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Marubeni Corporation

Moby ID: 32178

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Marubeni was a product company opened up in 1872 by Chubei Itoh that sold drapery, then eventually entered the wholesale market with textile products. Over the years, the company under went several name changes and merged with other small businesses in a variety of trades beyond the textile industry, affected economically by the first and second world wars as well as the Korean War. While the position of company president was passed down several times, the company would open overseas branches, broaden its produce and do international importing and exporting.

Credited on 6 Games from 1976 to 1997

Cube Battler: Story of Anna (1997 on SEGA Saturn)
Cube Battler: Story of Shou (1997 on SEGA Saturn)
Anno Mitsumasa Pepperon-mura no Shiki (1995 on Macintosh, 3DO, Windows 3.x)
Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise (1993 on Linux, DOS, Windows...)
Channel F (included games) (1976 on Channel F)
Sports King Model-101 (1976 on Dedicated console)

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January 1, 1972

Company is renamed Marubeni Corporation

May 1964

Hiroshi Hiyama becomes the new company president.

December 1955

Company is renamed Maruben-Iida Co., Ltd. due to merging with Iida & Co., Ltd.

December 1, 1949

Four companies divide from Daiken Co. Ltd. merge to establish Maurbeni Co. Ltd. headquartered in Osaka and run by President Shinobu Ichikawa.

September 1944

Three companies merge and form Daiken Co., Ltd.

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