News Release

Retirement of Treasury Shares

Kao is Participating in a Project to Efficiently Recycle Plastics through Integrated Arterial and Venous Physical Distribution in Tokyo's Dai-Maru-Yu Area

Kao Aims for Material Recycling of Plastic Bottles for Cosmetics, Begins Using Chemically Recycled PET Material

Kao Is Aiming to Reduce Its CO2 Emissions to Zero by 2040, and to Be Carbon Negative by 2050

Unilever Japan and Kao Launch a Collaborative Plastic Recycling Program

Consolidated Financial Results for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2021 [IFRS] (Jan. 1, 2021 - Mar. 31, 2021)

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)

Entries Now Open for the Twelfth Kao International Environment Painting Contest for Children

Launch of Hair Salon Brand "ORIBE" in Japan Aiming to Strengthen Global Strategies

SENSAI to Launch Official Online Store in Europe

Kao Moves Up Its Target Year for Seeing 100% of Electricity the Company Purchases in Japan and Globally Sourced from Renewable Energy

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)

Duty-Free Sales of Kao Prestige Brands on Hainan Island: First Step of a Full-Scale Entry into China's Duty-Free Market

Kao to Start Using 100% Recycled Plastic for its Bottles in Japan

Kao Qualifies for the Highest Rating in the "DBJ Employees' Health Management Rated Loan Program" by Development Bank of Japan Inc. for the 3rd Time

Kao Receives "Semi-Nadeshiko Brand" Designation as an Enterprise that Encourages Women's Success in Workplace

Kao Selected as a Health and Productivity Management Brand for the Seventh Consecutive Year

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 Included in the World's Most Ethical Companies® List for a Record 15th Consecutive Year

Basic Idea and Policy Concerning Reduction of an Investment Unit