Canon, Inc.
is a Japanese multinational corporation headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, specializing in optical, imaging, and industrial products, such as lenses, cameras, medical equipment, Image scanner, scanners, Printer (computing), printers, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment.Corporate Profile
" ''Canon''. Retrieved on 13 January 2009. Canon has a primary listing on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the TOPIX Core30 and Nikkei 225 index. It has a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange.

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The company was originally named ''Seikikōgaku kenkyūsho'' (Jpn. , ''Precision Optical Industry Co. Ltd.''). In 1934 it produced the ''Kwanon'', a prototype for Japan's first-ever 35 mm camera with a focal-plane-based shutter. ...
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