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Fukuinkan Shoten
is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo, Japan. It was founded on February 1, 1952. They have published multiple best-selling series, including '' Guri and Gura'' and '' Iyaiyaen'' by Rieko Nakagawa and the ''Kiki's Delivery Service'' series by Eiko Kadono. They also publish in Japan the ''Peter Rabbit'' series by Beatrix Potter, ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Hergé, various books featuring the character Miffy, and the '' My Father's Dragon'' series by Ruth Stiles Gannett Ruth Stiles Gannett Kahn (born August 12, 1923) is an American children's writer best known for ''My Father's Dragon'' and its two sequels—collectively sometimes called the My Father's Dragon or the Elmer and the Dragons series or trilogy. Edu ..., among others. Japanese companies established in 1952 Book publishing companies in Tokyo Magazine publishing companies in Tokyo Publishing companies established in 1952 {{japan-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kabushiki Kaisha
A or ''kabushiki kaisha'', commonly abbreviated K.K. or KK, is a type of defined under the Companies Act of Japan. The term is often translated as "stock company", "joint-stock company" or "stock corporation". The term ''kabushiki gaisha'' in Japan refers to any joint-stock company regardless of country of origin or incorporation; however, outside Japan the term refers specifically to joint-stock companies incorporated in Japan. Usage in language In Latin script, ''kabushiki kaisha'', with a , is often used, but the original Japanese pronunciation is ''kabushiki gaisha'', with a , owing to rendaku. A ''kabushiki gaisha'' must include "" in its name (Article 6, paragraph 2 of the Companies Act). In a company name, "" can be used as a prefix (e.g. , '' kabushiki gaisha Dentsū'', a style called , ''mae-kabu'') or as a suffix (e.g. , '' Toyota Jidōsha kabushiki gaisha'', a style called , ''ato-kabu''). Many Japanese companies translate the phrase "" in their name as "Company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |