Sumitomo Corporation

Japanese trading company
Organization business Q716979
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Sumitomo Corporation

Summary

Sumitomo Corporation is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,133 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Sumitomo Corporation is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Sumitomo Corporation is in the country of JP[4].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's instance of is recorded as enterprise[6].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's instance of is recorded as public company[7].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's founder is recorded as Shun'ya Tōji[8].
  • Sumitomo Corporation is owned by Liberty Global[9].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Harumi Island Triton Square[10].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's Commons category is recorded as Sumitomo Corporation[11].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[12].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's stock exchange is recorded as Nagoya Stock Exchange[13].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's industry is recorded as sōgō shōsha[14].
  • December 24, 1919 marks the founding of Sumitomo Corporation[15].
  • 1919-12-23 marks the founding of Sumitomo Corporation[16].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's location of formation is recorded as Osaka[17].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's parent organization or unit is recorded as Sumitomo Group[18].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's official website is recorded as https://www.sumitomocorp.co.jp/[19].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sumitomo Corporation[20].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's legal form is recorded as kabushiki gaisha[21].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's legal form is recorded as T417[22].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ja-hani', 'text': '住友商事'}[23].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja-hani', 'text': '住商'}[24].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's owner of is recorded as First Philippine Industrial Park[25].
  • Sumitomo Corporation's owner of is recorded as Atlanta Financial Center[26].

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Founding

Sumitomo Corporation's founder is recorded as Shun'ya Tōji[8]. Recorded inception include December 24, 1919[15] and 1919-12-23[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Osaka[17].

Identity

Sumitomo Corporation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja-hani', 'text': '住商'}[24].

Operations

Sumitomo Corporation's headquarters location is recorded as Harumi Island Triton Square[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Sumitomo Group[18].

Industry

Sumitomo Corporation's industry is recorded as sōgō shōsha[14].

Ownership

Sumitomo Corporation is owned by Liberty Global[9]. Stock exchanges include Tokyo Stock Exchange[12] and Nagoya Stock Exchange[13].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Sumitomo Corporation include Sumitomo copper affair[27], a Cornering the market[28].

Why It Matters

Sumitomo Corporation ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,133 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Entities named for it include Sumitomo copper affair[27], a Cornering the market[28].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . 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. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 9F7E-5910-5573-BA6C-AFB9
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  2. 21w ago · 本日晴天 · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owned by → Liberty Global
    Inception → —
    Stock exchange → —
    Instance of → business, enterprise, public company
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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