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Mitsubishi Corp exits its 25-year stake in MUJI's parent, doubling down on the operating tie-up instead

Mitsubishi Corp is giving up a 25-year shareholding in MUJI's parent company — while signing a broader operating tie-up on Lawson product development, overseas food and logistics the same week.

Illustration: two heavy geometric masses drawn apart, leaving a clean gap between them, with a slender thread still linking the two across it; below, a lone silhouetted shopper browses a plain, unbranded shelf of household goods.
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Mitsubishi Corporation has sold its entire stake in Ryohin Keikaku, the operator of MUJI, ending a shareholding relationship that dated back to 2001 — even as the two companies signed a new strategic business alliance the same week, according to Ryohin Keikaku's announcement.