Sonyソニーkeywords: company , game , sony related topics: Play Station , Playstation 2 , Gran Turismo related web sites: http://www.sony.co.jp explanation: Japanese electronic giant, founded in May 1946. Its name comes from the combination of an English word "sonny" (=kid) and a Latin word "sonus" (=sound). Initially, it had been making tape recorders. After a great hit of miniaturized radio sets thanks to transistors, it has begun to develop really. Recently, it entered the video game market by releasing a 32 bits console, "Play Station". Squareスクウエアalternative words: Square Soft, Squaresoft keywords: company , game related topics: Final Fantasy , Legend of Mana related web sites: http://www.square.co.jp explanation: Publisher of video games founded in September 1986. It is well known to be the publisher of the most popular video game, "Final Fantasy" (RPG). Studio Ghibliスタジオジブリalternative words: Ghibli keywords: anime , company related topics: Hayao Miyazaki related web sites: http://www.ntv.co.jp/ghibli explanation: After a great hit of "Nausicaa of the valley of wind", the famous Japanese producer of catoons, Hayao Miyazaki, founded his own production company "Studio Ghibli" in 1985 with his friend "Isao Takahata" and "Tokuma Shoten" as the backer. All the recent cartoons of Miyazaki have been produced by this company. Ghibli means "hot wind coming from Sahara desert". Sun Riseサンライズalternative words: Sunrise keywords: anime , company related topics: Escaflowne , Gundam related web sites: http://www.nifty.ne.jp/station/sunrise/ explanation: Cartoon production company founded at Tokyo in 1972. It is well known for the producer of several cartoons which have made great hits like "Gundam" and "Escaflowne". Taitoタイトーkeywords: company , game related topics: Space Invader related web sites: http://www.taito.co.jp explanation: Maker of arcade machines and publisher of video games founded in August 1953. At the beginning, it had been only a simple importer of game machines, but gradually began to make own machines and became famous thanks to a great hit of "Space Invader" game. Now, it employs about 2000 persons and possesses an own chain of game centers in Japan. Takaraタカラalternative words: Takara toys keywords: company , game related topics: Battle Arena Toshinden related web sites: http://www.takaratoys.co.jp explanation: Maker of toys and publisher of video games founded in September 1955. It is especially known by its Japanese dole, "Rikachan", but also by its flag software "Toshinden", released for Play Station in 1995. It employs about 450 persons. Toei Animation東映アニメーションalternative words: Toei Doga, Touei Douga keywords: anime , company related topics: Dragon Ball , Sailormoon related web sites: http://www.toei-anim.co.jp explanation: Subsidiary of Toei which is a large Japanese move company, and specialized in cartoon productions. Toei itself has been founded in March 1951. As its realization, we can quote "Dragon Ball" and Sailormoon. Toho東宝alternative words: Toho corporation, Toho entertainment keywords: company , movie related topics: Eiji Tsuburaya , Godzilla related web sites: http://www.toho.co.jp explanation: Movie company founded by Ichizo Kobayashi in 1932. It merged in 1943 with Tokyo Takarazuka Gekijo to become the present Toho corporation Ltd. Many talented people have worked there such as the movie director, Akira Kurosawa and the actor Toshiro Mifune who debuted both with Toho. The company is also well known with successive Godzilla films created by the genius director, Eiji Tsuburaya. TV Asahi朝日テレビalternative words: Asahi TV keywords: company , media related topics: Sailormoon related web sites: http://www.tv-asahi.co.jp explanation: One of the major Japanese TV companies. Founded in November 1957 as a subsidiary of Asahi daily newspaper and employs about 1300 persons. It has broadcasted the cartoon of Sailormoon. TV Tokyo東京テレビalternative words: Tokyo TV keywords: company , media related topics: Pokemon related web sites: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp explanation: One of the major Japanese TV companies and covers especially Tokyo region. Founded in April 1964 and employs about 700 persons. It is broadcasting now Pokemon cartoon. Page number: 1 2 3 4 31 articles extracted from postgresql database. | |
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