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Koei光栄keywords: company , game related topics: Nobunaga no Yabo , Sangokushi related web sites: http://www.koei.co.jp explanation: Publisher of video games founded at Ashikaga City in July 1978 and employs about 450 persons. It is well known to be a company specialized in historical simulation (war games), like "Sangokushi" (simulation of a Chinese civil war around the 3th century) and "Nobunaga no Yabo" (simulation of a Japanese civil war around 16th century). There exist also versions for personal computers like Windows and Mac. Konamiコナミkeywords: company , game related topics: Tokimeki Memorial , Yugioh , Metal Gear Solid related web sites: http://www.konami.co.jp explanation: Maker of arcade machines and video games founded in March 1969. Its flagship products are " Tokimeki Memorial" (girl hunt game) and "Yugioh" (RPG, a little like Pokemon but for elder consumers). It employs about 2000 persons, including subsidiaries, and owns a proper chain of game centers. Matsushita松下電気産業alternative words: National, Panasonic keywords: company related topics: 3DO Real related web sites: http://www.matsushita.co.jp explanation: Better known in Western world by its brand names like National or Panasonic, this big domestic appliance company was founded by a genial inventor, Konosuke Matsushita, in 1918 in Osaka: few houses being equipped with wall consents at that time, he had genial idea to add a consent to the bulb's socket to become rich. Though he could successfully impose VHS standard for video recorders against his rival Sony, 3DO console has not been so successful. Namcoナムコkeywords: company , game related topics: Pacman , Tekken related web sites: http://www.namco.co.jp , http://www.sun-inet.or.jp/~paco-rin/namco_in.html explanation: Producer of arcade machines and video games, founded in June 1955. It has developed un video game, Pacman in 1980 which has become famous all over the world. It also created the famous shooting game "Xevious" in 1983 for arcade machine and for "Family Computer" in November 1984. As a recent hit, we can quote a beate'em up game "Tekken", an arcade version in 1994 and a "Play sation" version in March 1995. Tekken II has been released later. Nihon Denki日本電気alternative words: Nippon Denki, Nec keywords: company , nec related topics: PC-Engine , PC-FX related web sites: http://www.nec.co.jp explanation: Commonly called Nec, it is the biggest professional electronics company in Japan, though it makes a little domestic appliances. This explains a relative failure of PC-Engine: excellent machine sold without any serious marketing plan. It was founded in 1898 and employs 38,000 persons (without subsidiaries). Nintendo任天堂alternative words: Nintendou keywords: company , game , nintendo related topics: Game Boy , Super Famicom , Nintendo 64 , Pokemon related web sites: http://www.nintendo.co.jp explanation: Producer of game machines and video games, founded in 1889 at Kyoto City. Initially, it had been publishing card games. After a huge success of "Family Computer" (1983), its fame reached foreign countries. Other well known game machines are: "Game Boy" (1989), Super Famicom (1990) and Nintendo 64 (1996). Famous "Super Mario Brothers" has been adapted to all those machines. Recently "Pokemon" developed for "Color Game Boy" made a great hit in Japan and USA. Nippon Animation日本アニメーションalternative words: Nihon Animation keywords: anime , company related topics: Remi the Homeless Girl , Princess Sarah , Dog of Flanders , World masterpiece theater related web sites: http://www.nippon-animation.co.jp explanation: Anime producing company founded in June 1975. It is producing rather works of European and American writers than those of Japanese mangakas, with its famous TV series "The world masterpiece theater". It has realized among others "A Dog of Flanders" (1975), "Little princess Sara" (1985) et "Remi the homeless girl" (1995). Segaセガalternative words: Sega Enterprise keywords: company , game , sega related topics: Mega Drive , Sega Saturn , Dreamcast , Shenmue related web sites: http://www.sega.co.jp , http://wwwsam.hi-ho.ne.jp/ppon/history.htm , http://www2.plala.or.jp/WAT/segawa.htm explanation: Maker of game machines and video games. Founded in 1951, initially it was making machines for game centers. After the progress of electronics had made possible their miniaturization, it has entered the home market. The most known ones are Mega Drive (October 1988), Sega Saturn (November 1994) and finally Dreamcast (November 1998). It publishes also software like "Sonic the hedgehog" and possesses an own chain of game centers in Japan. Sega is an abbreviation of "Service Game". Shogakukan小学館alternative words: Shogakkan, Shougakukan, Shougakkan keywords: company , publishing related topics: Shonen Sunday , Big comic related web sites: http://www.shogakukan.co.jp explanation: One of the biggest Japanese publishing companies, founded by Takeo Aiga in 1922 at Tokyo and specialized in books for children, teenagers and the education. As manga magazines it publishes, we can quote "Shonen Sunday" for young boys , "Big comic" for teenagers and "Shojo Comic" for girls. It employs now about 900 persons. Shueisha集英社alternative words: Shuesha, Shuueisha keywords: company , publishing related topics: Shonen Jump related web sites: http://www.shueisha.co.jp explanation: One of the biggest Japanese publishing company, founded in August 1926. As manga magazine it publishes, we can quote "Shonen Jump" for boys and "Marguerite" for girls. It employs about 700 persons. 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