Who owns Moony?
Moony is owned by Unicharm (Japan, TSE: 8113).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Unicharm Corporation Integrated Report 2025, 31 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Unicharm Corporation reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 1981
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Tissue & paper hygiene › Diapers & baby wipes
- Parent ticker
- TSE: 8113
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Moony
Moony is Unicharm's premium nappy brand in Japan, and its reputation for softness made it a major grey-market export to China before the company built local distribution. It competes directly with Kao's Merries. Both brands built their reputations on materials rather than absorbency, which is where Japanese nappies differ from Western ones.
Ownership timeline of Moony
Where Moony sits in Unicharm
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Unicharm
Unicharm controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
Other brands in diapers & baby wipes, and who owns them
The 26 brands in diapers & baby wipes on Brandtree belong to 19 owners. The largest is Kimberly-Clark, with 3; Unicharm has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| GoodNites | Kimberly-Clark | 🇺🇸 United States |
| BBTips | CMPC | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Barlie | Golrang Industrial Group | 🇮🇷 Iran |
| Anerle | Hengan | 🇨🇳 China |
| Luvs | Procter & Gamble | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Savlon Twinkle | ACI Limited | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh |
| Pee&Poo | Artsana | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Gental Care | Bidco Africa | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
About the owner: Unicharm
Unicharm is a publicly listed company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 1961. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as TSE: 8113.
Unicharm was founded in 1961 and is the largest hygiene products company in Asia, leading nappies, feminine care and adult incontinence across Japan and much of Southeast Asia. Japan's demographics mean it sells more adult incontinence products than infant nappies at home.
🇯🇵 Moony and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 448 brands that began in Japan. 22 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Moony is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Moony?
The parent company of Moony is Unicharm, a publicly listed company headquartered in Japan.
Is Moony Japanese?
Yes. Moony originated in Japan in 1981 and its owner, Unicharm, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Moony still owned by Unicharm?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Moony is still owned by Unicharm. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Unicharm Corporation Integrated Report 2025 — Unicharm Corporation, Annual report, published 31 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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