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:

Rank	Company	Fortune Global 500 Rank	Revenue ($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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