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Type	Public company TYO: 7751 , NYSE: CAJ
Founded	Tokyo, Japan (August 10, 1937)
Headquarters	Image:Flag of Japan (bordered).svg Tokyo, Japan <tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Key people</th><td>Fujio Mitarai, Chairman & CEO Tsuneji Uchida, President & COO</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Industry</th><td>Imaging</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Products</th><td>Business machines, Cameras, Optical and other products</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Revenue</th><td>Image:Green Arrow Up.svg 3,754,191 million Yen (Fiscal year ended December 31, 2005)</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Employees</th><td>100,000+ Worldwide (Non-consolidated, as of 30 November 2005)</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right; padding-right:0.75em;">Website</th><td>Canon Inc.</td></tr>

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Canon Inc. (キヤノン株式会社, Kiyanon Kabushiki Gaisha^?) (TYO: 7751 , NYSE: CAJ) is a Japanese company that specializes in imaging and optical products, including cameras, photocopiers and computer printers. The headquarters are in 30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome, Ota-ku, Tokyo.

The predecessor company was established in 1933 by Goro Yoshida and his brother-in-law Saburo Uchida. Named Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory (Seiki Kōgaku Kenkyūjo^?), it was funded by Takeshi Mitarai, a close friend of Uchida. Its original purpose was to research the development of quality cameras.

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In June 1934 they released their first camera, the Kwanon, named after the Buddhist goddess of mercy. The following year the company name was changed to Canon to reflect a more modern image, and on 10 August 1937, the current corporation was founded. <ref>

    "About Canon: Canon Inc. Corporate Profile" (company overview),
    Canon Inc., May 23, 2006, Canon.com webpage:
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Despite the company's high profile in the consumer market for cameras and computer printers, most of the company revenue comes from the office products division, especially for analog and digital copiers, and its line of imageRUNNER digital multifunctional devices. Additionally, Canon is the supplier of print engines found in the hugely popular Hewlett-Packard LaserJet series of laser printers. ^{[citation needed]}

Canon has also entered the digital displays market by teaming up with Toshiba to develop and manufacture flat panel televisions based on SED, a new type of display technology. Canon has announced its intention to enter the projection television market as well.

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List of Canon products

Canon Inc. no longer produces analogue photocopiers. Canon also produces a range of products for use in the medical field, for example mobile scanners for use in remote areas.

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