Fukushima Galilei

Fukushima Galilei (until 2019, Fukushima Industries) is a Japanese manufacturer of commercial refrigeration equipment; particularly for the food industry, but since 1999 also for medical applications. It was founded in 1951 by Nobuo Fukushima in Osaka, where as of 2020 it is still based. In 1994, it went public; and since 2002, it has been listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.[1] It has offices throughout Japan and also in many parts of Asia, including China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan.[2][3]

In 2013, it gained brief notoriety outside its usual areas of operation when it introduced as corporate mascot a cartoon anthropomorphic egg with the unfortunately-chosen name Fukuppy; a name which it quickly withdrew.[2][4]

References

  1. ^ "Fukushima Galilei Co Ltd". Reuters.
  2. ^ a b McCurry, Justin (15 October 2013). "Meet Fukuppy, the inadvertent Fukushima mascot". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  3. ^ Agence France Presse (15 October 2013). "A Japanese Refrigerator Company Can Now Claim The Title For Branding Blunder Of The Year". Business Insider. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ Otake, Tomoko (16 October 2013). "Japanese firm's mascot name earns ridicule". Japan Times. Retrieved 20 November 2020.


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