Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi Group
Native name
三菱グループ
Mitsubishi Gurūpu
Formerly
List
    • Tsukumo Shokai (1870)[1]
    • Mitsukawa Shokai
    • Mitsubishi Shokai (1873)
    • Mitsubishi Kisen Kaisha (1875)
    • Yubin Kisen Mitsubishi Kaisha (1875)
    • Mitsubishi Goshi Kaisha
Company typePrivate conglomerate
Industry
Founded1870 (1870)[1]
FounderYatarō Iwasaki
Headquarters,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Products
Services
Subsidiaries
Websitemitsubishi.com

The Mitsubishi Group (三菱グループ, Mitsubishi Gurūpu) is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries.

Founded by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group historically descended from the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company which existed from 1870 to 1946. The company was disbanded during the occupation of Japan following World War II. The former constituents of the company continue to share the Mitsubishi brand and trademark.

Although the group of companies participate in limited business cooperation, most famously through monthly "Friday Conference" executive meetings, they are formally independent and are not under common control. The four main ones are MUFG Bank (the largest bank in Japan), Mitsubishi Corporation (a general trading company), Mitsubishi Electric and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (both diversified manufacturing companies).

  1. ^ a b Origin Archived 2023-04-05 at the Wayback Machine on Mitsubishi.com website
  2. ^ "Overview of Mitsubishi Group". Archived from the original on 2022-04-04. Retrieved 2022-05-31.