Overview

Menicon Co., Ltd. is Japan's first and largest contact lens manufacturer founded by Mr Kyoichi Tanaka in 1951, and is now represented in over 80 countries.

Menicon's goal is to deliver safe contact lenses worldwide, placing the highest priority on the eye health of our customers.

Menicon is the only manufacturer in the world that is dedicated to all areas of contact lenses-related business including material development, lens designing and manufacturing of contact lenses and care solutions.

Profile

Corporate name Menicon Co., Ltd.
Founder Kyoichi Tanaka
Honorary Chairman  Hidenari Tanaka
President and CEO Koji Kawaura
Head office 3-21-19, Aoi, Naka-ku, Nagoya, 460-0006 Japan
Phone +81-52-935-1515
Founded February 1951
Incorporated July 1957
Capital ¥5,535,456,931
Number of employees 1,894
Business areas Manufacturing, sales, export, and import of contact lenses and other medical goods. Manufacturing and sales of medical Instruments, sales of medical supplies, research and development of intraocular lenses. Manufacturing and sales of new business (Health care, life care, and veterinary medical business.)
Major clients Hospitals, ophthalmological clinics, optical shops, and pharmaceutical wholesalers across Japan, overseas distributors (exporting products to more than 80 countries worldwide)
Financial references Mizuho Bank, Ltd., MUFG Bank, Ltd., Shizuoka Bank, Ltd., Resona Bank, Ltd.
Website www.menicon.co.jp
www.menicon.com

(As of March 2025)

02 Leadership

Leadership

At Menicon, we understand that your eyes are irreplaceable, and our philosophy of "putting your safety first" is at the heart of everything we do.

We aim to provide contact lenses that are both comfortable and convenient.

This philosophy is backed by our determination to be a trustworthy lifelong partner for all our customers by providing superior visual correction.

We will continue to embrace this challenge with human wisdom and freedom of imagination, bringing the joy of sight to each and every customer throughout their lives.

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