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Aeon now Daiei's top shareholder

Daiei Inc. said Monday that Aeon Co. is now its largest single shareholder with a 19.41 percent stake on a voting rights basis, overtaking trading house Marubeni Corp., which has 18.55 percent. Read the full story . . . ...full story at Japan Times

from Japan Times on Mon, Feb 04 2008

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