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Native name | 吉本興業ホールディングス |
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| Company type | Kabushiki |
| Industry | Entertainment Production company(Television, theater) Talent agency |
| Founded | 22 April 1912 |
| Founder | Kichibei Yoshimoto |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | Japan |
| ¥ 600 million | |
| Total assets | ¥ 61.7 billion |
| Owner | Fuji Media Holdings, Inc. 12.13% Nippon TV 8.09% Tokyo Broadcasting System Television 8.09% TV Asahi 8.09% and more |
Number of employees | 610 (not including talents under their agency) |
| Subsidiaries | Yoshimoto Kogyo Co., Ltd. Yoshimoto Developments Yoshimoto Music Entertainment Co., Ltd. Yoshimoto Universal Tunes Yoshimoto Administration and more |
| Website | www |
Yoshimoto Kogyo Holdings Co., Ltd. (吉本興業ホールディングス株式会社, Yoshimoto Kōgyō Hōrudeingusu Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese entertainment conglomerate. It was founded in 1912, Osaka, as a traditional theatre, and has since grown to be one of the most influential companies in Japan, employing most of Japan's popular owarai (comedy) talent, producing and promoting the shows they appear in.[1] The two main headquarters are stationed in Osaka and Tokyo.
Yoshimoto has been expanding its business in recent years, due to the warai boom. They now have their own comedy theme park in Otaru, Hokkaido and have begun signing the likes of musicians, producers, athletes and singers alongside business with the Japanese owarai industry.
- ^ Martin, Alex (May 18, 2010). "YOSHIMOTO, Entertaining the nation: For almost 100 years, Yoshimoto has been clearinghouse for comics". Japan Times. p. 3. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010.