History of Mitsubishi Electric

History of
Mitsubishi Electric

The history of Mitsubishi Electric is the history of the development of modern Japan. The company was founded in 1921, when Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co. (now Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.) spun off a factory in Kobe, Japan that made electric motors for ocean-going vessels into a new company called Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.

History of Mitsubishi Group

Since 1870, when Yataro Iwasaki launched the first Mitsubishi company, the Mitsubishi Group has grown into a suite of independent companies that are active today in nearly every sector of industry.

History of the Corporate Logo

Learn more about the evolution of Mitsubishi Electric's corporate logo and our corporate statement.

Origin of the Mitsubishi Logo