"History of Nintendo The history of Nintendo traces back to 1889, when it was founded to produce handmade hanafuda. is a Japanese multinational consumer electronics company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It eventually became one of the most prominent figures in today's video game industry, being the world's largest video game company by revenue. Nintendo started out as a small Japanese company, founded by Fusajiro Yamauchi on September 23, 1889, as Nintendo Koppai. Based in Kyoto, Japan, the business produced and marketed ""hanafuda"". The name ""Nintendo"" is commonly assumed to mean ""leave luck to heaven"", but there are no historical records"
"was written in the Kanji ""豊田"" (rendered as ""Toyoda""), the company name was changed to a similar word in katakana - トヨタ (rendered as ""Toyota"") because the latter has 8 strokes which is regarded as a lucky number in East Asian culture. Since Kanji are essentially Chinese characters, in Chinese speaking markets, the company and its vehicles are still referred to by the original Kanji name (), but with Chinese pronunciation. During the Pacific War (World War II) the company was dedicated to truck production for the Imperial Japanese Army. Because of severe shortages in Japan, military trucks were kept"
"Toyota Industries Shuttles Toyota Industries Shuttles (also called Toyota Jido Shokki as distinct from Toyota, which was renamed Toyota Verblitz) is a Japanese rugby team owned by Toyota Industries. They were promoted to Japan's top-flight league Top League for the first time in the 2010-11 season. Its home base is Kariya City. The team name ""Shuttles"" derives from a part used in the Non-Stop Shuttle Change Toyoda Automatic Loom (for weaving fabrics), invented by Sakichi Toyoda, the founder of Toyota Industries. The team and plays in a sky blue jersey with white shorts and sky blue socks. The Toyota Industries"
"company's name does not refer to the number 10, but rather comes from a Chinese character Ten (天), meaning heaven in Chinese and Japanese. Fujitsu Ten was created in 1972 when it was spun out by Fujitsu Limited. It took with it the automotive and radio electronics departments. The intention was that creating a separate company would give more focus to these areas. The automotive and radio departments were themselves were the result of a merger between Fujitsu Limited and Kobe Industries Corp. in 1968. September 2016, Denso agreed with Fujitsu to purchase the stock of Fujitsu Ten. The deal"
"tournament called the ""Nintendo Cup"". The word ""Nintendo"" can be translated as ""leave luck to heaven"", or alternatively as ""the temple of free hanafuda"". In 1956, Hiroshi Yamauchi, grandson of Fusajiro Yamauchi, visited the U.S. to talk with the United States Playing Card Company, the dominant playing card manufacturer there. He found that the biggest playing card company in the world was using only a small office. Yamauchi's realisation that the playing card business had limited potential was a turning point. He then acquired the licence to use Disney characters on playing cards to drive sales. In 1963, Yamauchi renamed"
"Leader"" (2014)<br> ""Auriga Leader"" (2008)<br> ""Andromeda Leader"" (2007)<br> ""Apollon Leader"" (2007)<br> ""Cepheus Leader"" (2006) <br> ""NYK Leo"" (2002)<br> ""NYK Orion"" (2008)<br> ""NYK Pegasus"" (2003)<br> ""NYK Phoenix"" (2003)<br> ""NYK Virgo"" (2007) Provinces<br> ""Iga Maru"" (1996)<br> ""Izu Maru"" (1997)<br> ""Izumo Maru"" (1997)<br> ""Kaga Maru"" (1988)<br> ""Sanuki Maru"" (1997)<br> ""Settsu Maru"" (1997)<br> ""Shima Maru"" (1997) Miscellaneous <br> ""Asama Maru"" (1954)<br> ""Astoria Maru"" (1952)<br> ""Galaxy Leader"" (2002)<br> ""Hakone Maru"" (1968)<br> ""Hikawa Maru"" (1974)<br> ""Zeus Leader"" (2009)<br> Nippon Yusen The company traces its history back to the ""Tsukumo Shokai"" Shipping company founded by the Tosa clan in 1870. In 1875, as the renamed ""Mitsubishi Shokai"","
