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Founded: 1873 (Konica lineage) / 1928 (Minolta); merged 2003 as Konica Minolta
Founders: Rokusaburo Sugiura / the Konishi family (Konica side, tracing to 1873), Kazuo Tashima (Minolta, founded 1928)
Konica traces to an 1873 Tokyo photographic-materials shop that became Konishiroku; Minolta was founded separately in 1928 by Kazuo Tashima. The two camera/imaging rivals merged in 2003 to form Konica Minolta.