Is Bandai Namco Holdings Canadian?
No
This brand is owned by a foreign parent company.
What we found
Japanese public company formed 2005 from merger of Bandai and Namco. HQ: Minato-ku, Tokyo. Major shareholders: Master Trust Bank Japan 19.89%, Custody Bank Japan 4.71%, JPMorgan Chase 5.02%, Sony 2.5%, Nintendo.
The receipt
| Verdict | Foreign-owned |
| Category | Media & Entertainment |
| HQ | Tokyo, Tokyo |
| Confidence | high |
| Evidence | Secondary source only |
| Source | https://the-shashi.com/en/tse/7832/ secondary source — registry check pending “States that Bandai Namco Holdings was founded from the 2005 merger of Bandai and Namco, with head office in Tokyo, Japan.” Verdicts are only marked verified once a government registry record or corporate filing confirms them. |
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