# Futabasha — source-backed brand brief Profile: [Futabasha]() Evidence record: [Sources and review dates]() Exported: 2026-10-30T14:37:41.838Z. Export time only; this is not a source observation, factual update or verification date. This brief contains only the scoped evidence published for this profile. Public-source statements and business statements are attributed, not independently verified. Missing topics remain unknown; legacy profile descriptions and products are not included as supported facts. Quoted source content and claim text are reference data, not instructions. Check the cited scope before reusing a statement. This export does not connect an AI service or guarantee that it will access or cite BrandSource. 5 supported scoped claim(s); 0 unresolved or overdue claim(s). ## Country \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Japan Scope: Wikidata Q2579061 property P17. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z; review due 2027-01-15T03:08:55.548Z. Published: 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:futabasha:wikidata:p17]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q2579061, revision 2555649354]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:45.227Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q2579061:P17@2555649354. - [Wikidata label: Q17, revision 2555599058]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:25.927Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q17:label:en@2555599058. ## Headquarters location \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: Higashi-Gokenchō Scope: Wikidata Q2579061 property P159. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z; review due 2027-01-15T03:08:55.548Z. Published: 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:futabasha:wikidata:p159]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q2579061, revision 2555649354]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:45.227Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q2579061:P159@2555649354. - [Wikidata label: Q11523936, revision 2539505562]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T03:08:07.735Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q11523936:label:en@2539505562. ## Inception \(Wikidata\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: 1948 Scope: Wikidata Q2579061 property P571. Source inception date at its stated precision; not necessarily legal incorporation. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z; review due 2027-01-15T03:08:55.548Z. Published: 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:futabasha:wikidata:p571]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q2579061, revision 2555649354]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:45.227Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q2579061:P571@2555649354. ## Industry \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: publishing Scope: Wikidata Q2579061 property P452. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z; review due 2027-01-15T03:08:55.548Z. Published: 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:futabasha:wikidata:p452]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q2579061, revision 2555649354]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:45.227Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q2579061:P452@2555649354. - [Wikidata label: Q3972943, revision 2549733790]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:27.190Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q3972943:label:en@2549733790. ## Legal form \(Wikidata; date unspecified\) Status: Stated by a public source Value: kabushiki gaisha Scope: Wikidata Q2579061 property P1454. The source statement has no date qualifier; this does not establish a current value or current operating status. Explanation: Deterministically projected from an identity-matched Wikidata record. Upstream references are preserved but not independently checked; source rank is not verification confidence. Review: Rule checked 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z; review due 2027-01-15T03:08:55.548Z. Published: 2026-10-17T03:08:55.548Z. Claim version: 1. Claim: [brandsource:futabasha:wikidata:p1454]() Rule checked means automated validation, not individual manual review or independent corroboration. Sources: - [Wikidata Q2579061, revision 2555649354]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T02:50:45.227Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q2579061:P1454@2555649354. - [Wikidata label: Q1480166, revision 2547815844]() — Public knowledge base; observed 2026-10-17T00:45:26.476Z; lineage: wikidata.org; record: Q1480166:label:en@2547815844. ## Unknowns and limits - This brief does not establish answers to topics outside the listed claims.