Kao Corporation

Summary

Kao Corporation is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (683 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kao Corporation is in the country of Japan^[3].
• Kao Corporation is in the country of JP^[4].
• Kao Corporation's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Kao Corporation's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• Kao Corporation's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• Kao Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Nihonbashi-Kayabachō^[8].
• Kao Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Kao Corporation (Germany)^[9].
• Kao Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Kao Corporation (United States)^[10].
• Kao Corporation's child organization or unit is recorded as Kao Corporation^[11].
• Kao Corporation's Commons category is recorded as Kao Corporation^[12].
• Kao Corporation's stock exchange is recorded as OTC Markets Group^[13].
• Kao Corporation's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange^[14].
• Kao Corporation's industry is recorded as cosmetics industry^[15].
• May 21, 1940 marks the founding of Kao Corporation^[16].
• 1940-05-20 marks the founding of Kao Corporation^[17].
• Kao Corporation's official website is recorded as https://www.kao.com/jp/^[18].
• Kao Corporation's official website is recorded as https://www.kao.com/global/en/^[19].
• Kao Corporation's official website is recorded as https://www.kao.com/cn/^[20].
• Kao Corporation's official website is recorded as https://www.kao.com/hk/^[21].
• Kao Corporation's official website is recorded as https://www.kao.com/tw/^[22].
• Kao Corporation's official website is recorded as https://www.kao.com/vn/^[23].
• Kao Corporation's official website is recorded as https://www.kao.com/th/th/^[24].
• Kao Corporation's official website is recorded as https://www.kao.com/th/en/^[25].
• Kao Corporation's official website is recorded as https://www.kao.com/my/^[26].
• Kao Corporation's official website is recorded as https://www.kao.com/sg/^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 353800HM38HFCB8RGL63^[28]

• Registered legal name: 花王株式会社^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: JP^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

• Legal form (ISO 20275 ELF): T417^[32]

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: ISSUED^[34]

• Entity created: 1940-05-20^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2017-02-15^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-02-15^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-02-15^[38]

• Managing LOU: 353800279ADEFGKNTV65^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000412^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 0100-01-034760^[41]

• Other names: Kao Corporation^[42]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[43]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include May 21, 1940^[16] and 1940-05-20^[17].

Operations

Kao Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Nihonbashi-Kayabachō^[8]. Subsidiaries include it (Germany)^[9], a business^[44], in Germany^[45], founded in 1887^[46], headquartered in Darmstadt^[47]; it (United States)^[10], a business^[48], in United States^[49], headquartered in Cincinnati^[50]; and it^[11], a business^[51], in Spain^[52], founded in 1887^[53], headquartered in Barcelona^[54].

Industry

Kao Corporation's industry is recorded as cosmetics industry^[15].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include OTC Markets Group^[13] and Tokyo Stock Exchange^[14].

Why It Matters

Kao Corporation ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (683 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]