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Nikon to launch more efficient microscope for infertility treatment

Photo taken in Tokyo on July 4, 2024, shows an inverted microscope developed by Nikon Corp. for use in micro-insemination to treat infertility. The microscope, to be launched by a Nikon subsidiary on July 5, utilizes simple buttons and a touch screen close to the embryologist's hands, reducing the steps required for operation by about 75 percent.

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Canon unveils new lineup of digital cameras

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actor Ken Watanabe shows off a new Canon Inc. single-lens reflex camera model at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 20. The company unveiled a new lineup of digital cameras including the EOS 40D single-lens reflex camera model targeted at advanced amateur photographers, amid intensifying competition with its main rival Nikon Corp.

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Nikon D600 camera

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Nikon Corp.'s D600 digital single-lens reflex camera. The company asked retailers in China on March 17, 2014, not to sell the D600 after Shanghai authorities ordered a local Nikon unit to take the camera off its shelves. The order followed a local television report that dust could penetrate into the camera to produce black spots in its photos.

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Nikon ordered to hold "comfort women" photo exhibit

TOKYO, Japan - South Korean photographer An Se Hong holds a press conference in Tokyo on June 22, 2012. The Tokyo District Court ordered Nikon Corp. earlier the same day to provide a venue for a photo exhibition on the Japanese military's wartime sex slaves, euphemistically called "comfort women" in Japan, following an injunction request by An.

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Thai premier in Japan

SENDAI, Japan - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (L) visits Sendai Nikon Corp.'s camera plant in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 8, 2012. About 40 Thai employees are temporarily working at the plant after flooding destroyed the camera maker's plant in Thailand the previous year. (Pool photo)

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Nikon unveils its 1st mirrorless cameras

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Nikon 1 V1, one of the two models of Nikon Corp.'s first mirrorless digital cameras unveiled during a press event in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2011. The models are compact but feature interchangeable lenses.

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Nikon unveils its 1st mirrorless cameras

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Nikon 1 J1, one of the two models of Nikon Corp.'s first mirrorless digital cameras unveiled during a press event in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2011. The models are compact but feature interchangeable lenses.

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Nikon's 3-D photoframe

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Nikon Corp.'s NF-300i digital picture frame, which enables users to see 3-D images of their photographs with the naked eye through an online image-processing service. Nikon said Oct. 26, 2010 that it will start the members-only service in early December to convert photos into 3-D images for the device, which measures 16 centimeters high and 18 cm wide.

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Canon, Nikon hoping to stimulate camera market via rivalry

TOKYO, Japan - Nikon Corp. President Michio Kariya said in a recent interview that the Tokyo-based company has no intention of competing head-on with Canon Inc. in the world's fast-growing digital single-lens reflex camera market. Noting that the corporate size of Nikon is much smaller than Canon's, Kariya said his company thinks it is important to offer new types of cameras to consumers when its chief rival does not do so, instead of vying with similar price-range products around the same time.

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Canon, Nikon hoping to stimulate camera market via rivalry

TOKYO, Japan - Canon Inc. President Tsuneji Uchida said in a recent interview that Canon and Nikon Corp. want to move their digital single-lens reflex camera businesses onto a path of higher sustained growth through friendly rivalry, despite their neck-and-neck race for the title of the world's No. 1 ahead of next year's Beijing Olympics.

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Nikon develops digital camera with built-in wireless LAN

TOKYO, Japan - Nikon Corp. has developed what it says is the world's first digital camera with a built-in function allowing users to transmit image data wirelessly to printers and personal computers. The Coolpix P1 -- 9.1 centimeters by 6.0 cm by 3.9 cm -- can transmit image data to a PC up to 30 meters away from the user, Nikon said, adding that it will put the camera on the market Sept. 23 for about 50,000 yen.

