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Fujimitsu Corporation (フジミツ株式会社) is a manufacturer of fish surimi products based in the city of Nagato, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan.[2] In 2008, it was Japan's eighth largest surimi manufacturer in terms of sales.[3] The company's products include surimi standards such as kamaboko, chikuwa, and imitation crab as well as original products, such as Cheese Colone, which are bite-size balls of kamaboko with a cheese food filling. Fujimitsu's Cheese Colone won a bronze medal from Monde Selection in 2010.
History
Fujimitsu was founded in 1887 in the seaside village of Senzaki, which is today part of the city of Nagato.
In 1964, Fujimitsu transferred to a company organization and was incorporated as Fujimitsu Kamaboko Kogyo KK, or Fujimitsu Kamaboko Industry Co.
In 1967 it moved to its current location in the Higashifukawa area of Nagato. At present, the company has plants in Misumi and Senzaki in addition to its head office/plant in Higashifukawa.