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==Subsidiaries== | ==Subsidiaries== | ||
===The Pokémon Company International=== | |||
[[File:The Pokémon Company International logo.png|thumb|200px|Logo of The Pokémon Company International]] | [[File:The Pokémon Company International logo.png|thumb|200px|Logo of The Pokémon Company International]] | ||
{{main|The Pokémon Company International}} | {{main|The Pokémon Company International}} | ||
The Pokémon Company International was first established in February 2001, and is the subsidiary responsible for "brand management, licensing, marketing, the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], the [[Pokémon anime|animated TV series]], home entertainment, and the [[Pokémon.com|official Pokémon website]]" outside of Asia<ref name="TPCi" />. [[Kenji Okubo]] is President and CEO. | The Pokémon Company International was first established in February 2001, and is the subsidiary responsible for "brand management, licensing, marketing, the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]], the [[Pokémon anime|animated TV series]], home entertainment, and the [[Pokémon.com|official Pokémon website]]" outside of Asia<ref name="TPCi" />. [[Kenji Okubo]] is President and CEO. | ||
===Pokémon Korea, Inc.=== | |||
[[File:Pokemon Korea Logo.png|thumb|200px|Logo of Pokémon Korea, Inc.]] | [[File:Pokemon Korea Logo.png|thumb|200px|Logo of Pokémon Korea, Inc.]] | ||
Pokémon Korea, Inc. was established in August 2006, to promote the franchise in South Korea and it manages licencing, video games, the Trading Card Game and web services<ref>[https://pokemonkorea.co.kr/fp/business ''Business Information'' - Pokémon Korea, Inc.] (Korean) (retrieved April 21, 2020)</ref> as well as the Korean Pokémon Store website. Lim Jae Boem is CEO<ref name="Korea" />. | Pokémon Korea, Inc. was established in August 2006, to promote the franchise in South Korea and it manages licencing, video games, the Trading Card Game and web services<ref>[https://pokemonkorea.co.kr/fp/business ''Business Information'' - Pokémon Korea, Inc.] (Korean) (retrieved April 21, 2020)</ref> as well as the Korean Pokémon Store website. Lim Jae Boem is CEO<ref name="Korea" />. | ||
===Pokémon Center Co., Ltd.=== | ===Pokémon Center Co., Ltd.=== | ||
[[File:Pokémon Center Company logo.png|thumb|200px|Logo of Pokémon Center Co., Ltd.]] | |||
Pokémon Center Co., Ltd. was established in August 2011 to manage the Pokémon Center brand and stores in Japan. Its operations include running [[Pokémon Store]] and {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} stores, maintaining the [[Pokémon vending machines#Pokémon Stand vending machines|Pokémon Stand vending machines]] and operating [[Pokémon Center Online]], as well as overseeing the design and manufacture of Japanese Pokémon Center brand merchandise. Yomiomi Uego is President and CEO<ref name="Center" /><ref name="Center2" />. | Pokémon Center Co., Ltd. was established in August 2011 to manage the Pokémon Center brand and stores in Japan. Its operations include running [[Pokémon Store]] and {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} stores, maintaining the [[Pokémon vending machines#Pokémon Stand vending machines|Pokémon Stand vending machines]] and operating [[Pokémon Center Online]], as well as overseeing the design and manufacture of Japanese Pokémon Center brand merchandise. Yomiomi Uego is President and CEO<ref name="Center" /><ref name="Center2" />. | ||
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Pokémon Singapore Pte. Ltd. was established in May 2018 to manage and operate {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} Singapore. | Pokémon Singapore Pte. Ltd. was established in May 2018 to manage and operate {{OBP|Pokémon Center|store}} Singapore. | ||
===Pokémon Shanghai=== | |||
[[File:Pokémon Shanghai logo.png|thumb|200px|Logo of Pokémon Shanghai]] | [[File:Pokémon Shanghai logo.png|thumb|200px|Logo of Pokémon Shanghai]] | ||
Pokémon Shanghai (Chinese: '''宝可梦（上海）玩具有限公司''' ''Pokémon (Shanghai) Toys Co., Ltd.'') was established in July 2020. | Pokémon Shanghai (Chinese: '''宝可梦（上海）玩具有限公司''' ''Pokémon (Shanghai) Toys Co., Ltd.'') was established in July 2020. | ||
===Pokémon Taiwan Co., Ltd.=== | |||
Pokémon Taiwan Co., Ltd. (Chinese: '''寶可夢台灣股份有限公司''') was established in December 2022. It will replace Pokémon Game Distribution Co., Ltd. Taiwan Branch (Japan) (Chinese: '''日商寶可夢遊戲發行股份有限公司台灣分公司'''), which was previously established on November 18, 2021, as the distributor of [[Pokémon UNITE]] in Taiwan effective March 1, 2023.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/PokemonUNITEtc/posts/pfbid0GALiT25JnL1j2hTxFCThtHixnTJzJZ8cPfeZqJX7BKFqChCJuAjT442sjoVfso5xl 台灣代理營運業者變更之公告 - Pokémon UNITE - Facebook] <small>(retrieved January 27, 2023)</small></ref> | |||
==Offices== | ==Offices== | ||
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;Pokémon Shanghai | ;Pokémon Shanghai | ||
:{{tt|Room 2663, 26F, 83 Loushanguan Road, Changning District, Shanghai 200126, China|中国上海市长宁区娄山关路83号26楼2663室}} | :{{tt|Room 2663, 26F, 83 Loushanguan Road, Changning District, Shanghai 200126, China|中国上海市长宁区娄山关路83号26楼2663室}} | ||
;Pokémon Taiwan Co., Ltd. | |||
:{{tt|14 F., No. 51, Sec. 2, Keelung Rd., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City 110502, Taiwan (R.O.C.)|110502台北市信義區基隆路二段51號14樓}} | |||
==Social activism== | ==Social activism== | ||