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Also known as Canon, Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Canon K.K., Johann von Straschiripka, Seikikōgaku kenkyūsho, CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA (Tokyo)

Japanese multinational imaging corporation

AI overview

Canon Inc. is a Japanese company that makes imaging products like cameras, printers, and optical equipment for customers around the world. It matters because it's one of the largest manufacturers in its field and its products are widely used by both consumers and businesses for photography, printing, and other imaging needs.

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Type
Company
Founded
1937
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Also known as
Seikikōgaku kenkyūsho
Status
Active

GRID grid.471046.0 · ISNI 0000 0001 0671 5048

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Encyclopedic overview

Canon Inc. (Japanese: キヤノン株式会社; Hepburn: Kyanon kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, specializing in optical, imaging, and industrial products, such as lenses, cameras, police equipment, scanners, printers, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

Canon has a primary listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the TOPIX Core 30 and Nikkei 225 indexes. It used to have a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

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