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DHC Corporation
Native name
Chu thức hội xã ディーエイチシー
Kabushiki-gaisha Dī Eichi Shī
Company typeKK
Industry
Founded1972
HeadquartersMinami-Azabu,
Tokyo
,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Yoshiaki Yoshida (RD,chairman)
  • Yoshie Takahashi (President)
ParentOrix
Websitewww.dhc.co.jp

DHC Corporation(Chu thức hội xã ディーエイチシー,Kabushiki-gaisha Dī Eichi Shī),initials ofDaigaku Honyaku Center(Đại học phiên 訳センター,Daigaku Honyaku Sentā,lit. "University Translation Center" )is a Japanese manufacturer dealing incosmeticsandhealth foodsupplementsheadquartered inTokyo,Japan.It was established in 1972.

Originally started in Japan as a translation business, DHC Corporation ventured into other enterprises and is now a leadingmanufacturerof cosmetics, vitamins, healthy foods, and lingerie. In addition to these ventures, DHC Corporation has an educational and publishing department, hotel and spa, and twoaestheticsalons. It is also a minor shareholder in the music chart operatorOricon Inc.and aparent companytoJFLaffiliate stationCross FM.It started a helicopter business in 2008.[1][non-primary source needed]DHC's flagship brand name is "Olive Virgin Oil".[2]

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  • LBO Ladies Bowling Tour[3]
  • Sagan Tosufootball club (on shirts)
  • IFBA(International Federation of Broomball Associations)World Broomball Championships,Tomokomai, Japan (November 2014) Platinum tournament sponsor and sponsor of the Japanese broomball Team (Team Red, Team White in the Men's division), Japanese ladies broomball team, Japanese mixed broomball team and the Japanese masters' broomball team.

Anti-Korean statements by CEO and withdrawal from Korea[edit]

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Discrimination

In 2020 and 2021, CEO Yoshiaki Yoshida made statements considered offensive to Korean people. They included promoting DHC's employment of "pure Japanese" staff and models without Korean heritage, using of the pejorative term "チョン"on DHC's official Instagram,[4]and negatively describing their appearance.[5]This has generated backlash and was followed by the company's exit fromSouth Koreaat the end of 2021.[6][7]

Models appearing in DHC TV commercials[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^About Us - DHC CorporationRetrieved October 6, 2017
  2. ^"Olive Virgin Oil".DHC. Archived fromthe originalon 1 January 2018.Retrieved17 August2014.
  3. ^LBO Ladies Bowling Tour announcementArchived2011-07-22 at theWayback Machine
  4. ^""그러니까 '춍토리' 소리 듣지": 일본 기업 DHC 회장이 경쟁사 깎아 내리려 한국인 비하 표현을 썼다 ".HuffPost Korea.16 December 2020.Retrieved26 February2023.
  5. ^"DHC 불매운동 부른 '존토리' 혐한 발언…이번엔" NHK는 일본의 적 "".Seoul Shinmun.10 April 2021.Retrieved26 February2023.
  6. ^"Backlash over Japan cosmetics boss 'racist' comments - BBC News".BBC.17 December 2020.Retrieved28 March2022.
  7. ^Prance-Miles, Louise (10 September 2021)."DHC Corp to exit South Korean market following discriminatory row".Global Cosmetics News.Retrieved28 March2022.
  8. ^"Sâm cao thiên lí が ngữ る “Tư がオバさんになっても” を thư くきっかけとなった "ある nhất ngôn"".BuzzFeed.2019-04-19.Retrieved2020-03-24.
  9. ^"Sâm cao thiên lí が『 tư がオバさんになっても』の ca từ を儚げに khẩu ずさむ “DHC クイーン オブ セラム” tân CMに xuất diễn ".Music.jp.2019-04-06.Retrieved2020-03-24.

External links[edit]

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