Toshiba is a contraction of “Tokyo Shibaura”. The Japanese electrical company was created by merging Shibaura Engineering Works and Tokyo Electric Company.
"Tokyo" is Japan’s bustling capital.
“Shibaura” means Shiba Beach or Shiba coast.
In 1984, the abbreviated form “Toshiba” replaced Tokyo Shibaura Denki as the company’s official name (in English, “Toshiba Corporation” was adopted in 1983).
Read more of the company's history at Toshiba Corporation.
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