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- Kintetsu World Express, Inc. (9375.T) provides international freight forwarding and logistics services worldwide. The company offers air freight forwarding including trucking for pick-up and delivery, customs brokerage, customized packaging, and precision machinery installation; ocean freight forwarding; third-party logistics encompassing warehousing, inventory management, surface distribution, order management, purchasing, and exporter agency services; and specialized handling for pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, large equipment, perishables, and event logistics. It serves industries such as electronics, automotive, healthcare, industrial, aerospace, energy, and retail through a global network of nearly 700 offices in over 300 cities across Japan, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, East Asia, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, South Korea, and Oceania. Founded in 1948 as a department of Kintetsu Railway and formally established in January 1970, Kintetsu World Express, Inc. is headquartered at 24th Fl., Shinagawa Intercity Tower A, 2-15-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-6024, Japan, and operates as a subsidiary of Kintetsu Group Holdings with 1,272 employees in Japan and 18,654 consolidated as of September 2025. Recent developments include a strategic partnership expansion with Siemens Healthcare Ltd. Magnet Technology in October 2025 to enhance procurement from Asia for high-tech medical components destined for the UK, involving 200-300 containers annually, supplier engagement, and joint business reviews; full operations commencement at a new Schiphol warehouse by KWE Benelux in October 2025; acquisition of GDP certification in South Africa and BPJPH Halal certification in Indonesia in 2025; and logistics support for the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025.