Japan Tobacco Inc.

Japanese: 日本たばこ産業[株] - にほんたばこさんぎょう

A special corporation established in 1985 when the former Japan Tobacco and Salt Public Corporation was privatized after the abolition of the tobacco monopoly. Abbreviated as JT. It had a monopoly on domestic tobacco manufacturing and inherited the salt monopoly, but the salt monopoly was abolished at the end of 1996. In 1999, it acquired all of RJR Nabisco's overseas tobacco businesses outside the United States, becoming the world's third largest tobacco company. In 2007, it acquired the world's fifth largest tobacco company, Gallaher, for a total of approximately 7.5 billion pounds. While expanding its tobacco business overseas, it is also diversifying into medical and food products. Head office in Tokyo, factories in northern Kanto (Tochigi), Kansai (Kyoto), and 14 others. Capital in 2011 was 100 billion yen, and sales for the fiscal year ending March 2011 were 6.1945 trillion yen. Sales composition for the fiscal year ending March 2011 (%) was 42% for domestic tobacco, 41% for overseas tobacco, 2 for pharmaceuticals, and 15 for food. Overseas sales ratio was 43%.
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Japanese:

旧日本専売公社がタバコ専売の廃止により民営化され，1985年に設立された特殊法人。略称JT。国内におけるタバコ製造を独占し，塩の専売事業も継承したが，塩専売は1996年度限りで廃止された。1999年にRJRナビスコ社より米国以外の全海外たばこ事業を取得し，世界第３位のたばこ会社に。2007年には世界５位の英ギャラハーを総額約75億ポンドで買収した。海外でのたばこ事業を拡大すると同時に，医療，食品などへ多角化を図っている。本社東京，工場北関東（栃木），関西（京都）ほか計14。2011年資本金1000億円，2011年３月期売上高６兆1945億円。2011年３月期売上構成（％）は，国内たばこ42，海外たばこ41，医薬２，食品15。海外売上比率43％。
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