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Umios

is a Japanese seafood company, beginning its operation in 1880, when its founder, Ikujiro Nakabe, began a fish sale business in Osaka. The company is the largest of its kind in Japan, with Nippon Suisan Kaisha and Kyokuyo Co., Ltd. as its main competitors. Group Slogan is "Bringing Delicious Delight to the World." Umios has subsidiaries in Japan, New Zealand, Australia, the United States, across Europe, Asia and South America. On March 1, 2026, Maruha Nichiro rebranded to Umios.

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is a Japanese seafood company, beginning its operation in 1880, when its founder, Ikujiro Nakabe, began a fish sale business in Osaka. The company is the largest of its kind in Japan, with Nippon Suisan Kaisha and Kyokuyo Co., Ltd. as its main competitors. Group Slogan is "Bringing Delicious Delight to the World." Umios has subsidiaries in Japan, New Zealand, Australia, the United States, across Europe, Asia and South America. On March 1, 2026, Maruha Nichiro rebranded to Umios.

Key claims

  1. date of establishment: 1951 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. date of establishment: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1951". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the date of establishment is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359602053

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