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Canon Inc.

CAJ is in the Technology Industry

Market Cap:$51.4B
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$33.7B
  • Public
  • JP
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It belongs to the reproductionist era! Founded in 1937, Canon, Inc. (NYSE: CAJ (ADR)) makes printers and other computer peripherals for home and office use. It also makes copiers, fax machines, and scanners. Its optical division makes products used in semiconductor manufacturing equipment, television broadcast lenses, and devices for eye examinations. It also continues to make digital cameras, camcorders, liquid-crystal display projectors, lenses, and binoculars. This $33.3 billion company is based in Tokyo, Japan and employs about 115,583 people.

Chairman & CEO
Fujio Mitarai
Number of Employees 166,980
Contact Information

30 2 Shimomaruko 3 Chome

Ohta-ku

Tokyo 146-8501

www.canon.com

(81) 3 3758 2111

NAICS Code Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing: 334517

Recent Events

  • Canon 7D Review

    11/10/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • noted

    11/07/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • New DxO Optics Pro aims for lower photo noise

    11/03/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Ghost in The Machine: Canon Investigates Phantom Images on EOS 7D

    10/28/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Asian Markets End Deep In Red

    10/27/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Honda and Canon Say Earnings Are Slowly Improving

    10/27/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Canon debuts EOS-1D Mark IV to take on Nikon's D3S ...

    10/21/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • PowerShot A570IS

    10/21/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Canon Unveils EOS 1D Mark IV Pro d-SLR

    10/20/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Canon intros dedicated iPhone photo-printing app

    10/20/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Hands on with Canon's new EOS 1D Mark IV

    10/20/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Canon unveils wide angle HJ14ex4.3B

    10/14/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Japan stocks slip on banks, strong yen worries

    10/14/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Canon releases Rebel XS firmware update

    10/13/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Canon finds India an oasis

    10/06/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Canon releases two new projectors with Photo Image Mode

    10/06/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Development Securities and Berkshire Investment Capital buy Canon UK offices

    10/01/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

  • Engadget Has a Squeezebox by Logitech

    10/13/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Canon Powershot D10 Waterproof Camera - a Review

    9/30/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

News & Analysis

canon inc. - All News and Analysis

  • Canon 7D Review [Review]

    BNET - 2009-11-10

    For a long time with Canon, if you weren't dropping nearly three grand on a 5D, you were stuck with a vastly lesser DSLR. The $1700 7D is Canon's first semi-pro DSLR, and actually it's my favorite yet. What makes it my favorite Canon so far is actually everything that's...

    Tags: Video, Canon Inc., Nikon Corp.

  • Canon releases EOS 7D firmware update

    BNET - 2009-11-06

    After it was discovered that the Canon EOS 7D has a ghosting glitch, the company has released a firmware update to correct the problem. EOS 7D owners can download the 7D Firmware Update Version 1.1.0 at Canon's USA website. The update promises the following fix: Or at least hopefully it will...

    Tags: Firmware, Canon Inc., Firmware Update

  • Canon's EOS 7D experiencing 'residual image' phenomenon, fix is on the way

    BNET - 2009-10-27

    Canon's $1,900 EOS 7D DSLR just started shipping a month ago to pros and those who'd like to be, and already the thing is causing all sorts of fits when shooting continuously. In a service notice posted today on the outfit's website, we're told that images "captured by...

    Tags: phenomenon, Canon Inc.

  • PhotoPlus 2009: New Cameras Move Beyond Pixel Counts

    BNET - 2009-10-24

    Photo enthusiasts seemed out in force at this year's PDN PhotoPlus Show in New York, which was filled with crowds of people, mostly looking at relatively high-end cameras and the accessories that go with them.   Canon, Nikon, and Sony had three of the largest booths at the show, and all...

    Tags: Sensor, Camera, Canon Inc.

  • Review: Canon PowerShot G11 review

    BNET - 2009-10-23

    The Canon PowerShot G11 is Canon's flagship compact, and the latest model in the popular and well-regarded 'G' range. Its predecessor, the 14 megapixel Canon G10 , managed to appeal to compact camera owners seeking maximum imaging power and flexibility, as well as SLR users looking for...

