Japan's Largest Companies

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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