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Japanese supplements/cosmetics company
DHC Corporation
Native name
| 株式?社ディ?エイチシ?
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| Kabushiki-gaisha D? Eichi Sh?
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Company type
| KK
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Industry
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Founded
| 1972
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Headquarters
| Minami-Azabu
,
,
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Area served
| Worldwide
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Key people
| - Yoshiaki Yoshida (
RD
,
chairman
)
- Yoshie Takahashi (President)
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Parent
| Orix
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Website
| www
.dhc
.co
.jp
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DHC Corporation
(
株式?社ディ?エイチシ?
,
Kabushiki-gaisha D? Eichi Sh?
)
, initials of
Daigaku Honyaku Center
(
大???センタ?
,
Daigaku Honyaku Sent?
, lit. "University Translation Center")
is a Japanese manufacturer dealing in
cosmetics
and
health food
supplements
headquartered in
Tokyo
,
Japan
. It was established in 1972.
Originally started in Japan as a translation business, DHC Corporation ventured into other enterprises and is now a leading
manufacturer
of cosmetics, vitamins, healthy foods, and lingerie. In addition to these ventures, DHC Corporation has an educational and publishing department, hotel and spa, and two
aesthetic
salons. It is also a minor shareholder in the music chart operator
Oricon Inc.
and a
parent company
to
JFL
affiliate station
Cross FM
. It started a helicopter business in 2008.
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DHC's flagship brand name is "Olive Virgin Oil".
[2]
- LBO Ladies Bowling Tour
[3]
- Sagan Tosu
football club (on shirts)
- IFBA
(International Federation of Broomball Associations)
World Broomball Championships
, Tomokomai, Japan (November 2014) Platinum tournament sponsor and sponsor of the Japanese broomball Team (Team Red, Team White in the Men's division), Japanese ladies broomball team, Japanese mixed broomball team and the Japanese masters' broomball team.
Anti-Korean statements by CEO and withdrawal from Korea
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In 2020 and 2021, CEO Yoshiaki Yoshida made statements considered offensive to Korean people. They included promoting DHC's employment of "pure Japanese" staff and models without Korean heritage, using of the pejorative term "
チョン
" on DHC's official Instagram,
[4]
and negatively describing their appearance.
[5]
This has generated backlash and was followed by the company's exit from
South Korea
at the end of 2021.
[6]
[7]
Models appearing in DHC TV commercials
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References
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External links
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