page_title: Konami
section_title: Japan
hierarchical_section_title: Konami / Corporate structure / Japan
caption_attribution_description: 中文（繁體）‎: 2017臺北國際電玩展，科樂美數位娛樂攤位。 English: Konami Digital Entertainment booth at 2017 Taipei Game Show.
context_page_description: Konami Holdings Corporation is a Japanese entertainment and gambling conglomerate. It operates as a product distributor, video game developer and publisher company. Konami has casinos around the world and operates health and physical fitness clubs across Japan.
  Konami's video game franchises include Metal Gear, Silent Hill, Castlevania, Contra, Frogger, Gradius, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Suikoden, and Pro Evolution Soccer. Additionally, Konami owns Bemani, known for Dance Dance Revolution and Beatmania, as well as the assets of former game developer Hudson Soft, known for Bomberman, Adventure Island, Bonk, Bloody Roar, and Star Soldier. Konami is the twentieth-largest game company in the world by revenue.
  The company originated in 1969 as a jukebox rental and repair business in Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan, by Kagemasa Kōzuki, who remains the company's chairman. The name Konami is a portmanteau of the names Kagemasa Kozuki, Yoshinobu Nakama, and Tatsuo Miyasako.
  Konami is headquartered in Tokyo. In the United States, Konami manages its video game business from offices in El Segundo, California and its casino gaming business from offices in Paradise, Nevada.
context_section_description: Konami Holdings Corporation
  Konami Digital Entertainment Co., Ltd.
  Konami Sports & Life Co., Ltd.
  Konami Amusement Co., Ltd.
  Konami Real Estate, Inc.
  KPE, Inc.
  Konami Manufacturing and Service, Inc.
  Konami Facility Service, Inc.
  KME Co., Ltd.
  Takasago Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
  Hudson Soft Company, Limited: On January 20, 2011, Konami Corporation announced turning Hudson Soft Co., Ltd. as its wholly subsidiary via share exchange. The exchange became effective on April 1, 2011.
  Digital Golf, Inc.: On January 20, 2011, Konami Corporation announced the acquisition of Digital Golf via share exchange. Digital Golf would become a wholly owned subsidiary of Konami. The exchange became effective on March 1, 2011.
  Internet Revolution, Inc.
  Biz Share Corporation
  Combi Wellness Corporation
  The Club At Yebisu Garden Co., Ltd.
  Konami Holdings Corporation
caption: Konami Digital Entertainment booth at Taipei Game Show 2017
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