Kao Corporation

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 is a Japanese chemical and cosmetics company. It is based in Nihonbashi-Kayabacho, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan.
History.
Kao was created in 1887 by Tomiro Nagase. It was created to manufacture toiletry soap. They were first known as . In 1940, they changed their name to . In 1985, they changed it again to Kao Corporation.