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IAG NOV 2022年11月 亞博匯 85 11-25 CHAIRMAN AND CEO Maruhan Group 主席兼行政總裁 丸韓股份 CLAIMS TO FAME 名成事跡 POWER SCORE 權能指數: 824 POSITION LAST YEAR 去年排名: 23 Founded Maruhan in 1957 and still running it at age 91 Japan’s largest pachinko operator in revenue terms 1957年創辦丸韓，年屆91歲高齡仍在集團掌舵 丸韓是日本收入最高的彈珠機營運商 HAN CHANG-WOO 20 韓昌祐 TIME WILL TELL how well Japan’s declining pachinko industry recovers from the ravages of the COVID-19 pandemic. On a broader scale, the number of pachinko parlors Japan- wide continues to slide. From a peak of 18,000 parlors in 1995 – when the number of active players was estimated at 30 million – the number of parlors recognized by the local union had fallen to 10,060 by the end of 2018, then to 9,638 by 2019 and 8,302 in 2020. By 2021, the number of operating parlors was 7,637, with active players said to be below 10 million. At least Maruhan, by far the largest pachinko operator in Japan, has seen some positive momentum over the past 12 months after being hit by the pandemic. The company reported net sales of JPY1.27 trillion (US$8.44 billion) in FY22, up from JPY1.11 trillion (US$7.38 billion) in 2021 although down from JPY1.55 trillion (US$10.3 billion) in the 12 months to March 2019 and JPY1.51 trillion (US$10.0 billion) in FY20. Maruhan’s founder, 91-year-old Han Chang-woo, continues to power along, ably supported by his son and Maruhan COO Yu Han. Founded in 1958, Maruhan reached 100 parlors in 2002, passed 200 parlors in 2006 and 300 in 2014. Its parlors – often larger and more inviting than those offered by smaller rivals – include dining and other entertainment at some suburban locations. But diversification into banking in Cambodia – MARUHAN Japan Bank became the first Japanese-owned commercial bank in the Southeast Asian nation when established in 2008 – and Myanmar have proven more enduring bets. 時間 將見證日本那日漸衰落的彈珠機行業將如何從新冠疫情的破壞中復 甦。全日本的彈珠機館數量持續下滑。從1995年巔峰時期的18,000間 （活躍玩家高達3,000萬），一路下滑，至2018年底，彈珠機館的數量 下降到10,060家，2019年下降到9,638家，2020年進一步下降至8,302， 2021年降至7,637，據信活躍玩家已經不到1,000萬。 但至少丸韓這個日本最大的彈珠機營運商，在經受新冠疫情的蹂躪 之後，在過去一年間出現頗為積極的勢頭。該公司報告稱，2022財年的 淨銷售額為1.27萬億日元（84.4億美元），高於2021年的1.11萬億日元 （73.8億美元），但低於截至2019年3月的12個月內的1.55萬億日元（103 億美元），及2020財年的1.51萬億日元（100億美元）。 丸韓公司的創始人、現年91歲的韓昌祐，在其兒子、丸韓的首席營運 官韓裕的支持下繼續執掌集團的發展。 丸韓於1958年創辦，其彈珠機遊戲館數目於2002年達100間，於 2006年突破200間，2014年更發展至300間。丸韓的遊戲館不僅比競爭 對手更大、更吸引人，並且會在部分位於郊區的遊戲館設有餐飲和其他娛 樂設施。但事實證明，其在柬埔寨及緬甸的多元化經營才是更為持久的押 注。丸韓日本銀行於2008年成立，是柬埔寨首家由日資企業成立的外資 銀行。