Mitsubishi Snapshot
In Japanese "mitsubishi" means "three diamonds" and Mitsubishi Corporation is one of Japan's crown jewels. The "sogo shosha", or trading company, operates through six main business groups: living essentials (agricultural products, food and beverages, textiles, and construction materials); metals; machinery (power generation equipment, electrical systems, automobiles); energy (liquefied natural gas, crude oil); and chemicals (petrochemicals, fertilizers, plastics). Its other main business group is industrial finance, which handles banking, asset management, construction, and logistics. Mitsubishi operates a network of more than 500 group companies in 80 countries.