List of companies of Japan

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The Wikipedia article 'List of companies of Japan' is a structured compilation of major Japanese private enterprises, organized by industry using classification standards from the Japan Securities Dealers Association. It excludes public entities and professional service firms, serving as a comprehensive reference for Japan's corporate landscape.

Key moments

1873Resona Bank founded
1884Mitsubishi Heavy Industries established
1905KOKUYO founded
1933Toyota Motor Corporation founded
1959Kyocera founded

Diversified Industry Representation

The list highlights Japan's economic diversity, covering sectors like automotive (Toyota, Honda), electronics (Sony, Panasonic), industrial robotics (Fanuc), financial services (Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group), and consumer goods (KOKUYO, Uniqlo). This reflects Japan's global leadership in advanced manufacturing and technology-driven industries.

Regional Corporate Clustering

Recent data shows Tokyo, Osaka, and Kanagawa prefectures host the highest concentration of Japanese companies, accounting for over 25% of the national total. This regional clustering fosters industry collaboration and innovation in key urban economic hubs.

Global Competitiveness of Listed Firms

Many entries are global market leaders: Fanuc holds over 25% of the industrial robot market, Toyota is the world's top automaker by sales, and Kioxia ranks third globally in NAND flash memory production. These firms underscore Japan's ongoing influence in global supply chains and technological advancement.

This is a list of notable companies based in Japan. For further information on the types of business entities in this country and their abbreviations, see "Business entities in Japan". Note that 株式会社 can be (and frequently is) read both kabushiki kaisha and kabushiki gaisha (with or without a hyphen).

Largest firms

This list shows firms in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks firms by total revenues reported before 31 March 2017.[1]

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Former companies, including acquired and merged ones

Bandai and Namco - Merged to form Bandai Namco Entertainment
Data East - went into Bankruptcy
Dream Stage Entertainment
Daiei Film - went into Bankruptcy, later became part of Tokuma Shoten and now part of Kadokawa Pictures
Japanese National Railways 日本国有鉄道 - Reorganized into Japan Railways Group
Japan Post 日本郵政公社 - Reorganized into Japan Post Group
Koei and Tecmo - Merged to form Koei Tecmo
Konica and Minolta - Merged to form Konica Minolta
Prince Motor merged into Nissan
Spike and Chunsoft - Merged to form Spike Chunsoft
Square and Enix - Merged to form Square Enix
Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co. and Sankyo Co. - Merged to form Daiichi Sankyo
Takata Corporation - went bankrupt then was acquired by Joyson Safety Systems
Yamanouchi Pharmaceutical and Fujisawa Pharmaceutical - Merged to form Astellas Pharma
Yaohan
Tomen - Acquired by Toyota Tsusho
Nichimen and Nissho Iwai - Merged to form Sojitz

External links

References

Scott DeCarlo. The Fortune 2017 Global 500 Fortune, 20 July 2017^