Is Nikon a Japanese or domestic brand?

I. Japanese Company: Nikon, TYO: 7731 (Japanese: ニコン Corporation, English: Nikon Corporation), i.e. Nippon Optical. Nikon is a Japanese camera brand. According to Article 199(2) of the Company Law of the People's Republic of China (as amended on December 25, 1999): A foreign company referred to in this Law means a company registered and established outside of China in accordance with the laws of a foreign country. Therefore, Nikon, TYO: 7731 (Japanese: ニコン Corporation, English: Nikon Corporation) is a Japanese company.

2. Chinese Company: Nikon Imaging (China) Sales Co.

English Name: Nikon Imaging (China) Sales Co., Ltd.

Address: Room 01-04, 50th Floor, Raffles City, No. 268, Xizangzhong Road, Shanghai, China

Registered Capital: 10 million US dollars (approx. 1.1 billion yen). Approx. 1.1 billion yen, fully funded by Nikon Corporation)

Nikon Imaging Instruments Sales (China) Co., Ltd (hereinafter referred to as Nikon China) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Japanese company: Nikon, TYO: 7731 (Japanese: ニコン Corporation, English: Nikon Corporation) and is not a branch of a foreign company in China. The relationship between Nikon China and Nikon, TYO: 7731 is that of a parent company and a subsidiary, rather than that of a head office and a branch. Therefore, it is not applicable: Article 203 of the Company Law

Paragraph 1 A foreign company is a foreign legal person, and its branches set up in China do not have Chinese legal personality. The provisions of Article 203 of the Company Law and Paragraph 2 of Article 203 of the Company Law stipulate that a foreign company is a foreign legal person and its branches established within the territory of China do not have the legal personality of China.

So, Nikon China is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nikon, TYO: 7731 (Japanese: ニコン Corporation, English: Nikon Corporation), which has the ability to act independently in civil affairs and bears independent civil liability. It is a Chinese company legally established in China under Chinese law, except that it is financed by a Japanese company: Nikon, TYO: 7731. Therefore, Nikon Imaging Instruments Sales (China) Co.

Nikon Imaging Instruments Sales (China) Co., Ltd. is responsible for sales and service in China, Nikon did not set up factories in China, so the origin marking on the bottom of the body is "MADE IN JAPAN", so Nikon is not made in China, so it is not a national brand, but a Japanese brand.