Short answers, pulled from the story.
Capcom was founded on the 11th of June 1983 by Kenzo Tsujimoto. The company originated from I.R.M. Corporation, which Tsujimoto established on the 30th of May 1979 while still serving as president of Irem Corporation.
The strip Mahjong game Mahjong Gakuen saved Capcom from financial collapse in the late 1980s. This title outsold the company's flagship action title Ghouls 'n Ghosts, which was the eighth highest-grossing arcade game of 1989 in Japan.
The Resident Evil series is the company's most commercially successful franchise, selling over 170 million copies as of the 30th of September 2025. The first entry in the series was released in 1996 and became the most successful game series in the company's history.
On the 2nd of November 2020, Capcom reported that its servers were affected by ransomware from the Ragnar Locker hacker group. The group stole 1TB of sensitive corporate data and leaked contact information for up to 350,000 employees and partners.
Division 1 is headed by Jun Takeuchi and develops franchises such as Resident Evil and Devil May Cry. Division 2 is headed by Ryozo Tsujimoto and develops franchises such as Monster Hunter and Mega Man.