Mitutoyo Corporation (株式会社ミツトヨ) is a Japanese multinational corporation specializing in measuring instruments and metrological technology, headquartered at Takatsu-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa.[3]
It was founded in 1934 by Yehan Numata (沼田 恵範 Numata Ehan).
History
Mitutoyo was founded by Japanese entrepreneur Yehan Numata in 1934. Numata had spent the decade of the 1920s in the United States, where he studied at the University of California, Berkeley. While studying, he left a profound impression on those at Berkeley, which led him to be recognized many years later. He first entered the United States to study in 1921 and spent the next few years studying mathematics and statistics as an undergraduate. He remained at UC Berkeley until 1928, when he received his master's degree. Numata returned to his native Japan where he launched the Mitutoyo Corporation.[4] It is believed that growing up in the