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.
Kirishima (霧島市, Kirishima-shi) is a city located in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. As of 1 May 2024, the city had an estimated population of 123,640 in 63202 households, and a population density of 200 persons per km. The total area of the city is 603.17 km (232.89 sq mi). Kirishima has the second largest population of the cities in Kagoshima Prefecture. It is a crossroads for commerce between Kagoshima and Miyazaki Prefectures. It is also the home of the Kagoshima Airport, the terminus for the JR Hisatsu line, and is served by two major expressways. The former Kokubu-Hayato area was designated as a "Technopolis" as high tech industries such as Sony and Kyocera opened facilities in the city.
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