Japan Tobacco (JT) has plenty to puff about. The company secures about 60% of the Japanese cigarette market -- the fourth largest worldwide. It holds nine of the country's top 10 brands, including Mild Seven, Seven Stars, and Caster. Globally, JT is the #3 tobacco maker, trailing Philip Morris International and BAT. Driving growth, its JT International arm, which owns Britain's Gallaher Group, makes and markets Camel, Salem, and Winston brands outside the US (once made by Reynolds American's RJR Tobacco), and others. JT also has holdings in the food and pharmaceutical industries. In 1985 the company shifted from a state monopoly to a public company; some 50% of JT is held by Japan's Minister of Finance.

Key financials for Japan Tobacco Inc.

Key people and executives for Japan Tobacco Inc.

Top competitors of Japan Tobacco Inc.

• British American Tobacco
• Imperial Tobacco
• Philip Morris International

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• Tobacco Manufacturing

Hoover's Industries

• Consumer Products Manufacturers
  • Tobacco
    • Cigarettes, Cigars, & Smokeless Tobacco Products(primary)

• Beverages

• Food

• Pharmaceuticals

Subsidiaries/affiliates of Japan Tobacco Inc.

• JT International S.A.
• TableMark Co.

See how Japan Tobacco Inc. ranks in standard industry listings such as Fortune 500, S&P 500, and Dow Jones

• #238 in FT Global 500 (June 2011)
• Nikkei 225