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Canon, Nikon hoping to stimulate camera market via rivalry

TOKYO, Japan - Nikon Corp. President Michio Kariya said in a recent interview that the Tokyo-based company has no intention of competing head-on with Canon Inc. in the world's fast-growing digital single-lens reflex camera market. Noting that the corporate size of Nikon is much smaller than Canon's, Kariya said his company thinks it is important to offer new types of cameras to consumers when its chief rival does not do so, instead of vying with similar price-range products around the same time. (Kyodo)

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Canon, Nikon hoping to stimulate camera market via rivalry

TOKYO, Japan - Canon Inc. President Tsuneji Uchida said in a recent interview that Canon and Nikon Corp. want to move their digital single-lens reflex camera businesses onto a path of higher sustained growth through friendly rivalry, despite their neck-and-neck race for the title of the world's No. 1 ahead of next year's Beijing Olympics. (Kyodo)

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Nikon ordered to pay damages for aborting comfort women photo events

Photographer Ahn Se Hong attends a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2015, after the Tokyo District Court ordered Nikon Corp. to pay 1.1 million yen in damages to him over cancelling the use of showrooms for photo exhibitions on former "comfort women." Ahn said, "I expect places for expression will be protected from now on." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikon unveils digital camera capable of shooting 4k moving image

Nikon Corp.'s new Nikon 1 J5, the latest model in the J series of Nikon 1 with interchangeable lenses, is shown in this undated photo. The new model, capable of shooting 4k moving images, will hit the market in late April 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikon releases easy-to-focus digital camera

Japanese camera maker Nikon Corp. puts on sale an easy-to-focus single-lens reflex digital camera, dubbed D7200, on March 19, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikon develops digital camera with built-in wireless LAN

TOKYO, Japan - Nikon Corp. has developed what it says is the world's first digital camera with a built-in function allowing users to transmit image data wirelessly to printers and personal computers. The Coolpix P1 -- 9.1 centimeters by 6.0 cm by 3.9 cm -- can transmit image data to a PC up to 30 meters away from the user, Nikon said, adding that it will put the camera on the market Sept. 23 for about 50,000 yen. (Kyodo)

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Canon unveils new lineup of digital cameras

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese actor Ken Watanabe shows off a new Canon Inc. single-lens reflex camera model at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 20. The company unveiled a new lineup of digital cameras including the EOS 40D single-lens reflex camera model targeted at advanced amateur photographers, amid intensifying competition with its main rival Nikon Corp. (Kyodo)

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Nikon's 3-D photoframe

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Nikon Corp.'s NF-300i digital picture frame, which enables users to see 3-D images of their photographs with the naked eye through an online image-processing service. Nikon said Oct. 26, 2010 that it will start the members-only service in early December to convert photos into 3-D images for the device, which measures 16 centimeters high and 18 cm wide. (Kyodo)

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Nikon unveils its 1st mirrorless cameras

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Nikon 1 V1, one of the two models of Nikon Corp.'s first mirrorless digital cameras unveiled during a press event in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2011. The models are compact but feature interchangeable lenses. (Kyodo)

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Nikon unveils its 1st mirrorless cameras

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows Nikon 1 J1, one of the two models of Nikon Corp.'s first mirrorless digital cameras unveiled during a press event in Tokyo on Sept. 21, 2011. The models are compact but feature interchangeable lenses. (Kyodo)

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Thai premier in Japan

SENDAI, Japan - Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra (L) visits Sendai Nikon Corp.'s camera plant in Natori, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 8, 2012. About 40 Thai employees are temporarily working at the plant after flooding destroyed the camera maker's plant in Thailand the previous year. (Pool photo) (Kyodo)

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Nikon leadership change

Nikon Corp. President Kazuo Ushida (L) shakes hands with Senior Vice President Toshikazu Umatate at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2019. Nikon said Umatate will be promoted to president in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikon leadership change

Nikon Corp. President Kazuo Ushida (L) and Senior Vice President Toshikazu Umatate attend a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2019. Nikon said Umatate will be promoted to president in April. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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New Nikon President Umatate

Nikon Corp. Senior Vice President Toshikazu Umatate speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 7, 2019, after the camera maker said he will be promoted to president on April 1. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nikon to axe 1,000 jobs in Japan

Masashi Oka, senior executive vice president of Nikon Corp., the optics and imaging products maker, announces a structural reform plan during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 8, 2016. Oka said Nikon will slash some 1,000 jobs in Japan, including in its underperforming semiconductor equipment and digital camera businesses. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo