Kadokawa

Kanji name: 株式会社KADOKAWA

Foundation date: 1945-11-10

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Mailing address: 2-13-3 Fujimi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8177 JAPAN

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The Japanese publishing giant and media conglomerate contains eight major subsidiaries (listed below) and dozens of daughter and shareholding companies, including but not limited to:

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Kadokawa, Production Ace Hold Singing Voice Actress Auditions for Idol Anime Project (Feb 1, 2018)

Kadokawa Dwango Head 'Worried' About Kemono Friends Director's Removal (Sep 26, 2017)

Crunchyroll, Kadokawa Announce Partnership (Apr 11, 2016)

Kadokawa Purchases 51% Stake in Yen Press (Apr 11, 2016)

Kadokawa Corporation to Restructure, Dissolve Brand Companies (Apr 16, 2015)

Kadokawa to Merge 9 Subsidiaries Into 1 Company (Mar 28, 2013)

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