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Toshiba

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Toshiba is a Japanese multinational electronics company headquartered in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, with diversified products spanning power and industrial infrastructure, electronic components, semiconductors and, historically, personal computers and home appliances. Its name derives from Tokyo Shibaura Denki, formed in a 1939 merger of Shibaura Seisaku-sho, founded in 1875, and Tokyo Denki, founded in 1890; it officially adopted the Toshiba Corporation name in 1978 and is credited as the inventor of flash memory.

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Company Type
Multinational electronics company 2
Founded Year
1875 1
Founded Year
1939 2
Headquarters
Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan 2
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Private 1
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1. Wikidata: Toshiba
  • Wikidata Q49125, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata Q49125 P571 (w-bbfill-business4-0926 knownqid fetch)
  • Wikidata Q49125 P31=Q1589009 (private) (w-bbfill-business4-0926 knownqid fetch)
  • Operates In: Electronics Industry, Wikidata P452 industry claim
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2. Wikipedia, Toshiba
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  • lead section, paragraph 1
    headquartered in Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture
  • lead section, founding sentence
    Toshiba was founded in 1939 by the merger of Shibaura Seisakusho and Tokyo Denki.
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Wikipedia, Toshiba Accounting Scandal
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  • Associated With: Toshiba Accounting Scandal
  • Related Corporate Events: Toshiba Accounting Scandal
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