Japan's Largest Companies

some of the largest corporations of Japan operate in Shizuoka prefecture's industry zone with amazing view of Mount Fuji
from Fortune's Global 500 list

Here is the list of the biggest companies of Japan in 2022:

RankCompanyFortune Global 500 RankRevenue ($M)Headquarters
1 Toyota Motor 13 279338 Toyota City
2 Mitsubishi 41 153690 Tokyo
3 Honda Motor 61 129547 Tokyo
4 Itochu 78 109434 Osaka
5 Nippon Telegraph & Telephone 83 108216 Tokyo
6 Mitsui 88 104665 Tokyo
7 Japan Post Holdings 94 100278 Tokyo
8 Hitachi 113 91375 Tokyo
9 Sony 116 88321 Tokyo
10 ENEOS Holdings 140 80133 Tokyo
11 Seven & I Holdings 147 78458 Tokyo
12 AEON 148 78155 Chiba
13 Marubeni 157 75743 Tokyo
14 Nissan Motor 161 74995 Yokohama
15 Nippon Life Insurance 164 74392 Osaka
16 Dai-ichi Life Holdings 167 73082 Tokyo
17 Toyota Tsusho 172 71465 Nagoya
18 Panasonic 193 65774 Osaka
19 Nippon Steel Corporation 214 60612 Tokyo
20 SoftBank Group 234 55384 Tokyo
21 Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group 240 54087 Tokyo
22 Idemitsu Kosan 250 52336 Tokyo
23 Tokio Marine Holdings 253 52199 Tokyo
24 Denso 278 49099 Kariya
25 Sumitomo 279 48916 Tokyo
26 KDDI 281 48486 Tokyo
27 Tokyo Electric Power 290 47269 Tokyo
28 MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings 309 45685 Tokyo
29 Mitsubishi Electric 351 39852 Tokyo
30 Daiwa House Industry 354 39520 Osaka
31 JFE Holdings 358 38858 Tokyo
32 Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance 377 37516 Tokyo
33 Sompo Holdings 383 37099 Tokyo
34 Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group 388 36597 Tokyo
35 Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings 401 35403 Tokyo
36 Mizuho Financial Group 404 35279 Tokyo
37 Aisin 409 34873 Kariya
38 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries 418 34364 Tokyo
39 Sumitomo Life Insurance 442 32042 Osaka
40 Canon 444 32005 Tokyo
41 Fujitsu 446 31930 Tokyo
42 Takeda Pharmaceutical 448 31771 Tokyo
43 Suzuki Motor 449 31765 Hamamatsu
44 Sumitomo Electric Industries 476 29980 Osaka
45 Toshiba 480 29705 Tokyo
46 Bridgestone 484 29570 Tokyo
47 Medipal Holdings 489 29296 Tokyo

Japan - The Fading Economy


Japan is the world’s third largest economy and used to be one of the most powerful. So what went wrong?

The Japanese economy has been in decline for the past two decades. One of the main reasons for this is that the population is ageing rapidly and there are not enough young people to replace them in the workforce. This has led to stagnation in many sectors of the economy.

Another factor that has contributed to Japan’s economic decline is its high level of debt. The government has been borrowing heavily to fund stimulus packages and other initiatives, but this has only served to increase the country’s debt burden.

There are also structural problems with the Japanese economy, such as a lack of competition and innovation. These factors make it difficult for businesses to grow and create jobs.

Despite these challenges, there are some signs of hope for Japan’s economy. The country has recently embarked on a program of economic reforms, which could help to boost growth in the years ahead. There is also significant potential for Japan to benefit from the global shift towards digital technologies and e-commerce.

If Japan can successfully address these challenges, then it could once again become one of the world’s leading economies.

Source: Fortune

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