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- McDonald'sRichard and Maurice McDonald opened their first restaurant at 1398 North E Street in San Bernardino, California on the 15th of May 1940.
- Nippon TelevisionOn the 28th of August 1953, a small animated dove spread its wings on the screen of channel 4 in Tokyo. This moment marked the official start of Nippon…
- FujifilmIn 1934, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. emerged as a subsidiary of Daicel within Tokyo, Japan. The company began its life manufacturing photographic films for the…
- TV AsahiOn the 1st of February 1959, a new television station named Nippon Educational Television signed on at 9:55 a.m. Japan Standard Time.
- NintendoOn the 23rd of September 1889, a craftsman named Fusajiro Yamauchi founded a small unincorporated establishment in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto.
- Japan AirlinesJapan Airlines opened its doors on the 1st of August 1951 with an initial capital of ¥100 million. The government recognized a need for reliable air…
- Nihon FalcomMasayuki Kato established Nihon Falcom in 1981. The name Falcom came from the Millennium Falcon. The final n changed to an m to fit naming trends of that…
- Square EnixSquare Enix began as two separate entities with distinct origins. Enix was founded on the 22nd of September 1975, by Yasuhiro Fukushima, an architect turned…
- SonyIn 1946, Masaru Ibuka opened a small electronics shop inside the Shirokiya department store building in Tokyo's Nihonbashi district.
- DentsuIn 1906, the company known as Dentsu began its life under a different name. Telegraphic Service Co. transformed into Japan Advertising Ltd.
- KonamiKagemasa Kōzuki opened a small business in Toyonaka, Osaka, on the 21st of March 1969. He rented and repaired jukeboxes for local bars and restaurants.
- CapcomKenzo Tsujimoto stood at the helm of Irem Corporation in 1979 when he established a new entity called I.R.M. Corporation on the 30th of May 1979.
- Toei AnimationOn the 23rd of January 1948, Kenzō Masaoka and Sanae Yamamoto established Japan Animated Films in Tokyo. This small group of animators began their work with…