kshapero
South Florida Man
I just found out that Nikon is owned by Mitsubishi. Does anyone know when this happened?
Nikon and Mitsubishi
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xayraa33
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Keith
The best camera is one that still works!
Mitsubishi made a car called the Sigma (it was a dog!) ... this is all getting really weird! 😀
bigeye
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dave lackey
Veteran
An interesting side question is:
Who makes sensors for Nikon?😉
Who makes sensors for Nikon?😉
Paulbe
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Well---hell!!
No WONDER my FE2 gets nervous around a Mitsubishi car! 🙂
Paul
No WONDER my FE2 gets nervous around a Mitsubishi car! 🙂
Paul
ChrisPlatt
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My father served on a US Navy destroyer in the Pacific during WWII.
He would turn over in his grave if he ever knew I have owned Nikons.
Chris
He would turn over in his grave if he ever knew I have owned Nikons.
Chris
kshapero
South Florida Man
xayraa33 said:
Still can't when this happened. All these years and I never knew this. Back in the 80's I had a Mitsubishi mini van and a Nikon FE. I had no idea they were cousins.
xayraa33
rangefinder user and fancier
In 1919 the Mitsubishi Bank was founded and during the following decennia many companies/industries were incorporated. Among them was Nikon Corporation. Through the years the Mitsubishi keiretsu has been grown into one of the largest industrial enterprises in the world.
"Below a short list of companies and industries that are member of the Mitsubishi keiretsu.
The CEO's of these companies - called the 'Friday Club' (Mitsubishi Kinyokai) - are meeting every second friday of every month for exchanging the latest (business) news. It is clear that this frequent exchange of information is strengthening mutual confidence.
Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.
Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Ltd. (member of Mitsubishi Tokyo Financial Group)
Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd (producer of beer, wine, spirits and lemonade)
Meiji Life Insurance Co. (insurance/assurance company)
Mitsubishi Aluminium Co. Ltd.
Mitsubishi Cable Industries Ltd.
Mitsubishi Chemical Industries Ltd.
Mitsubishi Corporation Ltd (trading company)
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (producer of domestic appliances like refrigerators, TV-sets, etc.)
Mitsubishi Estate Co. Ltd (real estates)
Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Co. Ltd.
Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Ltd.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd (steel)
Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaiska Ltd. (power plants, chemicals, medicines etc.)
Mitsubishi Logistics Corporation (transport & logistics)
Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (minerals & raw materials)
Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (cars & trucks)
Mitsubishi Paper Mills Ltd.
Mitsubishi Plastics Inc.
Mitsubishi Rayon Co. Ltd.
Mitsubishi Research Institute Inc.
Mitsubishi Shindoh Co. Ltd. (semi-finished products of copper and non-ferro materials)
Mitsubishi Steel Manufacturing Co. Ltd.
Mitsubishi Trust & Banking Corporation
Nippon Oil Corporation
Nippon Yusen K.K. (NYK-Line, shipping company)
Mitsubishi Construction Co. Ltd. (building and construction company)
Tokyo Marine and Fire Insurance Co. Ltd.
and - finally - Nikon Corporation
* Zaibatsu - Keiretsu (zaibatsu = money clique; keiretsu = relations/connections)"
Now if you had a Kirin beer in that Mitsubishi mini van with that Nikon SLR loaded with Fuji film on the passenger seat then you would have been totally Mitsubishied to the hilt.
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I found this on Photonet:
"Quoting from Simon Stafford's 'The new Nikon Compendium' (2003):
The Nikon story began on 25th July 1917 when, with the support of the Japanese industrial giant, Mitsubishi Group, and the Imperial Japanese Navy a new company called 'Nippon Kogaku K.K.' was formed.
Mitsubishi has been there from the very beginning."
Jim B.
"Quoting from Simon Stafford's 'The new Nikon Compendium' (2003):
The Nikon story began on 25th July 1917 when, with the support of the Japanese industrial giant, Mitsubishi Group, and the Imperial Japanese Navy a new company called 'Nippon Kogaku K.K.' was formed.
Mitsubishi has been there from the very beginning."
Jim B.
Stephen G
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I believe they are members of a keiretsu, not fully owned by Mitsubishi (though Mitsubishi itself is HUGE).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Group
"The Mitsubishi group of companies form a loose entity, the Mitsubishi Keiretsu..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiretsu
Basically its common practice for big firms in Japan to own shares in other big firms. This has lead to an intertwined mess of all the big firms being partially owned by all the other big firms...
Nikon is an independent company in the western sense, reports its own independent financial earnings report, has its own stock http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/7731:JP .. etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi_Group
"The Mitsubishi group of companies form a loose entity, the Mitsubishi Keiretsu..."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiretsu
Basically its common practice for big firms in Japan to own shares in other big firms. This has lead to an intertwined mess of all the big firms being partially owned by all the other big firms...
Nikon is an independent company in the western sense, reports its own independent financial earnings report, has its own stock http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/7731:JP .. etc.
kshapero
South Florida Man
I am getting more confused by the minute. BTW Leica ownership has also been its own puzzle over the years.
I Love Film
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There's a 104 year old monk who lives in a cave in Hokkaido who runs the whole thing.
He never speaks, just sends a note with a runner when he wants something done.
He never speaks, just sends a note with a runner when he wants something done.
