Nikon Corporation
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West Building of Nikon in Nishi-Ōi, Tokyo
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| Traded as | : |
| Industry | Consumer electronics |
| Founded | July 25, 1917 Tokyo, Japan |
| Headquarters | Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan |
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Area served
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Worldwide |
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Key people
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Makoto Kimura (Chairman) Kazuo Ushida (President) |
| Products | Still cameras, SLR cameras, DSLR cameras, binoculars / monoculars, binocular telescope, laser rangefinder, field microscopy, precision equipment, microscopes, ophthalmic lenses, electric fan, and instrumental products |
| Revenue |
 ¥857.8 billion (FY2015) |
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¥43.4 billion (FY2015) |
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¥18.4 billion (FY2015) |
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Number of employees
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25,415 (March 31, 2015) |
| Website | www |
Nikon Corporation (株式会社ニコン Kabushiki-gaisha Nikon?) (UK /ˈnɪkɒn/ or US /ˈnaɪkɒn/; 
listen [nikoɴ]), also known just as Nikon, is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optics and imaging products.
Its products include cameras, camera lenses, binoculars, microscopes, ophthalmic lenses, measurement instruments, rifle scopes, spotting scopes, and the steppers used in the photolithography steps of semiconductor fabrication, of which it is the world's second largest manufacturer. The companies held by Nikon form the Nikon Group. Among its products are Nikkor imaging lenses (for F-mount cameras, large format photography, photographic enlargers, and other applications), the Nikon F-series of 35 mm film SLR cameras, the Nikon D-series of digital SLR cameras, the Coolpix series of compact digital cameras, and the Nikonos series of underwater film cameras. Nikon's main competitors in camera and lens manufacturing include Canon, Sony, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Pentax, and Olympus.
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