JAPAN: Kikkoman Corp FY profits climb
By Michelle Russell | 1 May 2012
Japanese soy sauce maker Kikkoman Corp. has booked an increase in full-year profits and announced a share repurchase of up to JPY5bn (US$62.6m).
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Japanese soy sauce maker Kikkoman Corp. has booked an increase in full-year profits and announced a share repurchase of up to JPY5bn (US$62.6m).

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