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Canon Inc. TYO: 7751 , NYSE: CAJ is a Japanese company that is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan that specializes in imaging and optical products, including cameras, photocopiers and computer printers. The official Japanese name of the company is kiyanon not kyanon: as noted on the company home page.
The company was founded in 1933 Seiki-kougaku-kenkyuujo or Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory by the co-founder Yoshida Goro and his brother-in-law Uchida Saburo, funded by Takeshi Mitarai, a close friend of Uchida. Its original purpose was to research into the development of quality cameras. In June 1934 they released their first camera, the Kwanon, named after the Buddhist goddess of mercy. The following year the company name was changed to Canon in a more modern reflection of the name. (more)
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