MaxValu (マックスバリュ) is a supermarket of the Aeon Group. Nine corporations in Japan and several corporations outside Japan operate the company.[1] Maxvalu Tokai Co., Ltd. (マックスバリュ東海株式会社, Makkusubaryu Tōkai Kabushiki-gaisha) (TYO: 8198) is Until 2000 it was named Yaohan, but changed its name after its bankruptcy and takeover by the ÆON Group.