Mitsubishi Group
group of autonomous, Japanese multinational companies
The Mitsubishi Group (三菱グループ, Mitsubishi Gurūpu) is a group ofJapanese multinational companies.
Native name | 三菱グループ |
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Industry | trade |
Founded | 1870 |
Founder | Yatarō Iwasaki |
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Number of employees | 870,000+ |
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Website | mitsubishi.com |
Founded by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group traces its origins to the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company that existed from 1870.
The three main entities (gosanke) are Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (the largest bank in Japan), Mitsubishi Corporation(a general trading company), and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (diversified manufacturing companies). A 2020 estimate concluded that all the Mitsubishi companies combined generate 7.7% of the total revenue of all publicly traded companies in Japan, and the group's assets amount to 433 trillion yen.
References
change- ↑ "Overview of Mitsubishi Group". Archived from the original on 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-05-31.