"LG Corporation LG Corporation (), formerly Lucky-Goldstar (Korean: ""Leogki Geumseong""; ), is a South Korean multinational conglomerate corporation. It is the fourth-largest chaebol in South Korea. It is headquartered in the LG Twin Towers building in Yeouido-dong, Yeongdeungpo District, Seoul. LG makes electronics, chemicals, and telecom products and operates subsidiaries such as LG Electronics, Zenith, LG Display, LG Uplus, LG Innotek and LG Chem in over 80 countries. LG Corp. established as Rak-Hui Chemical Industrial Corp. in 1947. In 1952, Rak-Hui (pronounced ""Lucky"", currently LG Chem) became the first South Korean company to enter the plastics industry. As the company"
"to Tokyo in 1918. Long before that, he coined the company’s toponymic name by superimposing two ""kanji"" characters: hi meaning “sun” and tachi meaning “rise”. The young company's national aspirations were conveyed by its original brand mark, which evoked Japan's imperial rising sun flag. World War II and its aftermath devastated the company. Many of its factories were destroyed by Allied bombing raids, and after the war, American occupational forces tried to disband Hitachi altogether. Founder Odaira was removed from the company. Nevertheless, as a result of three years of negotiations, Hitachi was permitted to maintain all but 19 of"
"Many Japanese companies translate the phrase """" in their name as ""Co., Ltd."" but others use the more Americanized translations ""Corporation"" or ""Incorporated."" Texts in England often refer to ""kabushiki gaisha"" as ""joint stock companies."" While that is close to a literal translation of the term, the two are not the same. The Japanese government once endorsed ""business corporation"" as an official translation but now uses more literal translation ""stock company."" Japanese often abbreviate """" in a company name on signage (including the sides of their vehicles) to in parentheses, as, for example, ""."" The full, formal name would then"
"a newly formed corporation decided to merge to form ""Fuji Heavy Industries"". These companies were: ""Fuji Kogyo"", a scooter manufacturer; coachbuilders ""Fuji Jidosha""; engine manufacturers ""Omiya Fuji Kogyo""; chassis builders ""Utsunomiya Sharyo"" and the ""Tokyo Fuji Dangyo"" trading company. Kenji Kita, CEO of Fuji Heavy Industries at the time, wanted the new company to be involved in car manufacturing and soon began plans for building a car with the development code-name P-1. Kita canvassed the company for suggestions about naming the P1, but none of the proposals were appealing enough. In the end he gave the company a Japanese name"
"Seven Lucky Gods In Japanese mythology, the Seven Lucky Gods or Seven Gods of Fortune (七福神, shichifukujin in Japanese) are believed to grant good luck and often have their place in netsuke engravings or in other representations. Amongst the seven, not all the gods are mythical characters, as there is one who is a historical figure. They all began as remote and impersonal gods, but gradually became much closer canonical figures for certain professions and Japanese arts. During the course of its history, the mutual influence between gods has created confusion about which of them was the patron of certain"
"Hope (cigarette) ""This article is about the Japanese cigarette brand. For other uses, see Hope (disambiguation)."" Hope is a Japanese brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by Japan Tobacco. Hope is a long-selling product familiar with the names of ""Short Hope"" and ""Shoppo"" (it is the official product name to put the number of entries per package in parentheses). There was a Hope brand with a similar name which was introduced in 1931 and existed until September 1940, after Emperor Hirohito forbode any foreign-named brands, Hope was relaunched in 1957, but it is not related to the pre-war Hope."
