Nikon celebrates its 90th anniversary

Nikon Corp., Tokyo, Japan, celebrated its 90th Anniversary on July 25, and updated its Company History page on its website to introduce various events since its establishment on July 25, 1917, as Nippon Kogaku Kogyo (Nikon), reports JPEA International PEN News Weekly.

In commemoration of its 90th anniversary, Nikon has lunched "Nikon Scholarship Program" in Thailand. The company has had a close relationship with Thailand for years. In 1990, the company established Nikon (Thailand) Co. Ltd. in Ayutthaya as a manufacturing base for DSLR cameras, interchangeable lenses, and digital camera components. Thailand is beset with various problems including educational disparities so Nikon says it will lend support to its educational system to aid in the future of Thailand.

The new Nikon program in Tailand will provide junior and senior high school and university students with finsinacial support in order to defray their basic educational expenses. In cooperation with the Shanti Volunteer Association of Japan and Sikkha Asia Foundation of Thailand, Nikon will administer the program under Nikon Shanti Scholarship Institution. Grants will be awarded to 150 junior and senior high school students (25 students from each of six grades) and 20 university students (5 students from each of four grades), says PEN News Weekly.