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The Mitsubishi Group (三菱グループ, Mitsubishi Gurūpu) is a group ofJapanese multinational companies.

Mitsubishi Group
Native name
三菱グループ
Founded1870
FounderYatarō Iwasaki
Number of employees
870,000+
Divisions
Subsidiaries
Websitemitsubishi.com

Founded by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group traces its origins to the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company that existed from 1870.

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Mitsubishi Headquarters in 1920

The three main entities (gosanke) are Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (the largest bank in Japan), Mitsubishi Corporation(a general trading company), and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (diversified manufacturing companies). A 2020 estimate concluded that all the Mitsubishi companies combined generate 7.7% of the total revenue of all publicly traded companies in Japan, and the group's assets amount to 433 trillion yen.

References[change]

  1. "Overview of Mitsubishi Group". Archived from the original on 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-05-31.