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{{Infobox company
| name = Ricoh Company, Ltd.<br />株式会社リコー
| logo = Ricoh logo 2012.svg
| logo_size = 200px
| image = RICOH Company Head Office Building 2007-1.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| image_caption = The Ricoh Building in Tokyo, the headquarters of Ricoh
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{Unbulleted list|{{tyo|7752}}|{{OTCQB|RICOY}}|{{Bombay Stock Exchange|517496}}}}
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Shiro Kondo {{Small|([[Chairman]])}}|Yoshinori Yamashita {{Small|(President & CEO)}}}}
| industry = [[Electronics]]
| products = Copiers (such as plain paper copiers (PPCs)), printers (multi-functional printers (MFPs), [[Laser printing|laser printer]]s and GELJET printers), production printing products and [[facsimile]] machines.
| revenue = {{JPY|2.028 trillion|link=yes}} (2017)
| net_income = {{JPY|68.562 billion}} (2017)
| num_employees = 105,613 (2017)
| founded = Tokyo, {{Start date and age|1936|02|06}}
| location = [[Chūō, Tokyo|Chūō]], [[Tokyo, Japan]]
| homepage = {{URL|http://www.ricoh.com/}}
}}


Rico Waya Hoffmann Rushworth, born April 17, 2001 in Santa Cruz, California (also known by his musical stage name RicoR) is an American-German drummer, beatboxer, singer, and actor. He started playing music when he was 8 years old, but he remembers always being the little kid that loved dancing to songs, and living life in a rhythmic way. "My mother, Heidrun Hoffmann, also a well known dancer, drummer, and performer, used to do concerts all over the world while she was pregnant with me, traveling the globe with her drumming and rhythm." RicoR says when asked about his music. "Therefore, I lived in my mom's belly listening to her rhythm before I was even born, and that's where I think I got the rhythm I have now." Now, RicoR uses that rhythm to help guide people through his music in a very profound way. "I want people to get a true musical experience, they're are not only listening to rap and songwriter pop songs, but they are listening to rhythmic self-expression as well."
{{Nihongo|The '''Ricoh Company, Ltd.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|iː|k|oʊ}})|株式会社リコー|Kabushiki-gaisha Rikō}} is a Japanese [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] imaging and [[electronics]] [[company (law)|company]]. It was founded by the [[RIKEN]] [[zaibatsu]] on 6 February 1936 as {{nihongo|Riken Sensitized Paper|理研感光紙|Riken Kankōshi}}. Ricoh's headquarters are located in Ricoh Building in [[Chūō, Tokyo|Chūō]], Tokyo.<ref>"[http://www.ricoh.com/about/who/company_data.html Company Data] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205172811/http://ricoh.com/about/who/company_data.html |date=2009-02-05 }}." ''Ricoh''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.</ref>


Ricoh produces electronic products, primarily cameras and office equipment such as [[Printer (computing)|printers]], [[photocopier]]s, [[fax]] machines, offers [[Software as a service|Software as a Service]] (SaaS) document management solutions such as DocumentMall, RicohDocs, document solutions such as GlobalScan, Print&Share<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ricoh-europe.com/about-ricoh/news/2011/20111114-freeup-more-time-for-essential-business-tasks-with-printshare-from-ricoh.aspx | title=Free-up more time for essential business tasks with Print&Share from Ricoh | date=November 14, 2011 |publisher=Ricoh}}</ref> and also offers Projectors. In the late 1990s through early 2000s, the company grew to become the largest copier manufacturer in the world. During this time, Ricoh acquired [[Savin (photocopiers)|Savin]], [[Gestetner]], Lanier, Rex-Rotary, [[Monroe Calculator Company|Monroe]], [[Nashuatec]], [[Ikon Office Solutions|IKON]] and most recently [[IBM]] Printing Systems Division / Infoprint Solutions Company. Although the Monroe brand was discontinued, products continue to be marketed worldwide under the remaining brand names. In 2006, Ricoh acquired the European operations of [[Danka (copier supplier)|Danka]] for $210 million. These operations continue as a stand-alone business unit, under the [[Infotec]] brand.


== History ==
== Musical Genres ==
The company was founded in 1936. Before relocating to Chūō, Ricoh was first in [[Minato, Tokyo]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/19970516031551/http://www.ricoh.co.jp/R_Info/Gaiyou/index_e.html Outline of Ricoh]." ''Ricoh''. May 16, 1997. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.</ref> In 2006 Ricoh's headquarters moved to the Ricoh Building, a 25-story building in the [[Ginza]] area in Chūō; there it occupies the same space as its sales offices.<ref>"[http://www.ricoh.com/IR/financial_data/annual_report/ar/06/ar09.pdf Topics - Annual Report 2006]." ''Ricoh''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.</ref>


