its first full-year loss since becoming a holding company in 2008.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2025
Fuji Media expects first annual operating loss since 2008
It expects a consolidated operating loss of ?12 billion for the fiscal year ending March 2026 on a slower-than-expected recovery in advertising revenue.
Fuji Media Holdings says it will consider issuing free stock acquisition rights if an investor buys up 20% or more of its voting shares.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2025
Fuji Media shares dip after company floats poison pill defense
The broadcaster said it¡¯s considering measures to stop one of Japan¡¯s most prominent activist investors from gaining control of the firm.
Fuji Media Holdings President Osamu Kanemitsu (center) and Kenji Shimizu (right), the president of Fuji TV, who serves on the board of Fuji TV's parent, at the annual shareholders meeting on Wednesday in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2025
Fuji TV parent secures approval for new board members at shareholders meeting
The focus was on how much support there was for the proposal of activist Dalton Investments, which reportedly holds 7.5% of shares in the company.
Kenji Shimizu, the incoming president of Fuji Media Holdings, said in an interview in Tokyo on Monday that the company has yet to finalize its long-term strategy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2025
Fuji Media keeps real estate spinoff in play as activists circle
¡°All options¡± remain on the table, says incoming President Kenji Shimizu.
James Rosewald, co-founder of Dalton Investments, speaks during an interview at the company's office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2025
Dalton connects with activist investor-linked fund to pressure Fuji Media
Dalton is trying to pressure Fuji Media after the broadcaster earlier this month spurned the fund¡¯s proposal for 12 new directors, including SBI Holdings¡¯ Yoshitaka Kitao.
A third-party committee set up by Fuji Television Network said in a statement Thursday that its recognition of sexual violence was based on the World Health Organization's definition because Fuji TV and its parent, Fuji Media Holdings, needed to fulfill their accountability to global shareholders.
JAPAN / Media
May 23, 2025
Fuji TV panel defends conclusion of ¡®sexual violence¡¯ by Nakai
The committee rejected the request from Nakai¡¯s lawyer to disclose interview records and other evidence, claiming that it would undermine its independence and neutrality.
Fuji Television Network's headquarters building in the Odaiba district of Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
May 16, 2025
Fuji Media Holdings posts net loss for first time since going public
The company¡¯s net loss follows a slew of scandals concerning its corporate culture and governance.
Fuji Media Holdings President Osamu Kanemitsu is set to step down from his post at a general shareholders meeting in June.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2025
After scandal, Fuji Media Holdings marks major net loss for first time
The company has also announced that President Osamu Kanemitsu, who was set to become chairman, will be stepping down.
SBI Holdings CEO Yoshitaka Kitao speaks during a news conference on Thursday in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 17, 2025
SBI Holdings CEO to ¡®fight to the end¡¯ if Fuji Media resists leadership rethink
Yoshitaka Kitao said he will increase SBI Holdings¡¯ stake in Fuji Media Holdings depending on how the TV network responds.
Japan triples departure tax in push to combat overtourism
Tourists in Yanaka Ginza, Tokyo, on Wednesday. Japan tripled its International Tourist Tax (departure tax) to ?3,000 from ?1,000 on Wednesday for all travelers leaving Japan, regardless of nationality.
¡®My dream is broken¡¯: Japan visa rules push out foreign residents
A man orders from a kebab shop in the Okubo district in Tokyo.
More facilities in Japan placing sanitary bins in men¡¯s restrooms
A sanitary bin with an awareness sticker placed in a men's restroom in the Nagasaki Municipal Government building
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
Why is the yen so weak and what can Japan do about it?
Japan spent ?11.7 trillion ($73 billion) between late April and late May to prop up the weak yen.
Six of the best: rikishi of note in each sumo division
Kazuma (right) faces off against future <i>yokozuna</i> Onosato during the All Japan Amateur Sumo Championships at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo in December 2020.
Some startups see opportunity in an aging Japan
Yasmin Baba, CTO of Amilis, wins the Grand Prize at the Pitch2Tokyo Grand Final on Feb. 19.
Japan¡¯s fertility system offers few safe paths for same-sex couples
A Tokyo Pride parade participant holds a sign that says "we want to be a married couple, not a couple."
Life inside Japan¡¯s largest prison for women
Western-style rooms spanning the size of four tatami mats with hardwood floors, a toilet and soft mattresses on bed frames are designated for foreign nationals and those with health conditions at Tochigi Prison.
Inside Japan¡¯s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.

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