Riso Kagaku Corporation

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Riso Kagaku Corporation (TYO: 6413), the inventor and world leader in digital duplicating technology, is the inventor, manufacturer, and distributor of the RISO Printer-Duplicator, a.k.a. Risograph.

Established in Tokyo, Japan, Riso Kagaku is now a billion dollar company distributing product in over 150 countries. The Company is listed over the counter in Japan. RISO Kagaku is also committed to excellence as a corporate citizen, maintaining a foundation that donates equipment around the world primarily to educational institutions.

In Japanese, the word 'Riso' means 'ideal' and the word 'Kagaku' means 'science.' Thus, as its name implies, the company's utilizes a science to obtain a realization of ideals. Noboru Hayama, the company's founder, established a mimeograph printing company in 1946. Over the next few years, Mr. Hayama expanded his company to the area of manufactured emulsion inks, stencil masters, and other duplicating products.