Kikkoman

Summary

Kikkoman is a business^[1]. Kikkoman ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,366 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kikkoman is in the country of Japan^[3].
• Kikkoman is in the country of JP^[4].
• Kikkoman's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Kikkoman's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• Kikkoman's instance of is recorded as public company^[7].
• Kikkoman's instance of is recorded as food manufacturer^[8].
• Kikkoman's headquarters location is recorded as Noda^[9].
• Kikkoman's child organization or unit is recorded as Hokkaido Kikkoman^[10].
• Kikkoman's Commons category is recorded as Kikkoman^[11].
• Kikkoman's stock exchange is recorded as OTC Markets Group^[12].
• Kikkoman's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange^[13].
• Kikkoman's industry is recorded as food processing^[14].
• December 7, 1917 marks the founding of Kikkoman^[15].
• Kikkoman's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.941541, 'lon': 139.870192}^[16].
• Kikkoman's location of formation is recorded as Noda^[17].
• Kikkoman's official website is recorded as http://www.kikkoman.co.jp/enjoys/factory/noda.html^[18].
• Kikkoman's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kikkoman^[19].
• Kikkoman's product or material produced is recorded as soy sauce^[20].
• Kikkoman's product or material produced is recorded as yakiniku sauce^[21].
• Kikkoman's product or material produced is recorded as teriyaki sauce^[22].
• Kikkoman's product or material produced is recorded as oyster sauce^[23].
• Kikkoman's product or material produced is recorded as doubanjiang^[24].
• Kikkoman's product or material produced is recorded as mirin^[25].
• Kikkoman's product or material produced is recorded as Umeshu^[26].
• Kikkoman's product or material produced is recorded as ketchup^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 529900T9K5UH9HXOND47^[28]

• Registered legal name: キッコーマン株式会社^[29]

• Legal jurisdiction: JP^[30]

• GLEIF entity category: GENERAL^[31]

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

• Entity status: ACTIVE^[33]

• LEI registration status: LAPSED^[34]

• LEI first registered: 2019-01-03^[35]

• LEI last updated: 2026-06-15^[36]

• LEI next renewal: 2020-01-03^[37]

• Managing LOU: 5299000J2N45DDNE4Y28^[38]

• Registration authority: RA001075^[39]

• Authority entity ID: 2040001071167^[40]

• Other names: Kikkoman Corporation^[41]

• Conformity flag: NON_CONFORMING^[42]

Body

Founding

December 7, 1917 marks the founding of Kikkoman^[15]. Kikkoman's location of formation is recorded as Noda^[17].

Identity

Kikkoman's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'キッコーマン株式会社'}^[43].

Operations

Kikkoman's headquarters location is recorded as Noda^[9]. Kikkoman's child organization or unit is recorded as Hokkaido Kikkoman^[10].

Industry

Kikkoman's industry is recorded as food processing^[14].

Ownership

Stock exchanges include OTC Markets Group^[12] and Tokyo Stock Exchange^[13]. Products include soy sauce^[20], yakiniku sauce^[21], teriyaki sauce^[22], oyster sauce^[23], doubanjiang^[24], and mirin^[25].

Why It Matters

Kikkoman ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,366 views/month).^[2] Kikkoman has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] Kikkoman is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]