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{{nihongo|'''Hiroshi Kimura'''|木村宏|''Kimura Hiroshi''}} is the incumbent chairman of [[Japan Tobacco]], a [[Nikkei 225]] company.<ref>The Japan Times [http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120424a1.html Japan Tobacco names Koizumi as next president April 24,2012] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729011444/http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nb20120424a1.html |date=2012-07-29 }} Retrieved on August 22, 2012</ref>

In 1976, Kimura started working for the Japan Tobacco & Salt [[Public Corporation]] (current name 'Japan Tobacco'). He became the president for this company on June 23, 2006. [[Mitsuomi Koizumi]] became the president of this company in June 2012, and became chairman.<ref>Japan Tobacco [http://www.jt.com/investors/media/press_releases/2012/pdf/20120423_01.pdf JT will appoint new President and CEO April 23, 2012] Retrieved on August 22, 2012</ref><ref>Macroaxis.com [http://www.macroaxis.com/invest/manager/JAPAF.PK--Hiroshi_Kimura Hiroshi Kimura] Retrieved on August 22, 2012</ref>

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