Canon, always in the process of continuous self-improvement, under the guidance of the corporate philosophy of "****Birth", Canon aspires to become a truly outstanding company, a company that is widely trusted and respected throughout the world. By owning Canon products, users are assured of a simpler, safer, more convenient and happier life. In addition, by choosing Canon, users also support the company's efforts in environmental protection. Day in and day out, Canon continues to pursue innovation and endeavors to make tomorrow a better day.
Canon Inc. was founded in 1937 with the goal of producing world-class cameras based on optical technology. Since then, Canon has continued to research and develop new technologies and developed Japan's first plain paper photocopier in the early 1970's. In the early 1980's, Canon successfully developed bubble inkjet printing technology for the first time and marketed its products worldwide. Canon's emphasis and investment in technology development has enabled it to grow and develop over the decades and to become a leader in its industry. 2012 saw Canon ranked second in the number of U.S. patent registrations in 2002, as published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. This marks the tenth consecutive year that Canon has been ranked in the top three in this ranking.
In 2003, President Mikado was appointed as an economic advisor of Guangdong Province. In the same year, he was named an Honorary Citizen by the cities of Dalian and Suzhou. 2001 The Suzhou Plant, the first production project invested in Jiangsu at a cost of US$100 million, was established in the Suzhou New District to produce copiers and software. This is the largest factory Canon has invested in the world, and the largest investment Canon has made in China in more than 20 years. Canon (Zhongshan) Office Equipment Co., Ltd. was established. Mr. Fujio Mitsuzawa, President of Canon Inc. was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen by the City of Dalian on behalf of Canon Inc. In 2002, Canon (China) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Branch was established (after 2003, it began to take on the functions of the East China Regional Headquarters) Canon moved its Asian marketing headquarters to Beijing Canon (China) Co., Ltd. began domestic sales of products manufactured by its invested companies Canon Logistics (Zhuhai Free Trade Zone) Co. Mr. Fusuf Mitarai, President of Canon Inc. was awarded the title of Honorary Citizen by the city of Suzhou on behalf of Mr. Fusuf Mitarai, President of Canon Inc. Mr. Fujio Mitarai, President of Canon Inc. was awarded the honorary citizenship of Jiangsu Province. Mr. Tomuso Mitarai, President of Canon Inc. was awarded the honorary citizen of Jiangsu Province. Mr. Fusufumi Tezuka, President and CEO of Canon Inc. was appointed as an economic advisor to the Liaoning Provincial Government and established Canon (Suzhou) System Software Co.
2003 Canon (China) Co., Ltd. Guangzhou Branch was established, and also assumed the functions of the regional headquarters in South China Canon (China) Co., Ltd. Beijing Branch was established, and also assumed the functions of the regional headquarters in North China Canon's flagship showroom "Canon Image Plaza" was announced to be opened in Beijing. Mr. Fusufumi Mitarai, President of Canon Inc. accepted the invitation of the Guangdong Provincial Government to become the economic adviser to the Governor of Guangdong Province. 15 branches including Beijing, Tianjin, Shenyang, Dalian, Jinan, Xi'an, Shanghai, Wuhan, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Zhengzhou, Guangzhou, Chengdu, Chongqing and Shenzhen were all registered. Basically, the company has formed a sales and service network covering the whole country.
In 2004, the first self-imported goods warehousing ceremony was held in Guangzhou, so that Canon (China) can directly import and sell products from abroad Establishment of a national (except Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) unified hotline center in Beijing Canon Information Technology (Beijing) Co. On April 29, 2004, after the friendly negotiation between the joint venture parties, Beijing Beijia Information System Co., Ltd. changed its shareholding and became a wholly foreign-owned enterprise with 100% investment from Canon (China) Co., Ltd. and was renamed Canon Information Technology (Beijing) Co.
In 2005, the first Canon Quick Repair Center - "QR Center" was established in Zhongguancun, Beijing. QR Center (Quick Repair; Quick Response), which was established on the basis of the original Canon Customer Service Center, was established on the basis of the original Canon Customer Service Center. QR Center (Quick Repair; Quick Response), which provides a larger scale, more comprehensive and faster quick repair service on the basis of the original Canon Customer Service Center. Canon Imaging Plaza" in Guangzhou announced its opening.
The company's brand was ranked 64th on the 2006 World Brand Lab's list of the Top 500 Global Brands, and 54th on Barron's 2006 list of the World's 100 Most Respected Companies. The enterprise was ranked one hundred and eighty-two on the 2007 Fortune Global 500 ranking of the world's largest companies.
Since its founding in 1937, Canon Inc. has been striving to create world-class products and has been actively promoting the diversification and globalization of its business. Its research and development, production, and sales activities are carried out globally, and it has developed a globalized and diversified business strategy through the establishment of regional headquarters in the Americas, Europe, Oceania, Asia, and Japan. Canon plays a significant role in the fields of personal consumer products, office products, and industrial products centered on optics around the world.
