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- Pigeon Corporation Pigeon Corporation (PIGEF) manufactures, sells, imports, and exports baby and child-care products, maternity items, women's care products, home healthcare products, and nursing care products; offers breastfeeding-related items including nursing bottles, nipples, breast pumps, breast pads, nipple care products, and breast milk storage bags under the Pigeon and Lansinoh brands; provides non-woven products such as wet wipes and baby strollers; develops skincare, cleaning, disinfecting, and aging-prevention products; and operates child-minding centers, daycare services, preschool education, in-home nursing care support, outpatient care facilities, event childcare, and babysitter dispatch services. The company conducts operations across four main segments—Japan Business, China Business, Singapore Business, and Lansinoh Business—with subsidiaries and offices spanning Japan, China, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the United States, Turkey, Belgium, the United Kingdom, France, South Korea, India, Thailand, Kenya, and Hong Kong; it targets parents, infants from birth to 18 months, mothers, and elder care needs in approximately 80 countries worldwide. Founded in 1957 and headquartered at 4-4 Nihonbashi-Hisamatsucho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Pigeon Corporation maintains manufacturing facilities in Japan, China, and other regions through entities such as Pigeon Home Products Corporation, Pigeon Manufacturing Hyogo Corporation, and Pigeon Manufacturing (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Recent developments include the launch of the Pigeon Kids brand in November 2025 with products like color-changing "Magic Bubble Body Soap" and "Magic Bubble Shampoo" to enter the kids market; receipt of the Mothers Selection Grand Prize 2025 for the "Po-chit" series of steam sterilizer-dryers for nursing bottles; and a strategic partnership with Japan Activation Capital announced in May 2025 to drive sustainable growth and enhance corporate value, alongside SBTi validation of near-term GHG emission reduction targets in April 2025.