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−0.68%Aug 27, 2026, 09:36 UTC
Higo Bank announced on August 27 that the total damage to its clients from the Kumamoto earthquake exceeded 400 billion yen, with manufacturing companies such as Nippon Paper suffering about 190 billion yen and 57% of accommodation businesses affected.
Source:Aug 21, 2026, 00:27 UTC
Takanori Sano, executive officer of Nippon Paper, will resign as outside director of Lintec upon completion of the share offering.
Source:Aug 20, 2026, 11:00 UTC
Nippon Paper announced it will sell all its shares in Lintec (approximately 20 million shares) through a secondary offering, expecting a special gain in FY2027.
Aug 18, 2026, 10:23 UTC
Following the shutdown of Nippon Paper's Yatsushiro mill due to the Kumamoto earthquake on July 28, Oji Paper, Daio Paper, and Chuetsu Pulp & Paper will begin alternative supply of newsprint within the week.
Source:Aug 5, 2026, 10:07 UTC
Nippon Paper announced it has no plans to close its Yatsushiro plant in Kumamoto damaged by the Kumamoto earthquake, and apologized at a press conference.
Source:Aug 1, 2026, 15:00 UTC
Authorities in Japan ended the rescue operation at the collapsed Aeon Mall in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the region, killing 34 people and injuring 103.
Jul 16, 2026, 10:04 UTC
Nippon Paper announced it will create carbon credits from its Australian forest plantations, the first such overseas carbon credit project by the company, with plans to start survey work in 2027 and create credits from about 1,500 hectares by 2028.
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