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Native name | 株式会社ディーエイチシー |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki-gaisha Dī Eichi Shī |
Company type | KK |
Industry | |
Founded | 1972 |
Headquarters | Minami-Azabu, , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | |
Parent | Orix |
Website | www |
DHC Corporation (株式会社ディーエイチシー, Kabushiki-gaisha Dī Eichi Shī), initials of Daigaku Honyaku Center (大学翻訳センター, Daigaku Honyaku Sentā, lit. "University Translation Center") is a Japanese manufacturer dealing in cosmetics and health food supplements headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It was established in 1972.
Originally started in Japan as a translation business, DHC Corporation ventured into other enterprises and is now a leading manufacturer of cosmetics, vitamins, healthy foods, and lingerie. In addition to these ventures, DHC Corporation has an educational and publishing department, hotel and spa, and two aesthetic salons. It is also a minor shareholder in the music chart operator Oricon Inc. and a parent company to JFL affiliate station Cross FM. It started a helicopter business in 2008.[1][non-primary source needed] DHC's flagship brand name is "Olive Virgin Oil".[2]