Official company name
Fujitsu Corporation

Common company name
Fujitsu

Company logo


Name when written in Japanese (normal)


Name when written in Japanese (traditional)


Name breakdown
 - "Fuji" - Again, as in "Mt. Fuji."
 - "Tsuu" - This character literally means "pass through."

Actual name origins
"Fujitsu" is actually short for "Fuji Tsuushinki Seizou Kabushikigaisha," or "Fuji Communication Equipment Manufacturing Corporation." By simply taking the first three syllables of "Fuji Tsuushinki Seizou Kabushikigaisha," Fujitsu managed to save everyone from having to write so much. The company changed its name to "Fujitsu" in 1967. "Fuji Tsuushinki Seizou Kabushikigaisha" today exists as "Fujitsu Holdings Corporation."

Corporate History
http://pr.fujitsu.com/jp/profile/history/hist1.html

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