A kabushiki gaisha (Japanese: 株式会社; pronounced [kabɯɕi̥ki ɡaꜜiɕa] ; lit. 'share company') or kabushiki kaisha, commonly abbreviated K.K. or KK, is a type of company (会社, kaisha) defined under the Companies Act of Japan. The term is often translated as "stock company", "joint-stock company" or "stock corporation". The term kabushiki gaisha in Japan refers to any joint-stock company regardless of country of origin or incorporation; however, outside Japan the term refers specifically to joint-stock companies incorporated in Japan.
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👉 Kabushiki Gaisha in the context of Yashica
Yashica Co., Ltd. (株式会社ヤシカ, Kabushiki-gaisha Yashica) was a Japanese manufacturer of cameras, lenses, and film editing equipment active from 1949 until 2005 when its then-owner, Kyocera, ceased production. In 1968 it acquired the lens manufacturer Tomioka (Tomioka Optical Co., Ltd) and in 1983 it was acquired by Kyocera.
In 2008 Kyocera sold the Yashica trademark rights to Hong Kong-based MF Jebsen Group. Yashica is under Jebsen's subsidiary JNC Datum Tech International.
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- ⭐ Core Definition: Kabushiki Gaisha
- 👉 Kabushiki Gaisha in the context of Yashica
- Kabushiki Gaisha in the context of Nikon
Kabushiki Gaisha in the context of Nikon
Nikon Corporation (株式会社ニコン, Kabushiki-gaisha Nikon) Japanese: [ɲiꜜkoɴ] ; (UK: /ˈnɪkɒn/; incorrect, but common: US: /ˈnaɪkɒn/) is a Japanese optics and photographic equipment manufacturer. Nikon's products include cameras, camera lenses, binoculars, microscopes, ophthalmic lenses, measurement instruments, rifle scopes, spotting scopes, and equipment related to semiconductor fabrication, such as steppers used in the photolithography steps of such manufacturing. Nikon is the world's second largest manufacturer of such equipment.
Since July 2024, Nikon has been headquartered in Nishi-Ōi, Shinagawa, Tokyo where the plant has been located since 1918.
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