# Kōnosuke Matsushita: founder, Panasonic Holdings

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Kōnosuke Matsushita founded Panasonic (originally Matsushita Electric Housewares Manufacturing Works) in 1918 in Osaka, Japan. He is considered one of Japan's most influential industrialists, building Panasonic into a global electronics leader.

- **Nationality:** Japanese
- **Verification posture:** verified

## Former / Previously (1)

- [Panasonic Holdings](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/panasonic-holdings.md) Founder (secondary-verified)

## Sources (1)

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic


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