Olympus Corporation (オリンパス株式会社, Orinpasu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japan-based company that manufactures optics and imaging products. Olympus was established on October 12, 1919, initially specialized in microscope and thermometer businesses. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, while its United States' operations are based in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, and European operations are based in Hamburg, Germany.
The company is named after Mount Olympus...
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Olympus Corporation (オリンパス株式会社, Orinpasu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japan-based company that manufactures optics and imaging products. Olympus was established on October 12, 1919, initially specialized in microscope and thermometer businesses. It is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, while its United States' operations are based in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, and European operations are based in Hamburg, Germany.
The company is named after Mount Olympus, the home of the 12 supreme gods and goddesses in Greek mythology. In the words of the company, they chose the name to "reflect its strong aspiration to create high quality, world famous products".
In Japanese mythology, eight million gods and goddesses live in Takamagahara, the peak of Mt.Takachiho. (Takachiho is the name of the predecessor of Olympus Corporation.) The company selected the name "Olympus" as the trademark because Mt.Olympus, like Mt.Takachiho, was the home of gods and goddesses. This trademark also represents what Olympus...
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