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ITOCHU Corporation

Public
+1
itochu.co.jp
Import & Export114,000+ employeesFounded 1858🇯🇵 Japan

The history of ITOCHU Corporation dates back to 1858 when the Company's founder Chubei Itoh commenced linen trading operations. Since then, ITOCHU has evolved and grown over 160 years. With approximately 100 bases in 62 countries, ITOCHU, one of the leading sogo shosha, is engaging in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products such as textile, machinery, metals, minerals, energy, chemicals, food, general products, realty, information and communications technology, and finance, as well as business investment in Japan and overseas.

Founded
1858
Employees
114,000+
Industry
Import & Export
Company type
Public Company
Stock
jpx: 8001.T
Headquarters
🇯🇵北青山2丁目5番1号, 港区, 東京都 107-8077, Jp (+1)
Specialties
Import & Export
1 / 2
Active markets
Panama · United Kingdom
1
New markets
United Kingdom
Low
Confidence
mostly early signals
-100%
Momentum
vs prior period
21 / 100
Expansion Score
Early
Stages1Exploring1Investing
1 signal · Last 90 days

Global expansion

Live
PanamaUnited Kingdom
Stages
ExploringInvestingLandingOperating

Activity pulse

1 signal in the last 90 days.

Last 90 days
Hiring
1Ended
Exec move
Marketing & PR
0
No activity
Product & Tech
0
No activity
+2more categoriesLocked
3 of 5 shown

Market entry timeline

The order this company entered each market — oldest to newest

1
🇵🇦Panama1st market entered · 2023Advancing
Exploring
1 signalExploring stage
2
🇬🇧United Kingdom2nd market entered · 2026Advancing
Investing
1 signalInvesting stage
Current stageInvestingCommitting resources
Confidence33%Low
Tracking since2023first signal

Recent signals

Exec move🇬🇧 United Kingdomlast mo.

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Quick answers about ITOCHU Corporation's business, markets, and growth signals.

The history of ITOCHU Corporation dates back to 1858 when the Company's founder Chubei Itoh commenced linen trading operations. Since then, ITOCHU has evolved and grown over 160 years. With approximately 100 bases in 62 countries, ITOCHU, one of the leading sogo shosha, is engaging in domestic trading, import/export, and overseas trading of various products such as textile, machinery, metals, minerals, energy, chemicals, food, general products, realty, information and communications technology, and finance, as well as business investment in Japan and overseas.

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