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Nikon Corp.

7731 is in the Technology Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$9.5B
  • Public
  • JP
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Nikon has its lenses trained onward and upward. Founded in 1917 and headquartered in Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan, Nikon Corporation (OSA and TYO: 7731) makes a variety of optical and photographic products. The company manufactures cameras, lenses, consumer optical equipment, photolithography steppers, binoculars, microscopes, and more. Its products have been used in space missions, bio labs and optical medical offices. The company has annual revenue of about $5.9 billion and employs about 16,800 people. In 2005 the company completed its integration of ISO 14001 certification for the head office and all domestic plants. It has also implemented an environment-friendly management policy through a company-wide environmental management system (EMS), designing the structure to effectively and efficiently undertake EMS activities company-wide.

President, Instruments Company
Hisao Izawa
Number of Employees 25,340
Contact Information

Fuji Bldg 2-3 Marunouchi 3-chome

Tokyo 100-8331

www.nikon.com

(81) 3 3214 5311

NAICS Code Photographic and Photocopying Equipment Manufacturing: 333315

Recent Events

  • Nikon signs licensing agreement with The Harvard University for STORM technology

    12/04/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

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    12/01/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Best Buy Black Friday 2009 Sales: Amazing Bargains and Deals at Best Buy on Black...

    11/24/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

  • Hi-Def DSLRs May Be Cheap, But Talent Is Priceless

    11/19/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Lightroom 2.6 beta supports new compact cameras

    11/18/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Nikon Metrology Introduces XT V 130 X-ray Inspection System

    11/11/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • WiLAN Wireless Technologies Licensed by Nikon

    11/04/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Wi-LAN licenses wireless technology to Nikon

    10/30/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story

  • WiLAN Wireless Technologies Licensed by Nikon

    10/29/09 - Licensing / Contract - View Story

  • Japan's earnings-season bummer

    10/26/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story

  • Nikon D3S announced with HD video, new FX sensor

    10/18/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Nikon unveils AF-S DX Micro Nikkor 85mm f/3.5 Macro Lens

    10/18/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Nikon debuts D3S pro-level digital SLR camera

    10/14/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Nikon Adds D-Movie Mode To D3S Pro SLR

    10/14/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Nikon Unveils High-end D3S D-SLR

    10/14/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Nikon's new pro-line D3s boasts ISO 102,400 sensitivity

    10/14/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Nikon D3S SLR pushes ISO boundaries

    10/14/09 - Product Announcement - View Story

  • Japan Hot Stocks-DeNA, Fuji Heavy, Nikon, Isuzu, Nitto Denko

    10/06/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

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    10/06/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - View Story

News & Analysis

nikon corp. - All News and Analysis

  • Nikon Kick Starts Campaign via Tweet

    BNET - 2009-11-11

    Nikon is taking a cue from the popularity of Twitter by using the microblogging service as a launchpad for a new promotion. Yesterday, actor Ashton Kutcher kicked off the campaign by tweeting his involvement in the Nikon Film Festival, a user-generated content contest for people to submit "a day through your...

    Tags: Nikon Corp.

  • 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.

  • Review: Canon EOS 7D

    BNET - 2009-10-16

    The Canon EOS 7D is Canon's top of the range APS-C camera. Below it sit the compact forms of the 1000D , 450D and 500D , and above it the full-frame glory of the £200 more expensive EOS 5D MKII . The big...

    Tags: Video, Sensor, ISO, Camera, Canon Inc., Lens

  • Review: Pentax K-x

    BNET - 2009-10-14

    Pentax has been a strong name in the burgeoning budget DSLR market for a long time. The Pentax K-m , for instance, is a surprisingly good 10.2MP camera that can be had for as little as £330. The £700 Pentax K-x continues in a similar vein. Indeed,...

    Tags: Video, Camera, Pentax, Nikon Corp.

  • Hands-on: Nikon D3S review

    BNET - 2009-10-14

    As with all professional camera releases from Nikon, the weeks and sometimes months leading up to a launch can spew out all manner of conjecture about what new product the camera company is going to bring to market. This is both a blessing and a curse for Nikon,...

    Tags: ISO, Camera, Nikon Corp.

Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Hisao Izawa President, Instruments Company
Kazuo Ushida President, Precision Equipment & Senior Executive Officer
Kyoichi Suwa President, Core Technology Center & Senior Executive Officer
Makoto Kimura President, Imaging & Senior Executive Officer
Yoshimichi Kawai President, Business Admin, Accounting & Finance & Executive Officer
Ichiro Terato CFO & Executive Vice President
Yoshitaka Nakatani Chief of Judges
Yutaka Ichihara Executive Officer & Vice President, Core Technology Ctr
Geoffrey Wild Vice President
Hideshi Hirai Vice President
Koji Morishita Vice President
Norio Hashizume Vice President, General Manager, Finance & Accounting
Tetsuro Goto Vice President, Imaging Company
Kunio Kawabata General Manager, LCD Equipment Division
Masami Kumazawa Executive Officer & General Manager, Info Sys & Risk Mgmt
Naoki Tomino Executive Officer & General Manager, Intellectual Property & Business Dev
Robin McConnell General Manager
Toshikazu Umatate General Manager, Dev & Precision Equipment Company
Hidetoshi Mori Executive Officer & General Manager, Sales & Marketing, Precision Equipment Co
Alptekin Baloglu Judge, Invited by, Nikon Hong Kong
Ami Vitale Judge, Invited by
Anne Cahill Professional Markets Technical Representative
Claudia Hinterseer Judge, Invited by, Nikon Europe B.V.
Kazuyoshi Miyoshi Judge
Kazuyoshi Nomachi Judge
Manabu Miyazaki Judge
Masako Imaoka Judge
Sayaka Ikemoto Judge, Invited by
Scott Frier Technical Specialist
Takashi Yamaguchi Judge

