The history of ITOCHU Corporation dates back to 1858 when the Company’s founder Chubei Itoh commenced linen trading operations. Since then, ITOCHU has evolved and grown over 150 years.
With approximately 120 bases in 63 countries, ITOCHU, one of the leading sogo shosha, is engaging in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products such as textile, machinery, metals, minerals, energy, chemicals, food, general products, realty, information and communications technology, and finance, as well as business investment in Japan and overseas.
As of April 1, 2018
| Company Name | ITOCHU Corporation |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1858 |
| Incorporated | December 1, 1949 |
| Representative | Masahiro Okafuji, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer |
| Tokyo Headquarters | 5-1, Kita-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8077, Japan TEL:03-3497-2121 |
| Osaka Headquarters | 1-3, Umeda 3-chome, Kita-ku, Osaka, 530-8448, Japan TEL:06-7638-2121 |
| Offices | 9 Domestic, 103 Overseas |
| Common Stock | 253,448 million yen |
| Number of Employees | 4,381 |
| Main Business | ITOCHU is involved in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products such as textile, machinery, metals, minerals, energy, chemicals, food, general products, realty, information and communications technology, and finance, as well as business investment in Japan and overseas. |
| Stock Listings | Tokyo |
| Website | https://www.itochu.co.jp/ |
| About Textile Company | Shuichi Koseki, President https://www.itochu.co.jp/en/business/textile/index.html |
