is a major holding company in Japan

Japan

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, headquartered in Yaesu

Yaesu

is a neighborhood in Chūō, Tokyo, Japan, located north of Ginza, west of Nihonbashi and Kyōbashi, and adjacent to the east side of Tokyo Station. The Yaesu exit, which faces Nihonbashi, is recent and primarily provides access to the Shinkansen platforms.-History:...

, Chūō, Tokyo

Chuo, Tokyo

is one of the 23 special wards that form the heart of Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Chūō City in English.Its Japanese name literally means "Central Ward," and it is historically the main commercial center of Tokyo, although Shinjuku has risen to challenge it since the end of World War II...

.

It was established with a capitalization of 30 billion yen

Japanese yen

The is the official currency of Japan. It is the third most traded currency in the foreign exchange market after the United States dollar and the euro. It is also widely used as a reserve currency after the U.S. dollar, the euro and the pound sterling...

 on September 3, 2007. It holds 100% of the stock in Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores

Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores

is the company that operates the Daimaru and Matsuzakaya department store chain. Headquartered in Koto, Tokyo, Daimaru Matsuzakaya is owned by J. Front Retailing.-External links:*...

, which operates the department-store chains Daimaru

Daimaru

is a Japanese department stores chain, principally located in the Kansai region of Japan. The chain is operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing...

 and Matsuzakaya

Matsuzakaya

is a major Japanese department store chain operated by Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores, a subsidiary of J. Front Retailing. When the chain was an independent company, , it had its headquarters in Naka-ku, Nagoya.- History :...

. It is traded on the Tokyo

Tokyo Stock Exchange

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, Osaka

Osaka Securities Exchange

is the second largest securities exchange in Japan, in terms of amount of business handled. As of 31 December 2007, the Osaka Securities Exchange had 477 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of $212 billion. The Nikkei 225 Futures, introduced at the Osaka Securities Exchange in...

, and Nagoya Stock Exchange

Nagoya Stock Exchange

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s. J. Front's registered headquarters are in the Matsuzakaya Ginza

Ginza

is a district of Chūō, Tokyo, located south of Yaesu and Kyōbashi, west of Tsukiji, east of Yūrakuchō and Uchisaiwaichō, and north of Shinbashi.It is known as an upscale area of Tokyo with numerous department stores, boutiques, restaurants and coffeehouses. Ginza is recognized as one of the most...

 store.

Subsidiaries

Subsidiaries of J. Front include:

• Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores
  Daimaru Matsuzakaya Department Stores
  is the company that operates the Daimaru and Matsuzakaya department store chain. Headquartered in Koto, Tokyo, Daimaru Matsuzakaya is owned by J. Front Retailing.-External links:*...
  
  (Department stores)
• Peacock Stores (Supermarket)
• Daimaru Kogyo (Wholesale)
• J. Front Design & Construction
• The Daimaru Home Shopping
• J. Front Foods
• Dimples’
• JFR Card
• JFR Information Center
• JFR Office Support
• Consumer Product End-Use Research Institute
• Daimaru COM Development
• JFR Service
• JFR Consulting
• Angel Park
• Central Park Building
• Daimaru Matsuzakaya Tomonokai

External links

• Official site
• Official site