About Canon

Canon Inc. is a major precision equipment manufacturer in Japan, headquartered in Ota, Tokyo. The company specializes in manufacturing imaging equipment such as cameras and videos, office equipment including printers and copiers, digital multimedia equipment, as well as semiconductor and display manufacturing equipment such as exposure and deposition equipment. It is a constituent stock of the Nikkei Average Stock Price Index and TOPIX Large70. Canon has a marketing and sales network that spans across the globe, led by regional sales companies such as Canon MJ (CMJ), Canon USA, Canon Europe, Canon China (CLC), and Canon Australia. It was founded in 1937 as a comprehensive manufacturer of OA (office automation) equipment.

Legal name
Canon Inc.
Japanese name
キヤノン株式会社
Industries
Precision equipment manufacturing
Founded
Founders
Takeshi Mitarai, Goro Yoshida, Saburo Uchida, and Takeo Maeda
HQ
Shimomaruko 3-30-2, Ota-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Employees
Around 185,000
IPO status
Public company
IPO date
Stock symbol
7751