FAQs

Financial Results

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When is the fiscal year-end?
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Our fiscal year ends on December 31 of every year.

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When are the announcements of financial results?
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We disclose financial results quarterly, and full year of that is at the beginning of February. Financial results schedules are available at "IR Events Calendar".

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Where is the information of the latest financial results?
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Please click here to download the latest IR materials

History

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When was Kirin Holdings established?
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Kirin Brewery, which is the predecessor to Kirin Holdings, was originally established on 23rd Feb, 1907.

Corporate Information

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What is Kirin Group's policy?
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Please click below to view Kirin Group's corporate philosophy.

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What is Kirin Group's business portfolio?
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Kirin Group conducts global activities in Japan, Oceania, and Southeast Asia in three business domains, Food, Health Science, and Pharmaceuticals.

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What is Kirin doing in terms of corporate governance?
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Please click below to view Kirin Group's corporate governance.

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Tell me about Kirin Group's approach to CSV.
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Please click below to view Kirin Group's CSV.

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Why does Kirin Group holds pharmaceuticals-bio-chemicals business?
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Kirin group worked on business diversification after the 1980s when the maturation of the beer market became remarkable and entered the pharmaceutical business based on the fermentation technology that cultivated in beer production originally then succeeded. Kirin group merged with Kyowa Hakko Kogyo in 2008 and became Kyowa Hakko Kirin. The strength of both companies are crossed, and it is with technology of antibody medicine of the world top-class and the incremental business that there is with a very promising pipeline now.