Pioneer Corporation is a Japanese multinational corporation based in Tokyo that specializes in vehicle audio products and also works with optical disc and display technology and software. Nozomu Matsumoto founded it in January 1938 in Tokyo as a radio and speaker repair shop. The company took part in the development of interactive cable television, the LaserDisc player, the first automotive CD player, the first detachable-face car stereo, DVD and DVD recording, the first AV receiver with Dolby Digital, plasma displays and OLED displays; its last two years of plasma models carried the Kuro brand, praised for deep black levels. For a period the majority of its shares were held by Mitsubishi, and a small stake was held by the mapping venture Here B.V.
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is a Japanese multinational corporation based in Tokyo
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It works with optical disc and display technology and software products and is also a manufacturer.
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its current president is Shiro Yahara.
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Founded by Nozomu Matsumoto in January 1938 in Tokyo as a radio and speaker repair shop
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is a Japanese multinational corporation based in Tokyo
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Pioneer played a role in the development of interactive cable TV, the LaserDisc player
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