Shiseido has started using the ¥300bn bond shelf it put in place in April, filing a supplement on June 26 to issue ¥13bn of corporate bonds under shelf registration supplement No. 8-Kanto-1-1.
The programme was filed on April 17, became effective on April 25 and remains open until April 24, 2028. The planned amount under the shelf is ¥300bn, and the new supplement is specifically for corporate bonds. The underlying shelf itself carries registration number 8-Kanto-1.
The same filing shows no prior offerings under the programme, and the past-offerings section lists none. So this is the first drawdown rather than a follow-on tap of an already-used line.
For funding watchers, that is the point. A shelf registration is only standby capacity. A supplement turns that capacity into a concrete funding step with a declared size and security type.
What the evidence provided here does not settle is price, coupon, maturity or other detailed bond terms. The useful takeaway is narrow but clear: Shiseido is seeking ¥13bn in bond funding and has now activated a shelf that can remain available until April 2028.