Based on the concept of "****Birth," Canon launched the "Global Excellence Group Concept" in 1996 to realize the goal of becoming a globally trusted and respected company that serves the community with its technology, and is actively pursuing the "Total Excellence" initiative. In 1996, Canon launched the "Global Excellence Corporate Group Concept" with the goal of becoming a globally trusted and respected company through technology and service to society, and actively pursued awareness reforms and management innovations that emphasized "total optimization" and "focusing on profits" to build the corporate structure of today's Canon.
The Canon Group's turnover in 2010 (as of December 31, 2010) reached US$45.764 billion. In 2009, Canon was ranked 33rd among the "World's Best Brands" by BusinessWeek magazine for its outstanding performance in consecutive years. Canon has 241 consolidated subsidiaries and 168,879 employees worldwide (as of December 31, 2009).
Canon's vision is to become a "truly global enterprise of excellence" that will continue to grow and prosper for 100 or 200 years. For the prosperity of the world and the well-being of mankind, Canon will cultivate technologies that will benefit the society of the future, and at the same time, it will always fulfill its social responsibility to contribute to the development of society by taking into account both business and environmental protection.
Canon's business in China began at the end of the 1970s at the beginning of the reform and opening-up process. 1979, Ms. Deng Yingchao visited Canon and requested support for China's precision industry, and in 1980, Mr. Ryuzaburo Korai, then President of Canon, paid a friendly visit to Beijing. The exchange of visits between the Chinese government and senior leaders of Canon Inc. marked the first solid step for Canon Inc.'s business in China, and Canon Inc.'s investment in the country was formally kicked off.
The most important work of Canon China is the construction of the Chinese market, i.e., adjusting the management structure and business structure in the Chinese market, and gradually establishing a more efficient marketing system in order to meet the growing demands of the Chinese market. Canon has successfully utilized its world-class imaging technology to provide the Chinese market with a wide range of products such as cameras, copiers, printers, fax machines, scanners, projectors, etc., and has begun to actively expand into the fields of consumables and medical equipment.
Based on the concept of "****Birth", Canon has taken root in China and started to grow. In the future, Canon will continue to put this philosophy into practice by providing Chinese consumers with more and more advanced products and better services, as well as continuing to contribute to China's economic development and social prosperity through various forms of investment, foreign exchange, technology transfer, job creation, and participation in social construction.
Over the past twenty years, Canon's business in China has grown and expanded along with China's overall progress, and the concept of "****sheng" has borne fruit. In Dalian, Zhuhai, Zhongshan, Suzhou and other places, Canon has 11 wholly-owned companies and three joint ventures, of which the factory in Suzhou New District, which was built in 2001 with an investment of nearly 100 million U.S. dollars, is by far the largest Canon factory in the world. Canon's investment in China has accumulated to US$1 billion, and with 28,769 employees, Canon is one of the largest foreign-invested companies in the world.
In 1997, Canon (China) Co., Ltd. was established in Beijing and began to be responsible for Canon's investment and other related businesses in China. 2002, after China's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO), with the gradual enhancement of the degree of market openness and the implementation of various policies and regulations, China's personal consumer goods market and office equipment market became more and more active. Correspondingly, Canon moved its Asian marketing headquarters from Hong Kong to Beijing and officially began to exercise its domestic sales authority in China. At the same time, Canon vigorously strengthened its presence in China by establishing three regional headquarters in North, East and South China, and authorizing the Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou branches to manage finance, logistics, sales and services in their respective regions. By the end of 2003, all 15 branches of Canon in China had been registered and established, and Canon (China) realized a major strategic advancement from the first phase of production investment to the second phase of sales and service.
Canon's China business began in the late 1970s. From the initial technical cooperation to the sole proprietorship of a factory to the establishment of a sales company, it has experienced the exploration of various business models. After more than 20 years of continuous efforts, Canon's business in China has been involved in a number of fields such as cameras, copiers, printers, fax machines, scanners, projectors, etc. Corporate meetings, business talks, business presentations, educational institutions, high-brightness projectors with excellent image quality are increasingly favored by these markets. Canon's LV-series high-brightness projectors are capable of projecting high-quality images and accurately reproducing the colors of the images. In recent years, Canon has been actively expanding into new areas such as consumables and medical devices.
In March 1997, Canon (China) Co., Ltd. was established as a local legal entity to take full responsibility for Canon's business development in China. Up to now, Canon has basically built up a sales and service network in the Chinese market consisting of 16 branches including 3 regional headquarters, 2 permanent offices and 1 training center. With China's formal accession to the World Trade Organization, Canon (China) Ltd. has been playing an increasingly key role as a leader under the guidance of the new long-term development strategy for China. (The above data is as of January 31, 2008)
March 9, 2016 - Japan's Toshiba Corporation held a board of directors meeting today and made a final decision to sell its Toshiba Medical Systems to Canon, which made a takeover offer of 700 billion yen (about 40.5 billion yuan).