What major company was originally named Ishibashi and in a way still is?

smartie806

Bridgestone http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridgestone Jul 29 06, 3:24 PM

beeaydee

Bridgestone ¡ª named after founder Shojiro Ishibashi. The surname Ishibashi (ʯ˜ò) means "stone bridge", or "bridge of stone". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_company_name_etymologies Jul 30 06, 5:32 AM

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