The name Canon comes from Buddhist bodhisattva Kannon ( Japanese: 観音, lit.' Guanyin'), previously transliterated as Kuanyin, Kwannon, or Kwanon in English. In 1947, the company name was changed to Canon Camera Co., Inc., shortened to Canon Inc. In 1934 it produced the Kwanon, a prototype for Japan's first-ever 35 mm camera with a focal-plane-based shutter. The company was originally named Seikikōgaku kenkyūsho ( Japanese: 精機光学研究所, lit.'Precision Optical Laboratory'). It used to have a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Ĭanon has a primary listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the TOPIX Core 30 and Nikkei 225 indexes. ( Japanese: キヤノン株式会社 Hepburn: Kyanon kabushiki gaisha) is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, specializing in optical, imaging, and industrial products, such as lenses, cameras, medical equipment, scanners, printers, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.
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