"variants are of the same regular size, it is called ""short hope"" because of the existence of this former Hope (20). Nakajima's writers also love it, and they also appear during the work. In the Philippines, Hope is a brand owned by Fortune Tobacco Corporation and is manufactured and distributed by PMFTC, Inc. It is unrelated to Japan Tobacco's Hope brand, although the Philippine brand renders the Hope brand name in a similar typeface. It sold as a mentholated cigarette in 100-mm and 85-mm sticks. It is labelled with the word ""Luxury"" beneath the Hope brand name. The brand was"
"was used because it was a trusted brand of infant and preschool products in Japan. While Japanese commercial law allows wide latitude in translating Japanese corporate names into official English names, the merged company took the unusual step of adopting ""TOMY Company, Ltd."" as its official English, while using ""K.K. Takara-Tomy"" (株式会社タカラトミー) in Japan. Both Takara and Tomy held licenses to ""localise"" and distribute Hasbro products in Japan. The products include ""The Game of Life"", Blythe dolls, , Duel Masters trading card games by Takara and Monopoly, Furby, Super Soaker and Play-Doh by Tomy. Takara Takara Co., Ltd. (株式会社タカラ) was"
"Ltd (Fujimoto Shashin Kōgyō Kabushiki Kaisha, 藤本写真工業株式会社) in 1966. The name Lucky is still used by Fujimoto for enlargers. Other cameras named Prince are often attributed to Fujimoto: Fujimoto Photo Industries Co. Ltd. Fujimoto is a Japanese company that produces photographic equipment; particularly lab systems, enlargers and slide projectors. It was initially founded in 1913 to make equipment, became established as Fujimoto Mfg Co (Fujimoto Seisakusho, 藤本製作所) in 1933, and began the production of cameras in 1934 and the production of enlargers in 1935. Some cameras were distributed by the Fukada Shōkai (深田商会) company. All activity stopped in 1945. In"
"led to the forced breakup of the largest Japanese companies, including Sumitomo. Sumitomo Building transitioned to general trading, looking to handle products from Japan's major manufacturing firms in various industries, and changed its name to Nippon Engineering Co., Ltd. (""Nihon Kensetsu Sangyo Kaisha""), starting a new existence as a general trading firm with a sales staff of just 32 people. The firm listed its shares on the Osaka, Tokyo and Nagoya Stock Exchanges in 1949. As regulations on large companies were relaxed in the 1950s, Nippon Engineering resumed closer relations with other Sumitomo Group companies through the ""White Water Club"""
"Originally the JAL Building was co-owned by Japan Airlines and Mitsubishi Trading Co.; they co-owned a subsidiary that owned the JAL Building. In 2004, the building was to be sold to Nomura Real Estate for 65 billion yen. The contract date was 1 December 2004, and the handover date was 18 March 2005. The JAL Subsidiary JALUX Inc. at one time had its headquarters in the JAL Building. One group of employees moved out of the building on 26 July 2010, and one moved out on 2 August 2010. The JAL livery is called the ""tsurumaru"" (鶴丸) or ""crane circle."""
"sold the company to Japanese advertising agency TYO Inc., which now has an 80% stake in the company. Bandai, the main licensor of merchandise for the Ultra Series, acquired a 33.4% stake in 2007 with TYO transferring another 15.6% in 2009 giving Bandai a total of 49.9%. As a result, the old Kinuta Office used by Tsuburaya as its Head Office was razed, and the company moved to newer facilities. Kazuo Tsuburaya, Eiji's grandson, stayed with the company on its board of directors. In 2010, the slot-machine company Fields Corporation bought out TYO's 51% stake in Tsuburaya Productions, with Bandai"
"rainbow over Nintendo's headquarters in Kyoto was posted to Twitter and widely shared; it was dubbed ""the Rainbow Road to heaven"", in reference to a stage in the ""Mario Kart"" series. Funeral services for Iwata were held in Kyoto on July 16 and 17. Despite stormy weather produced by Typhoon Nangka, an estimated 4,100 people attended to pay their respects. Following the wake, Iwata's remains were cremated and his ashes were buried at an undisclosed place in Kyoto. Following Iwata's death, general directors Shigeru Miyamoto and Genyo Takeda temporarily managed the company together. On September 14, Nintendo announced that Tatsumi"
