Nippon Yusen

Summary

Nippon Yusen is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (907 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Nippon Yusen is in the country of Japan^[3].
• Nippon Yusen is in the country of JP^[4].
• Nippon Yusen's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Nippon Yusen's instance of is recorded as shipping line^[6].
• Nippon Yusen is owned by Nomura Asset Management^[7].
• Nippon Yusen is owned by The Vanguard Group^[8].
• Nippon Yusen's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo^[9].
• The location of Nippon Yusen was Yusen Building^[10].
• Nippon Yusen's child organization or unit is recorded as Nippon Cargo Airlines^[11].
• Nippon Yusen's child organization or unit is recorded as NYK Cruises^[12].
• Nippon Yusen's Commons category is recorded as NYK Line^[13].
• Nippon Yusen's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange^[14].
• Nippon Yusen's industry is recorded as water transport^[15].
• Nippon Yusen's archives at is recorded as NYK Maritime Museum^[16].
• Nippon Yusen comprises NYK Cruises^[17].
• 1885 marks the founding of Nippon Yusen^[18].
• 1885-09-28 marks the founding of Nippon Yusen^[19].
• Nippon Yusen's location of formation is recorded as Tokyo^[20].
• Nippon Yusen's official website is recorded as http://www.nyk.com/^[21].
• Nippon Yusen's official website is recorded as https://www.nyk.com/^[22].
• Nippon Yusen's official website is recorded as https://www.nyk.com/english/^[23].
• Nippon Yusen's official website is recorded as https://www.nykline.co.jp^[24].
• Nippon Yusen's topic's main category is recorded as Category:NYK Line^[25].
• Nippon Yusen's legal form is recorded as kabushiki gaisha^[26].
• Nippon Yusen's legal form is recorded as T417^[27].

Product Details

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GLEIF Golden Copy — Level 1 entity data

• Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 353800YPW4XM0ZN5I149^[28]

• Registered legal name: 日本郵船株式会社^[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: 1885-09-28^[35]

• LEI first registered: 2017-03-10^[36]

• LEI last updated: 2026-03-10^[37]

• LEI next renewal: 2027-03-10^[38]

• Managing LOU: 353800279ADEFGKNTV65^[39]

• Registration authority: RA000412^[40]

• Authority entity ID: 0100-01-023785^[41]

• Other names: Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha^[42]

• Conformity flag: CONFORMING^[43]

Body

Founding

Recorded inception include 1885^[18] and 1885-09-28^[19]. Nippon Yusen's location of formation is recorded as Tokyo^[20].

Operations

Nippon Yusen's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo^[9]. Subsidiaries include Nippon Cargo Airlines^[11], a cargo airline^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 1978^[46], headquartered in Narita International Airport^[47] and NYK Cruises^[12], a business^[48], in Japan^[49], headquartered in Yokohama^[50].

Industry

Nippon Yusen's industry is recorded as water transport^[15].

Ownership

Owners include Nomura Asset Management^[7], a business^[51], in Japan^[52], founded in 1959^[53], headquartered in Tokyo^[54] and The Vanguard Group^[8], a business^[55], in United States^[56], founded in 1975^[57], headquartered in Malvern^[58]. Nippon Yusen's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange^[14].

Why It Matters

Nippon Yusen ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (907 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[59] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[60]