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Ask TechJapan: Japanese Corporation Names
Posted on Jan 30, 2005 - 11:05 PM by zmcnulty
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Posted on Jan 30, 2005 - 11:05 PM by zmcnulty
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Official company name
Sanyo Electric Corporation
Common company name
Sanyo
Company logo

Name when written in Japanese (normal)

Name when written in Japanese (traditional)

Name breakdown
- "San" - Again means three. This is another reading for the same Kanji used in "Mitsu"bishi.
- "You" - Means "ocean." Can also mean "Western" (as in, not Asian) depending on its usage.Actual name origins
Toshio Iue, the founder of Sanyo, apparently had a thing for the sea. As a side note, it's interesting that Toshio Iue was actually the brother-in-law of Konosuke Matsushita, founder of Matsushita (Panasonic, if you've been reading this article).
Corporate History
http://www.global-sanyo.com/corporate/story/01_1.html
Often credited with creating one of the iPod's only decent competitors, our next company also has one of the most complicated name histories. Toshiba, our last company to be uncovered, created the "gigabeat" line of portable MP3 players. But hey, it certainly doesn't stop there -- Toshiba is also a primary supplier of handsets for Japanese mobile phone giant au.
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