"Benesse The company name is derived from the Latin words ""bene"" (well) and ""esse"" (being). The company was founded in 1955 as by Tetsuhiko Fukutake, as a publisher of educational materials. In 1986, Soichiro Fukutake succeeded his father as President on the latter's death. In 1994, the company completed the construction of the Fukutake Shoten Tokyo Building (now Benesse Corporation Tokyo Building) in Tama-City, Tokyo. In April 1995, the company was renamed Benesse Corporation. A major breakthrough in the company's history was the acquisition of a majority stake in Berlitz Language Schools, which had gone public in 1989. In 2001,"
"Lotte Corporation Lotte Corporation (), is a mainly Japanese and Korean multinational conglomerate. Lotte began its history on June 28, 1948 in Tokyo by Japanese-Korean businessman Shin Kyuk-ho. Shin expanded Lotte to his ancestral country, South Korea with the establishment of Lotte Confectionery in Seoul on April 3, 1967. Lotte eventually grew to become South Korea's fifth largest business conglomerate. Lotte Corporation consists of over 90 business units employing 60,000 people engaged in such diverse industries as candy manufacturing, beverages, hotels, fast food, retail, financial services, heavy chemicals, electronics, IT, construction, publishing, and entertainment. Lotte runs additional businesses in China,"
"play on the name of the Japanese hero Momotaro. In 2013, MonotaRO began web-based sales in Singapore. In 2014 web-based sales expanded to Malaysia, Thailand, and Australia.<br> Now they ship to following countries. (countries names are arranged alphabetically)<br> Monotaro MonotaRO Co., Ltd., is a Japanese e-Commerce company of industrial supply products based in Hyogo, Japan. The company was named to Forbes Asia ""Best Under A Billion"" list in 2013. MonotaRO sells Maintenance, repair, and operations products through internet and catalogs, targeting small and mid-sized manufacturing companies. MonotaRO sells various product categories such as Personal protective equipment, hand tools, fasteners, and"
"Tamron The name of the company came from the surname of Uhyoue Tamura who was instrumental in developing Tamron's optical technologies. It was only on the company's 20th anniversary that the name was changed to Tamron (from Taisei Optical). Sony Corporation maintains an 12.06% share hold in Tamron, making it the second-largest shareholder below New Well Co., Ltd. [(주) 뉴웰] with 18.78% (as of June 30, 2018). In the fiscal year ending 31 December 2017, net sales totalled 60.496 billion yen and operating income was 4.24 billion yen, up 79.8% from 2016. At that time, the consolidated company had 4,640"
"changed the company name to Nintendo Company Limited and took the company public (listed on stock market) and became the chairman. He then decided to travel to the U.S. to visit the United States Playing Card Company, the world’s biggest manufacturer of playing cards. Upon arriving in Cincinnati, Yamauchi was disappointed to see a small-scale office and factory. This led to the realisation that card manufacturing was an extremely limited venture. Upon his return to Japan, Yamauchi decided to diversify the company. Some of the new areas he ventured into included a taxi company called Daiya, a love hotel with"
"professions. The worship of this group of gods is also due to the importance of the number seven in Japan, which is supposedly a bearer of good luck. It is known that these deities have their origins in ancient gods of fortune: from the Hinduism practiced in Nepal and India (Benzaiten, Bishamonten, Daikokuten); and from the Chinese Taoism and Buddhism (Fukurokuju, Hotei, Jurojin), except for one (Ebisu) who has a Japanese ancestry. These gods have been recognized as such for over a thousand years by a large number of followers. In the beginning, these gods were worshiped by merchants as"
"largest bank in Japan), Mitsubishi Corporation (a general trading company), Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (both being diversified manufacturing companies). The Mitsubishi company was established as a shipping firm by Yatarō Iwasaki (1834–1885) in 1870. In 1873, its name was changed to ""Mitsubishi Shokai"". The name consists of two parts: """"mitsu"""" meaning ""three"" and """"hishi"""" (which becomes """"bishi"""" under rendaku) meaning ""water caltrop"" (also called ""water chestnut""), and hence ""rhombus"", which is reflected in the company's logo. It is also translated as ""three diamonds"". Mitsubishi was established in 1870, two years after the Meiji Restoration, with shipping as its"
