Nippon Steel Corporation | Japanese corporation | Britannica
Nippon Steel Corporation, Japanese Shin Nippon Seitetsu Kk, Japanese corporation created by the 1970 merger of Yawata Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., and Fuji Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. It ranks among the world's largest steel corporations. Its headquarters are in Tokyo, and it has several offices overseas.. In 1896 the Japanese government established a steelmaking bureau, and five years later the ...