Kabushiki Gaisha
A kabushiki gaishay (株式会社, kabushiki gaisha or kabushiki kaisha), or abbreviated as KK, is a corporation with juridical personality that is established by issuing shares (securities that subdivide the rights of members) to shareholders and receiving their investment.
In Japan, it is regulated by the Companies Act (会社法). Kabushiki gaisha tend to get translated to Company, Limited but more often in the abbreviation Co., Ltd. (Nintendo kabushiki gaisha is Nintendo Co., Ltd).
The majority of private companies in Japan that are larger than a certain size take this form, but there can be various other forms, such as a limited liability company, a GoShi Kaisha (GSK), a GoMei Kaisha (GMK), a cooperative, and a limited liability partnership (LLP).
Organization Corporation Company Stock
NYK Line: The first joint stock company established in Japan in 1893 under the provisions of the Commercial Code (as it was then), and the oldest existing joint stock company.
