PROFILE |
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From humble beginnings selling soy sauce and sake, Mitsui Group has become one of Japan's largest "keiretsu" (a group of corporations loosely connected through cross-ownership). The group includes Mitsui & Co., the world's largest "sogo shosha" (general trading company) with more than 880 subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide. Other Mitsui companies include Chuo Mitsui Trust and Banking and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines. The group's Sakura Bank has merged with rival Sumitomo Bank. Mitsui operations include chemicals, construction, logistics, mining, petroleum, real estate, textiles, and retailing. Mitsui also has an online presence through AOL Japan, the group's Internet services venture with America Online.
COMPETITION |
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ITOCHU Corporation (ITOCY)
Mitsubishi Group (dossier)
Sumitomo Group (dossier)
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW |
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Fiscal Year-End: March
2000 Sales (mil.): 125,116.40
1-Yr. Sales Growth: 6.6%
Employees: 10,702
Revenue per employee: $11,690,936.27
KEY PEOPLE |
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Shinjiro Shimizu
CEO
Toshikatsu Fukuma
CFO
CONTACT INFO |
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Mitsui & Co., Ltd.,
Tokyo 100-0004, Japan
Phone: 81-332-1111
Fax: 81-332-9819
Online: Web Site
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