Founded in 1949, the company is commonly known as
Nippon Ham (stylized as
Nipponham). As a
multinational corporation, Nippon Ham operates
subsidiaries around the world, including China and the United States. In addition to its main business of
meat packing and other food processing, the company owns the
Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, a professional baseball team in Japan's
Pacific League, and owns part of the
J.League soccer team,
Cerezo Osaka. ==References==