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Itochu
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<p>Itochu Corporation (伊藤忠商事株式会社, previously known as C. Itoh & Co. until 1992) is a Japanese corporation based in <a href="/facts/Umeda/kpuEBHJR">Umeda</a>, <a href="/facts/Kita-ku%2c_Osaka/MdG18EW7">Kita-ku, Osaka</a> and <a href="/facts/Aoyama%2c_Minato%2c_Tokyo/8FDkGR6B">Aoyama</a>, <a href="/facts/Minato%2c_Tokyo/jX8My6AY">Minato, Tokyo</a>. </p><p> It is one of the largest Japanese <i><a href="/facts/Sogo_shosha/CE2SqmWf">sogo shosha</a></i> (general trading and investment companies) distinguished by the strength of its textile business and its successful business operations in China. Itochu was ranked 72nd on the 2020 list of <a href="/facts/Fortune_Global_500/WxgLN2QM">Fortune Global 500</a> companies, with an annual trading revenue of US$100 billion.</p>