Yamazawa Co., Ltd. (TSE:9993) agreed to acquire the remaining 90% stake in Yoneya Shoji Co., Ltd. from Ryuichi Sasaki, Hiroshi Sasaki and other shareholders for ¥1.1 billion on July 9, 2013. Yamazawa Co., Ltd. will operate Yoneya Shoji Co., Ltd as its wholly owned subsidiary. On December 24, 2013, basic agreement was signed.

For the period ended March 31, 2013, Yoneya Shoji Co. reported net assets of ¥1.65 billion, total assets of ¥3.77 billion, sales of ¥10.65 billion, operating loss of ¥8.93 million, net profit of ¥22.5 million. The transaction is expected to close by February 28, 2014.