Kao Corporation

Japanese chemical and cosmetics company
Organization business Q902855

Facts

13 properties

Status and dates

Inception
May 21, 1940[12]
⚖ sources disagree Wikidata 1940-05-21 GND (DNB) 1985 edition 2026-09-30 · CC0 1.0 ↗ROR 1887 edition 2026-09-26 · cc0-1.0+geonames-cc-by-4.0 ↗

Location

Headquarters location
Nihonbashi-Kayabachō[5]
Country
Japan[2]
Located in the administrative territorial entity
Tokyo[1]as of 2026-10-21
where from?
Edition
20261021 · as of 2026-10-21
Bronze
7a7bf58d5ac18436… v2.15-2026-10-20-ror-data.zip
Transform
4ort-mint · ror:20261021 · version not recorded

Industry and activity

Financials

Employees
+5652[25]
More facts +3
Hashtag
花王[27]
P14750
D762-1E40-D4C1-AFE5-0C96[28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kao Corporation en Kao Kabushiki Gaisha de Nihon Yuki de Nihon Yūki de Kaō de Kao Corporation fa کااو fi Kao (yritys) fr Kao ja Kao ja 花王 ja 花王株式会社 ja 花王石鹸 ko 카오 ru Kao Corporation ru Kao Soap ru Molton Brown th คาโอ คอร์ปอเรชั่น zh-hant 花王株式會社
🔖 Identifiers · 38
ROR ID
016t1kc57
Legal Entity Identifier
353800HM38HFCB8RGL63
VIAF cluster ID
152287789
Library of Congress authority ID
nr95026168
GRID ID
grid.419719.3
Central Index Key
0001274174
CiNii Research ID
1140845216632613632
Corporate Number (Japan)
4010001034760
Described at URL
www.fundinguniverse.com
Show all 38 identifiers +26
Facebook username
corp.kao
Freebase ID
/m/09b_pk
IdRef ID
264977408
Instagram username
bioreguard.id, kao_official_jp
Japan Search name ID
花王
KISTI ID
K000362604
Libraries Australia ID
72032236
Media Arts Database ID
C46330
Microsoft Academic ID (discontinued)
207623266
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA07243237
NDL Authority ID
00286479
NicoNicoPedia ID
花王
Open Funder Registry funder ID
501100008040
OpenCorporates ID
jp/4010001034760
Ringgold ID
34759
Scilit organization ID
12217
Topic's main category
Category:Kao Corporation
Visual Novel Database ID
p28165
Wikirate Company ID
51266
X (Twitter) username
kaoglobal, KaoCorporate_jp
📚 Sources · 3
  • OpenAlex as of 2026-09-27 · 1 statement · CC0 1.0 CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex snapshot, openalex.org). Values as shipped.
  • ROR (Research Organization Registry) as of 2026-10-21 · 1 statement · CC0 1.0 (ROR data) + CC BY 4.0 (GeoNames location data)
  • gleif_bic as of 2026-09-25 · 1 statement · SWIFT-BIC-LEI-MTLA BIC/LEI Mapping Table License Agreement (SWIFT + GLEIF): any use incl. commercial; every copy carries this notice — SWIFT © and database rights September 2026. All rights reserved. This Mapping Table has been developed by SWIFT. Any use of the Mapping Table, in whole or in part, is subject to the BIC/LEI Mapping Table License Agreement as published with the Mapping Table available on GLEIF’s website. The Mapping Table is updated monthly. For the latest BIC information and updates, always refer to www.swift.com/bic .

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📈 SEC EDGAR
Public · NYSE/NASDAQ
CIK 0001274174
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OpenAlex IDP10283
I207623266 2026-09-27 OpenAlex (CC0 1.0) as of 2026-09-27
where from?
Source
OpenAlex
Edition
20260927 · as of 2026-09-27
Licence
CC0 1.0
Credit
CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex snapshot, openalex.org). Values as shipped.
Bronze
not in the catalog
Transform
4ort-mint · lake · version not recorded
ISO 9362 SWIFT/BIC codeP2627
KAOCJPJTXXX 2026-09-25 gleif_bic (SWIFT-BIC-LEI-MTLA) as of 2026-09-25
where from?
Source
gleif_bic
Edition
20260925 · as of 2026-09-25
Credit
BIC/LEI Mapping Table License Agreement (SWIFT + GLEIF): any use incl. commercial; every copy carries this notice — SWIFT © and database rights September 2026. All rights reserved. This Mapping Table has been developed …
Bronze
manifest sha256 c41e0f477a23f375…
Transform
4ort-mint · lake · version not recorded
CC0 1.0 (OpenAlex snapshot, openalex.org). Values as shipped.
BIC/LEI Mapping Table License Agreement (SWIFT + GLEIF): any use incl. commercial; every copy carries this notice — SWIFT © and database rights September 2026. All rights reserved. This Mapping Table has been developed by SWIFT. Any use of the Mapping Table, in whole or in part, is subject to the BIC/LEI Mapping Table License Agreement as published with the Mapping Table available on GLEIF’s website. The Mapping Table is updated monthly. For the latest BIC information and updates, always refer to www.swift.com/bic .
🔗 Connections
← Affiliated with 54
← Manufacturer 5
Instance of 3
Owned entities 3
← Ultimate parent organization 3
Stock exchange 2
← Parent organization 2
Country 1
Employees / affiliates 1
Industry 1
Legal form 1
Topic's main category 1
← Category's main topic 1
← Parent organization or unit 1
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 11w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → D762-1E40-D4C1-AFE5-0C96
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14750: D762-1E40-D4C1-AFE5-0C96, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269254|batch #269254]]"
  2. 25w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Headquarters → —
    Employees → {'amount': '+5652'}
    Inception → —
    Employees → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ Added [[wikipedia:ur:کاؤ کارپوریشن]]"
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