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Yaohan

Logo: Yaohan Co., Ltd, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Japanese retail group

Yaohan Co., Ltd. (株式会社ヤオハン, Kabushiki gaisha Yaohan) or Yaohan (ヤオハン; or 八百半); (Chinese: 八佰伴) was a Japanese retail group, founded in 1930 by Ryohei Wada (和田 良平, Wada Ryōhei) and his wife Katsu Wada (和田 カツ, Wada Katsu).2 It ceased to exist in 1997.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Dec 1930Founded1
  • Industryretail1
  • HeadquartersAtami1

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Photo: Eu sou Portuguesa~ ; Original uploader was Sdee at zh.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons4

Yaohan Co., Ltd. (株式会社ヤオハン, Kabushiki gaisha Yaohan) or Yaohan (ヤオハン; or 八百半); (Chinese: 八佰伴) was a Japanese retail group, founded in 1930 by Ryohei Wada (和田 良平, Wada Ryōhei) and his wife Katsu Wada (和田 カツ, Wada Katsu).2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Katsu Wada

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1997Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. Dec 1930Founded Founded1

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