Microsoft Japan

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Microsoft Japan Co. Ltd.,
Founded February, 1986
Headquarters Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
Key people Darren Huston, president & CEO
Employees 1,793 (2006)[1]
Parent Microsoft Corporation of America
Website www.microsoft.com/ja/jp/
Microsoft Development Co. Ltd.,
Founded November 16, 2005
Headquarters Chōfu, Tokyo, Japan
Key people Akio Fujii
Employees 371 (2006)[2]
Website www.microsoft.com/ja/jp/

Microsoft Japan, officially Microsoft Japan Company, Limited (日本マイクロソフト株式会社 Nihon Maikurosofuto Kabushiki Kaisha), is a division of the United States-based computer technology corporation Microsoft based in Japan. The headquarters is in a skyscraper in the Shinagawa[3] district of Tokyo.

Events

  • May 13, 2005 - Yoshihiro Maruyama presented the Xbox 360 to the public.

Sponsorship

Since 2004 the company has sponsored the Microsoft Cup.

References

External links

Microsoft Japan's former head office in Odakyu Southern Tower.


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