Tokyu Corporation
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The Tokyu Corporation (東急株式会社, Tōkyū kabushiki-gaisha), a contraction of and formerly Tōkyō Kyūkō Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha (東京急行電鉄株式会社, "Tokyo Express Electric Railway Share Company") until 2 September 2019, is a Japanese keiretsu or conglomerate headquartered in Shibuya, Tokyo. While a multinational corporation, its main operation is the Tokyu Railways Company, Ltd.[1] (ja:東急電鉄株式会社, Tōkyū Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha), a wholly-owned subsidiary operating railways in the Greater Tokyo Area.
Quick Facts Trade name, Native name ...
Tokyu, Tōkyū Dentetsu, Tōkyō Kyūkō (before 2006), TKK (from Tokyo Kyuko Kabushikigaisha) | |
Native name | 東急株式会社 |
Romanized name | Tōkyū kabushiki-gaisha |
Formerly | 東京急行電鉄株式会社 Tōkyō Kyūkō Dentetsu KK (1 May 1942-1 Sep 2019) |
Company type | Public (Kabushiki gaisha) |
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Industry | Conglomerate |
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Founded | May 16, 1910; 114 years ago (1910-05-16) (as Musashi Electric Railway Company; renamed Tokyo-Yokohama Electric Railway in October 25, 1924; 99 years ago (1924-10-25)) September 2, 1922; 101 years ago (1922-09-02) (Meguro-Kamata Electric Railway) October 16, 1939; 84 years ago (1939-10-16) (current iteration of company) Renamed Tokyu in May 1, 1942; 82 years ago (1942-05-01) |
Founder | Keita Goto |
Headquarters | , Japan |
Area served | Tokyo and Kanagawa. |
Key people | President-Director Chairperson Representative Director Kiyobumi Kamijo Toshiaki Koshimura |
Services | passenger railways other related services |
Owner | MTBJ investment trusts (8.04%) Dai-ichi Life (5.55%) Custody Bank of Japan investment trusts (4.32%) Nippon Life (3.89%) SMTB (3.70%) |
Parent | Tokyu Group |
Website | www |
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Quick Facts Trade name, Native name ...
Tokyu, Tōkyū Dentetsu, Tōkyō Kyūkō (before 2006), TKK (from Tokyo Kyuko Kabushikigaisha) | |
Native name | 東急電鉄株式会社 |
Romanized name | Tōkyū Dentetsu kabushiki gaisha |
Company type | Subsidiary |
Industry | Private railroad |
Founded | April 25, 2019; 5 years ago (2019-04-25) (incorporation) October 1, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-10-01) (effective reorganization) |
Founder | Keita Goto |
Headquarters | Shibuya First Place 8-16 Shinsenchō, , Japan |
Area served | Tokyo and Kanagawa. |
Key people | Hirofumi Nomoto (CEO) |
Services | passenger railways other related services |
Owner | Tokyu Group |
Parent | Tokyu Corporation |
Website | www |
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