    Tags: ISO, Camera, Canon Inc., SLR

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Ryoichi Bamba President & CEO, CanonEurope
Tsuneji Uchida President & COO
Jarel J Cockburn Vice President of Business Development
Akiyoshi Moroe Managing Director
Andy Vickers Managing Director
Hironori Yamamoto Managing Director
Ikuo Soma Managing Director
Junji Ichikawa Managing Director
Kinya Uchida Senior Managing Director
Kunio Watanabe Managing Director
Nobuyoshi Tanaka Managing Director
Toshizo Tanaka Senior Managing Director
Yasuo Mitsuhashi Managing Director
Yukio Yamashita Managing Director
Yusuke Emura Managing Director
David Smith Director, Marketing, Business Solution
Gordon Tubbs Director of Canon U.S.A.'s Broadcast and Communications Division
Ken Ito Assistant Director, Broadcast and Communications Division
Dan Posnansky Student
Kazuto Ogawa Head, Reg Operations
Paula Tonelli Administrative Assistant
Jim Divitale Fellow

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Fujio Mitarai Chairman & CEO
Haruhisa Honda Board of Directors
Katsuichi Shimizu Board of Directors
Keijiro Yamazaki Board of Directors
Masahiro Osawa Board of Directors
Masaki Nakaoka Board of Directors
Roger Ressmeyer Board of Directors
Shigeru Imaiida Board of Directors
Shigeyuki Matsumoto Board of Directors
Shunichi Uzawa Board of Directors
Tomonori Iwashita Board of Directors
Toshio Homma Board of Directors
Toshio Honma Board of Directors
Toshiyuki Komatsu Board of Directors
Yoroku Adachi Board of Directors

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Canon Inc. Chairman & CEO Current
Canon Electronic Business Machines (H.K.) Co., Ltd. President Current
Tokyo 2016 Olympic Games Bid Committee Board of Directors Current
Canon Dalian Business Machines, Inc. President Former

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Canon Inc. President & CEO, CanonEurope Current
Canon Inc. Board of Directors Current
Canon Inc. Executive Vice President Former

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Canon Inc. President & COO Current
Canon Inc. Board of Directors Current
Canon Inc. Senior Managing Director Former

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Canon Capital Partners, LLC Vice President, Business Development Current
Canon Inc. Vice President of Business Development Current
Brookmill Capital Partners Inc. Co-Founder Former

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Canon Finetech Inc. President Current
Canon Inc. Managing Director Current
Canon Software, Inc. Director Current

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Canon Inc. Director, Marketing, Business Solution Current
Canon Inc. Director, Marketing, Business Solution Former

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Canon Inc. Director of Canon U.S.A.'s Broadcast and Communications Division Current

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Canon Inc. Student Current
The Baker Street Irregulars Trust Board of Directors Current
The Speckled Band Board of Directors Current

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Canon Inc. Head, Reg Operations Current

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The Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts Current

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Science Faction Images CEO & Founder Current
Getty Images, Inc. Vice President of Strategy & Corporate Development Current
I3FORUM, Inc Current
Roger Ressmeyer Current
Photomedia Group Current
Canon Inc. Board of Directors Current
Company Explorers Limited Board of Directors Current
Canon Inc. Member Current
Visions, Inc. CEO Former
Paca, Inc. President Former
Visions, Inc. President Former
Life Corporation Award, Winning Assignment Photographer Former
People Inc. Award, Winning Assignment Photographer Former
Newsweek, Inc. Award, Winning Assignment Photographer Former
National Geographic Magazine Former
Corbis Corporation Former
Yale University Former

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Canon USA, Inc. President & CEO Current
Canon Inc. Board of Directors Current

Jim has lectured before audiences at Photoshopworld, Seybold, Photo Plus, MAC Design, Imaging USA, HOW Design, WPPI, and World Council of Professional Photographers. He has made presentations to students and facility at Art Schools nationwide including Brooks Institute, San Francisco's Academy of Art, and The Portfolio Center. As a member of NAPP's Instructor Dream Team since 2000, Jim writes a monthly column on digital capture for Photoshop User Magazine that goes out to over 120 countries. Jim has authored several Adobe Photoshop training CD's with Software Cinema that are shown at Photoshop Training Expos across US and Europe. His clients include IBM, BP Amoco, MizunoUSA, Genuine Parts Company, Witness Systems, JP Morgan Financial, TEC America, Carter's, Coca-Cola USA, and Scientific Atlanta.

Organization Position Status
Intellihance Atlanta Commercial Advertising Photographer and Instructor Current
Lepp & Associates, Inc. Current
Lepp Institute of Digital Imaging Current
Genuine Fractals Current
Canon Inc. Fellow Current
American Society of Photographers Fellow Current
Professional Photographers Board of Directors Former

Executive News

  • Rise of a New Era in Japan

    The Wall Street Journal Interactive Edition - 8/31/09 - View Story

  • Opposition looks to reshape Japanese economy

    Washington Post - 8/28/09 - View Story

  • INTERVIEW-Canon to restructure stepper division by Dec

    Forbes.com - 8/24/09 - View Story

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CAJ $38.5488 +0.4488 (1.18% )
Volume 221,364
Shares Outstanding 1.3B
Market Cap 51.4B
Year High 41.25
Year Low 21.23
Earnings Per Share 1.39
P/E Ratio 27.7330
Dividend 0.5842
Yield 1.5155
IndustryTop Rated

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