Canon (Canon 1), a Japanese integrated group that is a global leader in the production of imaging and information products, has globalized and expanded its business into various fields after years of unremitting efforts since its establishment in 1937. Canon's product lineup*** is spread across three main areas: personal products, office equipment and industrial equipment, with major products including cameras and lenses, digital cameras, printers, copiers, fax machines, scanners, broadcasting equipment, medical devices and semiconductor production equipment. Canon is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and has four regional sales headquarters in the Americas, Europe, Asia and Japan, with 200 subsidiaries around the world, employing more than 100,000 people.On March 9, 2016, Japan's Toshiba held a board of directors meeting today and made a final decision to sell its Toshiba Medical Systems to Canon, which made an offer of ￥700 billion (about RMB 40.5 billion).