![]() The name Canon comes from Buddhist bodhisattva Kannon ( Japanese: 観音, lit.' Guanyin'), previously transliterated as Kuanyin, Kwannon, or Kwanon in English. ![]() In 1947, the company name was changed to Canon Camera Co., Inc., shortened to Canon Inc. In 1934 it produced the Kwanon, a prototype for Japan's first-ever 35 mm camera with a focal-plane-based shutter. 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. ![]()
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