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.