"smuggling. Japan Tobacco , abbreviated JT, is a cigarette manufacturing company. It is part of the Nikkei 225 index. In 2009 the company was listed at number 312 on the Fortune 500 list. The company is headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo and Japan Tobacco International's headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. As of 2012 the chairman is Hiroshi Kimura and the CEO is Mitsuomi Koizumi. It was founded as a public company on 1 April 1985. Japan Tobacco is the successor entity to a nationalized tobacco monopoly first established by the Government of Japan in 1898 to secure tax revenue collections"
"Levanga Hokkaido Levanga Hokkaido is a Japanese professional basketball team based in the city of Sapporo on the island of Hokkaido. The club was founded in 2006 as ""Rera Kamuy Hokkaido"", this name comes from the language of the Ainu, an ethnic group indigenous to Hokkaido, and means ""god of the winds"". The franchise changed its name twice in 2011; the first when the club's parent company was kicked out of the league due to financial woes in the season. The team ended the season with a league-backed management group and a new moniker, calling itself ""Basketball Club Hokkaido"". And"
"was sold to the Fukuoka Baseball Corporation, also a part of Nishi-Nippon Railroad. Following the sale, the team was renamed the Taiheiyo Club Lions. Nishi-Nippon Railroad, founded by Nagayoshi Nakamura, owner of Lotte and the Orions, sold the team's sponsorship rights to Taiheiyo Club, a golf course and resort developer. Through the 1970s, the Lions finished no higher than third. At the end of the 1976 season, the Fukuoka Baseball Corporation announced that the team's new sponsor was Crown Gas Lighter. With this, the team's name for the upcoming season was changed to the Crown Lighter Lions. At the end"
"Torii for a licensing agreement of Nihon Bussan's games. Torii opted instead to sell outright the company's video game library and to retire. Nihon Bussan Nihon Bussan Co., Ltd. (日本物産株式会社 ""Nihon Bussan Kabushikigaisha"") was a Japanese video game manufacturer. The company had its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. In the past they had also manufactured and sold yachts. The main video game brand of the company was Nichibutsu (ニチブツ), with adult video games coming under the Sphinx (スフィンクス) brand. The company uses a horned owl for its official logo. The company slogan was Frontier Spirit of Amusement or Frontier Spirit in"
"on miniaturization, affordability, and simplicity. As with many Japanese start-ups of the period, the name Roland was selected for export purposes as Kakehashi was interested in a name that was easy to pronounce for his worldwide target markets. Rumour has long circulated that he named his company after the French epic poem ""La Chanson de Roland."" In reality, the name Roland was found in a telephone directory. Kakehashi opted for it as he was satisfied with the simple two-syllable word and its soft consonants. The letter ""R"" was chosen because it was not used by many other music equipment companies,"
"Faith K. K. (31.20%), Daiichi Kosho Company (4.75%), Japan Securities Finance Co., Ltd. (2.13%), Sumitomo Trust and Banking (0.95%), Nomura Securities (0.75%), Rakuten Securities (0.64%) and Fukoku Mutual Life Insurance Company (0.59%). Nippon Columbia , often pronounced ""Korombia"", , is a Japanese record label founded in 1910 as . It affiliated itself with the Columbia Graphophone Company of the United Kingdom and adopted the standard UK Columbia trademarks in 1931. The company changed its name to Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. in 1946. It used the Nippon Columbia name until October 1, 2002, when it became . On October 1, 2010,"
"Takarabune In Japanese folklore, the Takarabune (), or ""Treasure Ship"", is a mythical ship piloted through the heavens by the Seven Lucky Gods during the first three days of the New Year. A picture of the ship forms an essential part of traditional Japanese New Year celebrations. During the first three days of the New Year the Seven Lucky Gods are said to pilot through the heavens and into human ports a mythical ship called the ""Takarabune"", or ""Treasure Ship"". The gods carry with them ""takaramono"" (), or treasure things, including the , , the inexhaustible purse ( ""kanebukuro""), the"