The Japan Times Overview

  • Year Founded
  • 1897

Year Founded

  • Status
  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees
  • 166

Employees

  • Latest Deal Type
  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds
  • 2

  • Investments
  • 1

The Japan Times General Information

Description

Publisher of an English-language newspaper in Tokyo, Japan. The company's newspaper covers a wide range of Japanese news, from politics to sports, in additional to international coverage. It has a circulation of about 44,000.

Contact Information

Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
(Operating Subsidiary)
Financing Status
Corporate Backed or Acquired
Corporate Office
  • Ichibancho-Daini TG Building
  • 2-2 Ichibancho, Chiyoda-ku
  • Tokyo, 102-0082
  • Japan
+81
Primary Industry
Publishing
Parent Company
News2u Holdings
Vertical(s)
TMT
Corporate Office
  • Ichibancho-Daini TG Building
  • 2-2 Ichibancho, Chiyoda-ku
  • Tokyo, 102-0082
  • Japan
+81

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The Japan Times Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
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Post-Val Status Debt

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The Japan Times Patents

The Japan Times Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
FR-2547434-A1 Wristwatch casing Pending 13-Jun-1983

The Japan Times Signals

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The Japan Times Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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The Japan Times Investments (1)

The Japan Times’s most recent deal was a Later Stage VC with Sansan for . The deal was made on 11-Jan-2016.

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
Sansan 11-Jan-2016 Later Stage VC Business/Productivity Software
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The Japan Times Exits (1)

The Japan Times’s most recent exit was on 11-Jan-2016 from Sansan. The exit was categorized as with 4 buyers.

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
Sansan 11-Jan-2016 Completed
  • 4 buyers
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The Japan Times FAQs

  • When was The Japan Times founded?

    The Japan Times was founded in 1897.

  • Where is The Japan Times headquartered?

    The Japan Times is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

  • What is the size of The Japan Times?

    The Japan Times has 166 total employees.

  • What industry is The Japan Times in?

    The Japan Times’s primary industry is Publishing.

  • Is The Japan Times a private or public company?

    The Japan Times is a Private company.

  • What is The Japan Times’s current revenue?

    The current revenue for The Japan Times is .

  • Who are The Japan Times’s investors?

    Nifco has invested in The Japan Times.

  • When was The Japan Times acquired?

    The Japan Times was acquired on 12-Jun-2017.

  • Who acquired The Japan Times?

    The Japan Times was acquired by News2u Holdings.

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