Microsoft Japan Co., Ltd. (also known as MSKK and formerly Microsoft Company, Ltd.) is a Japanese subsidiary of Microsoft headquartered in Minato, Tokyo. It develops both hardware and software technologies for consumers and business partners.
Microsoft Japan was founded on February 20, 1986, by Susumu Furukawa and Bill Gates after a partnership between ASCII Corporation and Microsoft ended, with the remaining ASCII Microsoft operations being merged into ASCII.
History
References
- ↑ "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" (in Japanese). Microsoft. July 1, 2013. Archived from the original on July 30, 2013.
External links
- Microsoft Japan official website (in Japanese)
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Wikipedia (article: Microsoft Japan)
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