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Kenji Enya Vice Chairman & CFO
Kenji Matsuo Board of Directors
Michio Kariya Board of Directors
Shoichiro Yoshida Board of Directors
Shunji Kono Board of Directors
Takashi Tamori Board of Directors
Yasujiro Hara Board of Directors

Organization Position Status
Nikon Corporation President, Instruments Company Current
Nikon Corporation General Manager Former

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Nikon Corporation President, Precision Equipment & Senior Executive Officer Current
Nikon Corporation Board of Directors Current
Nikon Corporation Managing Director Former

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Nikon Corporation President, Core Technology Center & Senior Executive Officer Current
Nikon Corporation Board of Directors Current
Nikon Corporation Senior Managing Director Former

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Nikon Corporation President, Imaging & Senior Executive Officer Current
Nikon Corporation Board of Directors Current
Southwestern Legal Foundation Former

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Nikon Corporation President, Business Admin, Accounting & Finance & Executive Officer Current
Nikon Corporation Board of Directors Current
Nikon Corporation Managing Director Former

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Nikon Corporation CFO & Executive Vice President Current
Nikon Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Nikon Corporation Vice Chairman & CFO Current
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Nikon Corporation Chief of Judges Current

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Nikon Corporation Executive Officer & Vice President, Core Technology Ctr Current
Nikon Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Nikon Corporation Vice President Current

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Nikon Corporation Vice President Current
Nikon Corporation Executive Officer Former

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Nikon Corporation Vice President Current
Nikon Corporation General Manager, Business Dev Former

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Nikon Corporation Vice President, General Manager, Finance & Accounting Current

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Nikon Corporation Vice President, Imaging Company Current
Nikon Corporation General Manager Former

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Nikon Corporation General Manager, LCD Equipment Division Current

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Nikon Corporation Executive Officer & General Manager, Info Sys & Risk Mgmt Current
Nikon Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Nikon Corporation Executive Officer & General Manager, Intellectual Property & Business Dev Current
Nikon Corporation Board of Directors Current
Nikon Corporation Managing Director Former

Robin McConnell has been an integral part of SHRM-LI for over 15 years and is a former 2-time past president. As the current General Manager of Human Resources for Nikon Inc., Robin keeps abreast of current trends in human resources. Her commitment to SHRM-LI also extends to the state level as she is the current NYS State Director. Two years ago, Robin was honored at the SHRM-LI Annual Conference when she received the Joseph Duffy Award.

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Nikon Corporation General Manager Current
Shrm-Li Board of Directors Current

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Nikon Corporation General Manager, Dev & Precision Equipment Company Current
Nikon Corporation General Manager Former

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Nikon Corporation Executive Officer & General Manager, Sales & Marketing, Precision Equipment Co Current
Nikon Corporation Board of Directors Former

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Nikon Corporation Judge, Invited by, Nikon Hong Kong Current

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Nikon Corporation Judge, Invited by Current

Anne Cahill is a professional markets technical representative for Nikon, Inc. She supports and assists Nikon Professional Services members involved in various segments of the photographic marketplace. In addition to working field events, including the Olympics and other national media events, Anne teaches and demonstrates the latest Nikon products at workshops and photographic/imaging shows. She is keenly interested in nature photography and portraiture. This is her fourth year teaching at The Workshops.

Organization Position Status
Nikon Corporation Professional Markets Technical Representative Current
Santa Fe Workshops, Inc. Current

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Nikon Corporation Judge, Invited by, Nikon Europe B.V. Current

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Nikon Corporation Judge Current

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Nikon Corporation Judge Current

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Nikon Corporation Judge Current

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Nikon Corporation Judge Current

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Nikon Corporation Judge, Invited by Current

Scott Frier has been involved in professional photography for more than 35 years. His assignments have taken him to over 70 countries, and he has taught at many schools and colleges. As chief expedition photographer of the Cousteau Society, he accompanied Jacques and Jean-Michel Cousteau on expeditions to the Gulf of Labrador, the South Pacific, the Caribbean, and the Amazon. Currently Scott is a technical specialist in digital imaging at Nikon, Inc., writing and lecturing on digital photography and photographing his favorite subjects of wildlife and nature. His images and articles have appeared in numerous magazines and books in the U.S. and abroad. This is Scott's fourth year teaching for The Workshops.

Organization Position Status
Nikon Corporation Technical Specialist Current
Santa Fe Workshops, Inc. Current

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Nikon Corporation Judge Current

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Nikon Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Nikon Corporation Board of Directors Current
Nikon Corporation President, CEO & COO Former

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Nikon Corporation Board of Directors Current
Nikon Corporation Chairman & CEO Former

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Nikon Corporation Board of Directors Current

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Nikon Corporation Board of Directors Current
Nikon Corporation Managing Director Former

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Nikon Corporation Board of Directors Current
Nikon Corporation Executive Vice President Former

Executive News

  • World's First Field-Selectable 60w-90w Immersion Light Source- Cymer's XLR 600ix...

    Reuters - 7/21/09 - View Story

  • World's First Field-Selectable 60w-90w Immersion Light Source- Cymer's XLR 600ix - Installed at Large Asian Chipmaker

    PR Newswire - 7/21/09 - View Story

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