Kodansha
Japanese publishing company
Kodansha Ltd. (Japanese: 株式会社講談社, Hepburn: Kabushiki-gaisha Kōdansha) is a Japanese privately-held publishing company. It is headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo.[1]
Native name | 株式会社講談社 |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Kōdansha |
Formerly | Dainippon Yubenkai-Kodansha (1911–1958) |
Company type | Family-owned private KK |
Industry | Publishing, music |
Founded | 1910 |
Founder | Seiji Noma |
Headquarters | Bunkyō, , Japan |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Yoshinobu Noma (President & CEO) |
Products | Books, light novels, magazines, manga, CDs and DVDs (through King Records) |
Owner | Noma family (Noma Cultural Foundation 39.2%) |
Number of employees | 914 (as of September 2013) |
Subsidiaries | King Record Co., Ltd. Kobunsha Co., Ltd. Kodansha USA Ichijinsha |
Website | www |
References
change- ↑ "Company Overview Archived 2011-04-26 at the Wayback Machine." Kodansha. Retrieved on April 5, 2011. Address: 12-21, Otowa 2-chome, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8001, Japan