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. Its headquarters are in Minami-ku, Kyoto. It competes with Yamato Transport, Nippon Express, and other major

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companies. Its total sales for the year ending March 2005 were ¥728,000,000,000 (¥728 billion ). The company was founded by Kiyoshi Sagawa. It began operation on March 22, 1957, and was registered as a company on November 24, 1965. On March 21, 2006, it established SG Holdings and transferred its stock to SG Holdings, becoming a subsidiary of the holding company. Sagawa's major customers include

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BB, Yamada Denki, Culture Convenience Club (Tsutaya), Keyence, Sony Style, Askul, and Digital Media Mart. Galaxy Airlines of Japan was a member of the group of companies.

1992 scandal

From 1992, the company was the center of a series of corruption and

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1992 scandal

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