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The 130 year history of the Furukawa Electric Group is a history of contributing to society. Furukawa Group founder Ichibei Furukawa promoted development in Japan based on a desire to "make Japan brighter", and with a broad perspective and high sense of ethics, he worked to achieve this great ideal. The Furukawa Electric Group inherits this ...
Catering to demand for electricity and communications in the then undeveloped Japan, Furukawa Electric expanded production to include various rubber and cotton-covered wires, and in 1915 manufactured the nation's first submarine electric cable.
Furukawa Group (古河グループ, Furukawa Gurūpu) formerly Furukawa zaibatsu (古河財閥) is one of Japan's 15 largest industrial groups. Its origins date back to 1875, founder Furukawa Ichibei. This group specialized in mining, electronics, and chemicals industry before World War II. [1]
Shuntaro Furukawa (left) will replace Tatsumi Kimishima (right) as president of Nintendo. Credit: Yuki Furukawa/Bloomberg. With Shuntaro Furukawa becoming president of Nintendo, many have...
In 1989, we changed the company name from Furukawa Mining Co., Ltd. to Furukawa Co., Ltd. and made a fresh start. In 1990 when the burst of the bubble devastated the Japanese economy, economic circumstances surrounding companies dramatically changed.
May 23, 2024 · Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd. (Head Office: 2-6-4 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Hideya Moridaira) newly established the “Furukawa Electric Group Purpose” (Japanese and English) in commemoration of the company’s 140th anniversary.
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Furukawa Ichibei (古河 市兵衛, April 16, 1832 - April 5, 1903) was a Japanese businessman who founded one of the fifteen largest industrial conglomerates in Japan, specializing in electrical goods, chemicals and metals.
