Kao Corporation

Kao Corporation
花王株式会社
	Head office
Company type	Public (K.K)
Traded as	TYO: 4452; TOPIX Large 70 Component
Headquarters	14-10, Nihonbashi-Kayabacho Itchome, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan
Total equity	¥938,194 million (2020)
Website	www.kao.com/global/en/

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Kao Corporation (花王株式会社code: ja is deprecated , Kaō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese chemical and cosmetics company. It is based in Nihonbashi-Kayabacho, Chūō, Tokyo, Japan.

History

Kao was created in 1887 by Tomiro Nagase. It was created to manufacture toiletry soap. They were first known as Nihon Yuki Company (日本有機株式会社code: ja is deprecated ). In 1940, they changed their name to Kao Soap Company (花王石鹸株式会社code: ja is deprecated ). In 1985, they changed it again to Kao Corporation.

Kao Corporation Media

This picture was part of an advertising campaign by the Andrew Jergens Company in 1917. It was given out for every purchase of a cake of Woodbury's Facial Soap. Valid in the United States and Canada through 5 October 1917

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Consolidated Financial Results For The Fiscal Year Ending December 21, 2020 (2021-02-03). Retrieved 2022-01-04.^{[dead link]}
↑ Kao by the Numbers. Retrieved 2022-01-04.

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[fy2020-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 ^1.4 Consolidated Financial Results For The Fiscal Year Ending December 21, 2020 (2021-02-03). Retrieved 2022-01-04.^{[dead link]}

[2] Kao by the Numbers. Retrieved 2022-01-04.

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