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Which companies were founded in Osaka?

  • Yanmar
    Yanmar

    Yanmar Co., Ltd., the Japanese diesel engine manufacturer with more than 100 years of history

  • Nomura Holdings
    Nomura Holdings

    Nomura Holdings, Inc. (野村ホールディングス株式会社), the Japanese financial holding company

  • Nitto Denko
    Nitto Denko

    Nitto Denko Corporation, the Japanese company which produces tapes, vinyl, LCDs, insulation, and several other products

  • Capcom
    Capcom

    Capcom Co., Ltd., or just Capcom, the Japanese developer and publisher of videogames, known for creating multi-million-selling franchises such as Mega Man, Resident Evil and Street Fighter

  • Onkyo
    Onkyo

    Onkyo Corporation, the Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer, specializing in home cinema and audio equipment including receivers and surround sound speakers

  • Panasonic
    Panasonic

    Panasonic Corporation, formerly known as Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., the Japanese multinational electronics corporation headquartered in Kadoma, Osaka, Japan

  • Tsubakimoto Chain
    Tsubakimoto Chain
    Tsubakimoto Chain

    Tsubakimoto Chain Co., the Japanese power transmission chain manufacturer, founded in 1917, in Osaka

  • Sanyo
    Sanyo

    SANYO Electric Co., Ltd., the major electronics company and member of the Fortune 500 whose headquarters is located in Moriguchi, Osaka prefecture, Japan

  • Roland
    Roland

    Roland Corporation, the Japanese manufacturer of electronic musical instruments, electronic equipment and software

  • Minolta
    Minolta

    Minolta Co., Ltd., the Japanese worldwide manufacturer of cameras, camera accessories, photocopiers, fax machines, and laser printers

  • Sogo
    Sogo
    Sogo

    Sogo Co., Ltd., the department store chain that operates an extensive network of branches in Japan

  • Evisu
    Evisu

    Evisu or Evisu Genes, the Japanese designer clothing company that specializes in producing denim wear through traditional, labor-intensive methods

  • Dimps
    Dimps

    Dimps, the Osaka, Japan-based video game development studio with an additional office in Tokyo, Japan

  • Dentsu
    Dentsu

    Dentsu Inc., one of the largest advertising agencies in the world

  • Daiei
    Daiei

    The Daiei, Inc., based in Kobe, one of the largest supermarket chains in Japan

  • Key
    Key
    Key

    Key, the Japanese visual novel studio which formed on July 21, 1998 as a brand under the publisher Visual Art's and is located in Kita, Osaka, Japan

  • Konami
    Konami

    Konami Corporation, the Japanese developer and publisher of numerous toys, trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines, arcade cabinets and video games

  • Luxman
    Luxman

    Luxman, the brand name of Japanese Luxman Corporation, a company that produces a variety of audio electronic products

  • Kubota
    Kubota

    Kubota Corp, the iron and steel foundries business based in Osaka, Japan, JAPAN

  • Konica Minolta
    Konica Minolta

    Konica Minolta Holdings, Inc., the Japanese technology company headquartered in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, with offices in 35 countries worldwide

  • SNK Playmore
    SNK Playmore

    SNK Playmore Corporation (also known as SNK or Playmore), the Japanese video game hardware and software company

  • Yuke's Co. Ltd (Also known as YUKE's Future Media Creators), the video game company based in Osaka, Japan

  • Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd., the Japanese glass manufacturer

  • Mandom Corporation, created in 1927 under the name Kintsuru Perfume Corporation and, the manufacturer and distributor of hair care, skin care, perfumes, and deodorants

  • Nova

    Nova (formerly Nova Group), the large eikaiwa school (private English teaching company) in Japan

  • Shodensha

    Shodensha, the Japanese publisher of mostly non-fiction magazines and books, though it has recently begun publishing light novels and manga, including magazines which contain both

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