<noinclude>{{Infobox_Brand|Maruzen}}</noinclude>The ''Maruzen'' was established in Yokohama, Japan, in [[1869]] with the initial name of ''Maruya'' and was involved in importing books and dictionaries from Europe. The following year, founder Hayashi Yuteki opened a store in the city of Tokyo and in [[1878]] changed the firm's name to the better known ''"Maruzen Co. Ltd." (according to Japanese corporate law, ''"Maruzen Kabushiki Kaisha"'' and generally abbreviated to ''"Maruzen K.K."''). | <noinclude>{{Infobox_Brand|Maruzen}}</noinclude>The ''Maruzen'' was established in Yokohama, Japan, in [[1869]] with the initial name of ''Maruya'' and was involved in importing books and dictionaries from Europe. The following year, founder Hayashi Yuteki opened a store in the city of Tokyo and in [[1878]] changed the firm's name to the better known ''"Maruzen Co. Ltd." (according to Japanese corporate law, ''"Maruzen Kabushiki Kaisha"'' and generally abbreviated to ''"Maruzen K.K."''). |