Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Nikon Corporation
Parallel form(s) of name
- Nippon Kogaku KK
- Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1917-
History
Nikon was established in 1917, originally named Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha (Japan Optical Industries Co., Ltd.). A subsidiary of Mitsubishi, the company was renamed Nikon Corporation in 1988.
Places
Tokyo, Japan