Sato Pharmaceutical

Sato Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Native name	佐藤製薬株式会社
Type	Private (K.K)
Industry	Pharmaceuticals
Founded	August 1, 1939; 82 years ago
Founder	Yukichi Sato
Headquarters	Moto-Akasaka, Minato, Tokyo 107-0051, Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Seiichi Sato; (President and CEO)
Products	Pharmaceuticals;
Number of employees	1,000
Website	Official website
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Coordinates: 49°11′12″N 123°06′26″W / 49.186805°N 123.107211°W / 49.186805; -123.107211

Sato Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (佐藤製薬株式会社, Satō Seiyaku Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese pharmaceutical company. Sato Pharmaceutical's main focus is on over-the-counter medicines. The company's products are sold in 14 countries around the world. The company's customer bases are located in Asia, North America and Europe, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, the US, Canada and Germany.

The company is known for its marketing mascots, Sato-chan and Satoko-chan, a pair of Indian elephant siblings, first introduced in 1959.^[3]

Satoko-chan and Sato-chan at a pharmacy in Tokyo

Sato Pharmaceutical Canada[]

Sato Pharmaceutical Canada Inc is the Canadian subsidiary of the company, headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. Sato Pharmaceutical Canada opened its Vancouver office in autumn of 2006. The Canadian operation primarily focuses on selling the Kenzen products, such as medicated pads, gel, and spray, and the Yunker Kotei Natural Energy Drinks.

References[]

^ "Company Information". Sato Pharmaceutical. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
^ "Company Overview". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
^ Inglis, David; Almila, Anna-Mari (March 2016). The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Sociology. SAGE Publications. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-4739-5868-5.

Kenzen Pads - London Drugs
Kenzen Pad Presentation
Japanese herbal supplement to go on sale in Canada

External links[]

Sato Pharmaceutical Corporation - Japanese website (in Japanese)
Sato Pharmaceutical Canada Inc - Canadian website (in English)
Sato Pharmaceutical Inc. - Official US website (in English)

[1] "Company Information". Sato Pharmaceutical. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

[2] "Company Overview". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

[3] Inglis, David; Almila, Anna-Mari (March 2016). The SAGE Handbook of Cultural Sociology. SAGE Publications. p. 123. ISBN 978-1-4739-5868-5.

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