Olympus
Also known as OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP., OLYMPUS OPTICAL CO.,LTD, OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Orinpasu Kabushiki-gaisha, Olympus Soft Imaging Solutions, OLYMPUS CORPORATION (Tokyo)
Japanese company
Key facts
- Native name
- オリンパス株式会社
- Romanized name
- Orinpasu Kabushiki-kaisha
- Formerly
- Takachiho Seisakusho (1919-1942), Takachiho Optical Industries (1942-1949), Olympus Optical Co., Ltd (1949-2003), Olympus Corporation (2003-)
- Company type
- Public
- Traded as
- TYO : 7733
- Industry
- Electronics
- Founded
- 12 October 1919 ; 106 years ago ( 1919-10-12 ) (as Takachiho Seisakusho), Shinjuku , Tokyo, Japan
- Founder
- Takeshi Yamashita
- Headquarters
- Hachioji, Tokyo , Japan
- Area served
- Worldwide
- Key people
- Bob White ( president & CEO )
- Products
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A Olympus Corporation (オリンパス株式会社 Orinpasu Kabushiki-gaisha?) é uma empresa japonesa de equipamentos ópticos. Fundada por , começou suas operações em outubro de 1919 produzindo microscópios e termômetros, destacando-se atualmente no mercado de câmeras digitais e equipamentos médicos e científicos. A marca Olympus foi registrada em 1921. Em 1942 a empresa teve seu nome mudado para Takachiho Optical Co., Ltd. A partir de 1949 o nome oficial seria Olympus Optical Co., Ltd.
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