Topcon
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Native name
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株式会社トプコン |
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| Public KK | |
| Traded as | : |
| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | Tokyo (September 1932) |
| Headquarters | 75-1, Hasunuma-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174-8580, Japan |
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Key people
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Satoshi Hirano (President and CEO) |
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| Revenue | (JPY 116.68 billion) (FY 2013) |
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Number of employees
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3,977 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2014) |
| Subsidiaries | Sokkia |
| Website | Official website |
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Footnotes / references |
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US$ 57.8 million (FY 2013)
Topcon Corporation (株式会社トプコン Kabushiki-gaisha Topukon?) is a Japanese manufacturer of optical equipment for ophthalmology and surveying.
September 1932—TOPCON was established based on the surveying instruments division of K.Hattori & Co.,Ltd. (currently SEIKO HOLDINGS CORPORATION) in order to manufacture the optical instruments for the Japanese Army, which are surveying instruments, binoculars and cameras. Corporate Name: Tokyo Kogaku Kikai Kabushikikaisha (Tokyo Optical Co., Ltd.) Head Office: 2, Ginza 4-chome, Kyobashi-ku, Tokyo Factories: Toshima-ku and Takinogawa-ku, Tokyo
April 1933—Built head office and main factory at 180, Shimura-motohasunuma-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo (current address) and moved head office functions there.
August 1945—Temporarily closed factories after the end of World War II. Received authorization from Tokyo governor to convert the factory for production of civil products and reopened factory to manufacture binoculars and surveying instruments.
December 1946—Established Yamagata kikai kogyo kabushikikaisha. (currently Topcon Yamagata Co., Ltd.) in Yamagata-shi, Yamagata Prefecture.
December 1947—Started selling lens meters. Started Ophthalmic and Medical Instruments business.
May 1949—Listed its stock on Tokyo and Osaka Stock Exchanges.
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