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Nojima may consider buying Yokohama F. Marinos
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Major household appliance retailer Nojima has been floated as a potential buyer in Nissan's possible sale of the Yokohama F. Marinos professional soccer club, it was learned Wednesday.
Hiroshi Nojima, president of the retailer headquartered in Yokohama, told reporters after an event for prospective employees the same day that his company will consider acquiring the club if the opportunity arises.
Nojima also plans to take part in a possible bid for naming rights to the Nissan Stadium in Yokohama, the club's home ground.
It operates women's soccer club Nojima Stella Kanagawa Sagamihara.
The president has said he will aim to make Nojima a "3-trillion-yen company" through M&As.