This article lists the largest companies in Japan in terms of their revenue, net profit and total assets, according to the American business magazines Fortune and Forbes.
[1] Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each company.
This list is based on the Forbes Global 2000, which ranks the world's 2,000 largest publicly traded companies.
The Forbes list takes into account a multitude of factors, including the revenue, net profit, total assets and market value of each company; each factor is given a weighted rank in terms of importance when considering the overall ranking.
The table below also lists the headquarters location and industry sector of each company.