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Konami Holdings Co., Ltd. (Japan)

株式会社コナミホールディ

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[Konami Holdings Co., Ltd. flag]
image by Zachary Harden, 17 February 2018


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Overview

"株式会社コナミホールディングス" (English: Konami Holdings Co., Ltd.) commonly referred to as Konami, is a Japanese entertainment and gaming conglomerate. It's a 株式会社 (English: Joint-stock company). It operates as a product distributor (which produces and distributes trading cards, anime, tokusatsu, slot machines and arcade cabinets), video game developer and publisher company. It also operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan, through a People Co., Ltd. (later renamed Konami Sports & Life Co., Ltd. and then changed to its current name, Konami Sports Club Co., Ltd.) which became a KONAMI subsidiary through a friendly TOB (take over bid). The company originated in 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair business in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan, by Kagemasa Kōzuki, who remains the company's chairman. The name "Konami" is a conjunction of the names Kagemasa KO (Ko)zuki, Yoshinobu NA (Na)kama, and Tatsuo MI (Mi)yasako. The company was founded on March 21, 1969 and was officially incorporated under the nameコナミ工業株式会社 (English: Konami Industry Co., Ltd. on March 19, 1973. In June 1991, Konami's legal name was changed to コナミ株式会社 (English: Konami Co., Ltd.). On July 2000, the company's legal English name was changed once again to Konami Corporation, however, the Japanese legal name remained the same and on October 2015 it took its current formal name, from Konami Corporation to Konami Holdings Co. Ltd.
Sources: Konami and Wikipedia
Esteban Rivera, 11 February 2018


The Flag

The flag features the current logo (source ), established in April 2003 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the company's establishment, over a white horizontal flag, as seen here. Previously, the company has had (at least) two other logos and it is more likely they were featured on company's flags as well:
- First logo (established in March, 1981)
- Second logo (established in August 1986)
- Third logo (Second logo with amended font) (established in October 1998)
Konami's current logo, "Konami Group Brand Logo", is designed under the theme of "Contemporary Quality", using a dynamic serif font that demonstrates substance and reassurance. Based on Konami Group's foundations of innovation and originality, the logo demonstrates class, confidence and vibrancy, all befitting traits of a corporation supporting High Quality Life. (It's color font is) KONAMI RED (, which) uses cardinal red, which is easy to familiarize with and expresses quality and class." Source
For more information: Konami (official website) 
Esteban Rivera, 11 February 2018