News Release

Kao Named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for Fifth Consecutive Year

The Kao Group Starts Support for the Project of Cancer Education by Pink Ribbon Advisors

Selected Among the Global Top 25 in the Thomson Reuters Diversity & Inclusion Index

FOR A BEAUTIFUL SKIN WITH A RADIANCE ALL ITS OWN America's top-selling*1 body lotion brand debuts in Japan RELEASE OF JERGENS

SOFINA iP Base Essence Launched in China

Notice Regarding Retirement of Treasury Shares

Kao Announces the Forest Stewardship Council Certified Procurement Declaration in Collaboration with Six Japanese Companies

Kao Corporation Shanghai has started Photovoltaic power generation

Kao Acquires Washing Systems, LLC, From Gryphon Investors in the United States and Strengthens Professional-use Products Business

Kao Industrial (Thailand) has started Photovoltaic power generation

Consolidated Financial Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2018 [IFRS] (Jan. 1, 2018 - Jun. 30, 2018)

Kao included in stock indices for ESG investing: FTSE4Good Index Series, FTSE Blossom Japan Index, MSCI Japan ESG Select Leaders Index and MSCI Japan Empowering Women Index (WIN)

Kao Launches Unsecured Straight Bonds

Notice Regarding the Status of Repurchase of the Company's Stock and its Completion (Stock Repurchase in accordance with Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 165, paragraph 2 of the Corporation Law)

Notice Regarding the Status of Repurchase of the Company's Stock (Stock Repurchase in accordance with Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 165, paragraph 2 of the Corporation Law)

Kao to Issue Unsecured Straight Bonds

Kao Group Cosmetics Business Building a New Global Portfolio

Kao Releases Kao Integrated Report 2018

Notice Regarding Resolution to Repurchase of the Company's Stock (Stock Repurchase in accordance with Articles of Incorporation pursuant to Article 165, paragraph 2 of the Corporation Law)

Consolidated Financial Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 [IFRS] (Jan. 1, 2018 - Mar. 31, 2018)