Lawson

Japanese multinational convenience store franchise
Organization public_company Q1557223
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Lawson

Summary

Lawson is a public company[1]. Lawson ranks in the top 4% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,188 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lawson is in the country of United States[3].
  • Lawson is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Lawson is in the country of Indonesia[5].
  • Lawson is in the country of JP[6].
  • Lawson's instance of is recorded as public company[7].
  • Lawson's instance of is recorded as convenience store chain[8].
  • Lawson's instance of is recorded as business[9].
  • Lawson is owned by Daiei[10].
  • Lawson is owned by Mitsubishi Corporation[11].
  • Lawson's headquarters location is recorded as Gate City Ohsaki[12].
  • Lawson's child organization or unit is recorded as Lawson Entertainment[13].
  • Lawson's child organization or unit is recorded as Seijo Ishii[14].
  • Lawson's child organization or unit is recorded as Lawson Store 100[15].
  • Lawson's child organization or unit is recorded as Lawson Bank[16].
  • Lawson's Commons category is recorded as Lawson (store)[17].
  • Lawson's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[18].
  • Lawson's industry is recorded as food retail sector[19].
  • Lawson's country of origin is recorded as United States[20].
  • Lawson comprises Lawson Three F[21].
  • Lawson comprises LAWSON+toks[22].
  • Lawson comprises Lawson+Poplar[23].
  • Lawson comprises JP Lawson[24].
  • April 15, 1975 marks the founding of Lawson[25].
  • Lawson's location of formation is recorded as Cuyahoga Falls[26].
  • Lawson's official website is recorded as https://www.lawson.co.jp/[27].

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Founding

April 15, 1975 marks the founding of Lawson[25]. Lawson's location of formation is recorded as Cuyahoga Falls[26].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ダイエーローソン株式会社'}[28], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '株式会社ローソンジャパン'}[29], {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '株式会社ダイエーコンビニエンスシステムズ'}[30], and {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '株式会社ローソン'}[31].

Operations

Lawson's headquarters location is recorded as Gate City Ohsaki[12]. Subsidiaries include Lawson Entertainment[13], a business[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1992[34], headquartered in Gate City Ohsaki[35]; Seijo Ishii[14], a business[36], in Japan[37], founded in 2011[38], headquartered in Nishi-ku[39]; Lawson Store 100[15], a convenience store chain[40], in Japan[41], founded in 2013[42], headquartered in Gate City Ohsaki[43]; and Lawson Bank[16], a business[44], in Japan[45], founded in 2016[46], headquartered in Tokyo[47].

Industry

Lawson's industry is recorded as food retail sector[19].

Ownership

Owners include Daiei[10], a business[48], in Japan[49], founded in 1957[50], headquartered in Minatojima Nakamachi[51] and Mitsubishi Corporation[11], a business[52], in Japan[53], founded in 1918[54], headquartered in Marunouchi[55]. Lawson's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[18].

Why It Matters

Lawson ranks in the top 4% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,188 views/month).[2] Lawson has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[56] Lawson is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[57]

References

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  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . lawsonbank.jp. lawsonbank.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . www2.jpx.co.jp. www2.jpx.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  24. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [56] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [57] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Khhy · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owned by Daiei, Mitsubishi Corporation
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P127]]: [[Q971946]]"
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