Japanese gameco Konami (Yughi-oh!) has offered to buy a 22.3% stake in Japanese toyco Takara for US$27.4 million. Takara, the third-largest toyco in Japan, produces traditional toys for boys and girls, including a popular doll line called Jenny and Licca, which is considered to be Japan’s answer to Barbie.
Konami moves into toy biz
Japanese gameco Konami (Yughi-oh!) has offered to buy a 22.3% stake in Japanese toyco Takara for US$27.4 million. Takara, the third-largest toyco in Japan, produces traditional toys for boys and girls, including a popular doll line called Jenny and Licca, which...
June 1, 2000
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