Minolta

Japanese manufacturer of cameras, camera accessories, photocopiers, fax machines, and laser printers
Organization business Q354578
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Minolta

Summary

Minolta is a business[1]. Minolta ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Minolta is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Minolta's image is recorded as Minolta XD-11.jpg[4].
  • Minolta's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Minolta's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • Minolta's logo image is recorded as Minolta Logo.svg[7].
  • Minolta's followed by is recorded as Konica Minolta[8].
  • Minolta's headquarters location is recorded as Osaka[9].
  • Minolta's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 143183093[10].
  • Minolta's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 138822688[11].
  • Minolta's Commons category is recorded as Minolta[12].
  • Minolta's industry is recorded as industrial manufacturing[13].
  • +1928-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Minolta[14].
  • Minolta was dissolved in +2003-08-05T00:00:00Z[15].
  • Minolta's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02sbfx[16].
  • Minolta's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as kn20020321580[17].
  • Minolta's location of formation is recorded as Osaka[18].
  • Minolta's official website is recorded as http://www.minolta.com[19].
  • Minolta's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Minolta[20].
  • Minolta's product or material produced is recorded as still camera[21].
  • Minolta's product or material produced is recorded as single-lens reflex camera[22].
  • Minolta's product or material produced is recorded as photocopier[23].
  • Minolta's legal form is recorded as public company[24].
  • Minolta's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 872966182[25].
  • Minolta's National Library of Israel J9U ID is recorded as 987007326145705171[26].
  • Minolta's Museen Dresden article ID is recorded as 5980[27].

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Founding

+1928-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Minolta[14]. Minolta's location of formation is recorded as Osaka[18].

Identity

Minolta's followed by is recorded as Konica Minolta[8].

Operations

Minolta's headquarters location is recorded as Osaka[9].

Industry

Minolta's industry is recorded as industrial manufacturing[13].

Ownership

Products include still camera[21], single-lens reflex camera[22], and photocopier[23].

Dissolution

Minolta was dissolved in +2003-08-05T00:00:00Z[15].

Why It Matters

Minolta ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (376 views/month).[2] Minolta has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . National Library of Israel Names and Subjects Authority File. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · DanGFSouza · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website http://www.minolta.com
    Product or material produced still camera, single-lens reflex camera, photocopier
    Followed by Konica Minolta
    Followed by
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