Bookoff Corp.

New BOOKOFF chief started at the bottom: New BOOKOFF chief started at the bottom.
Japan Times (Tokyo, Japan); 6/4/2006; 1176 words; ...timer earning 600 yen an hour at BOOKOFF Corp., will become its president later...first motive to apply for a job at BOOKOFF's sole shop in Sagamihara, Kanagawa...year-old Takashi Sakamoto, BOOKOFF's current president, who becomes...

Mayumi Hashimoto elevated to Bookoff Corp. presidency.
Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan); 5/16/2006; 517 words; ...Major used-book chain operator Bookoff Corp. said Tuesday it has picked Managing...following year, became the head of Bookoff's second shop later on, and then became an executive in 1994. Bookoff founder Sakamoto, 66, picked her...

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Daily Breeze; 11/7/2005; 289 words; ...USA Inc. of New York, a subsidiary of Japan- based Book Off Corp. The chain also has stores in Gardena (1610 W. Redondo Beach...m. to 8 p.m. * Information: 310-325-2388; www.bookoff.co.jp -- From staff reports Each Monday, Open Doors features...

Bookoff to open secondhand bookstore in Vancouver.
Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan); 7/11/2005; 441 words; ...TOKYO -- Secondhand bookseller Bookoff Corp. said Monday it will open its first...sell mainly used Japanese books, Bookoff said, adding it will also buy Canadian...foreign books and resell them. Bookoff currently has six overseas stores...

'Gyudon' fans petition for resumption of U.S. beef imports.
Kyodo News International (Tokyo, Japan); 3/29/2005; 814 words; ...U.S. beef imports as quickly as possible. The group, headed by Takashi Sakamoto, president of used book chain Bookoff Corp., submitted to Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Yoshinobu Shimamura some of the signatures it collected...