Microsoft Japan
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Native name
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日本マイクロソフト |
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| Founded | February 20, 1986 |
| Headquarters | Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan |
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Key people
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Yasuyuki Higuchi,[1] President & CEO |
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Number of employees
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1,793 (2006)[2] |
| Parent | Microsoft |
| Website | www.microsoft.com/ja/jp/ |
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Native name
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マイクロソフト ディベロップメント |
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| Founded | November 16, 2005 |
| Headquarters | Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan |
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Key people
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Shunichi Kajisa,[3] President and Representative Director |
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Number of employees
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371 (2006)[4] |
| Website | www.microsoft.com/ja/jp/ |
Microsoft Japan, officially Microsoft Japan Company, Limited (日本マイクロソフト株式会社 Nihon Maikurosofuto Kabushiki Kaisha?), is a subsidiary of Microsoft based in Japan. Their headquarters are at Shinagawa[5] district of Tokyo.
Events[edit]
- May 13, 2005 - Yoshihiro Maruyama presented the Xbox 360 to the public.
Sponsorship[edit]
From 2004 to 2009 the company sponsored the Microsoft Cup, a knockout rugby football tournament contested by the best Japanese teams from the Top League.
References[edit]
- ^ "Yasuyuki Higuchi - Microsoft Japan President and CEO". Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "日本マイクロソフト株式会社 会社概要". Retrieved 3 July 2006.
- ^ "Shunichi Kajisa: Microsoft Japan". Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- ^ "マイクロソフト ディベロップメント株式会社 会社概要". Retrieved 3 July 2006.
- ^ "マイクロソフト日本法人、来年2月に本社を品川に移転". Retrieved 4 April 2012.
External links[edit]
- Official website (Japanese)
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