Microsoft Japan

Microsoft Japan Co. Ltd.,

Founded	February, 1986
Headquarters	Shinjuku, 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 Shinjuku 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

1. ^ "日本マイクロソフト株式会社 会社概要". http://www.microsoft.com/japan/presspass/cp/outline.aspx. Retrieved 3 July 2006. 
2. ^ "マイクロソフト ディベロップメント株式会社 会社概要". http://www.microsoft.com/japan/presspass/cp/msd.aspx. Retrieved 3 July 2006. 

External links

• Official website (Japanese)

The Microsoft Japan head office is in Odakyu Southern Tower.