SONY

Tech giant Sony , founded in Japan in 1946 , holds a current market value of $ 40.4bn with assets totaling $ 151.7bn . Sony Corporation now employs over 128,000 people in different divisions : TV & Video , Audio , Medical , Smartphones and Internet , and FeliCa ( contactless ID technology ).

08 07 CANON

Multinational corporation Canon holds a market value of $ 41.6bn and according to Forbes held $ 44.1bn worth of assets at the end of 2016 . Established in 1937 , the company founded in Japan , provides business solutions , consumer imaging , broadcast and communications , medical systems and industrial products . Canon currently employs over 190,000 people around the world and has 256 subsidiaries .