Over the years, RicoR has developed very unique style of looping, piano-mixing, drums, and basic guitar (although he does not consider himself an advanced guitar player, he uses the few chords he knows to write and perform his guitar songs). That is why, RicoR claims, he mainly focuses on his main area of experties as a solo artist, looping and rapping. As a musician, RicoR mainly writes and composes his own songs. However, he does some covers, switching off between the backgrounds of looping, mixing, drums, or guitar, with both his covers and originals. These songs roll through genres that range all the way from standard songwriter pop to dancy space electro rock, and everything in between.
During the 1960s and 1970s Ricoh made wrist watches for both the Japanese domestic market and international markets, briefly entering into a partnership with [[Hamilton Watch Company]], for the creation of the Ricoh Hamilton Electric watch.<ref>"[http://electric-watches.co.uk/makers/hamilton/hamilton-ricoh/ Hamilton Ricoh - Electric Watches]." Retrieved on February 1, 2018.</ref>


== Biography and Work ==
Throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, Ricoh was the primary manufacturer of [[Pitney-Bowes]] copiers. They have also manufactured copiers for [[Toshiba]], fax machines for [[AT&T Corporation]] and Omnifax, as well as a wide variety of equipment for numerous other companies including duplicators for AB Dick. They also manufactured the [[Ricoh 2A03]] 8-bit processor used in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]].


RicoR grew up in a beautiful, expansive valley on the outskirts of the town of Corralitos, right outside of the city of Watsonville, California. His parents are well known author Stanley Rushworth (founder and owner of Talking Leaves Press)and dancer,drummer, and singer Heidrun Hoffmann, founder and owner of the DIRRID Foundation (Dance In Rhythm, Rhythm In Dance). In 2009, RicoR started playing the drums, and after hearing beatboxer Andrew Chaikin (Kid Beyond) from the a cappella band The House Jacks on the way back from school one day, started beatboxing. RicoR's first singing experiences were in his elementary school, where he would sing in the classroom, in music class, and other occassions. At age 8 in 2009, RicoR was accepted into the proffesional theatre world when he started working with the Linscott Drama Club (LDC) which was founded by his elementary and middle school Linscott Charter School,and is still to this day the only proffesional youth theatre company in Watsonville. RicoR was welcomed into the proffesional music world when he showed up at the Scotts Valley Talent Stars (SVTS) Proffesional Talent Show in early 2010. In late 2010, his family earned enough money to turn their house into a mini concert hall known as the Scarlet Hall. Later, RicoR performed there with his multiple different bands, such as the USA Boys, Rapid Fire, as well as his newly formed duos, RicoHei and The People Band (later The Band Rusher from 2013-present) with his mom and his close friend Alecia Harger, which were both formed in 2010. On May 3rd, 2011, RicoR used the money earned from opening the Scarlet Hall to create his own record company, which he called RicoR Enterprise Weekly, abbreviated as REW. After creating the record company's base at the Scarlet Hall, he named himself after the title of his company, and took on the solo artist name of RicoR. In July-August 2011, right after returning from a summer trip to Europe, RicoR wrote, recorded and released his debut solo album, Repeated Worth, with help from guitarist Mike Krauss, within a time span of six weeks.
In 2003 Ricoh bought [[naming rights]] to the CNE Coliseum (now known as [[Ricoh Coliseum]]) in [[Toronto]].
His first hit single, "Today", which was one of two songs on the album, and the first song RicoR ever wrote, made it to the Top 10 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 2011, closely followed by the next song, which also became a hit single, "Echo", which featured Mike Krauss on the guitare. In December of 2011, RicoR was picked by the Santa Cruz Parody Foundation (active from 2002-2011)to write a parody of Snow Hey Oh by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, entitled, "My Cell Phone," which when released, earned him the amount of money he needed to release his next album. Unfortunately, about a week after RicoR's parody was released, the SCPF (Santa Cruz Parody Foundation) was terminated due to funding. RicoR's second album, Message to the people, was released in early 2012 breaking out the new hit single, "Never Show the Bad Side," which was then used as the theme song for the drama mystery series, World's End, starring Martin Freeman and Pierce Brosnan, as well as "Stomping on the Floor," and then later "Hades'Bell," which won the Best Song of the Year Award by XM Radio 2012. In January of 2013, RicoR released his third album, Seven Songs, which was, by Billboard success, the most successful pop rock album by a tween since Justin Bieber in 2010. RicoR's album brought the biggest hit single, "Every Day," which was the first hit song on the entire album. It was also the first song to stay as number 1 on the Billboard Charts and the Billboard Hot 100 in 10 different countries, right from the beginning of 2013 all the way to the end of 2013. This song was later accompanied by "Zombies Kill," which wasn't quite as much of a success numerically, but ended up being the most heard Halloween song in the country right after Micheal Jackson's Thriller. In February of 2014, RicoR learned the basics of guitar and shortly after released his fourth album, Abstract, on March 1st, 2014, carrying another mass of successful hits such as,"If You See," and "What I Am," and "See Your Face." On July 4, 2014, RicoR released his fifth album, Rythmic Stories, where he featured two of his close friends, guitarist Simon Murino, and basist Gabe Karr. This album came out with RicoR's first ever back up band hit, "Know This Way," which later ranked on another top 40 and was later pulled down to number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 of the year 2014, as well as the hip hop/rap hit, "Make A Change" which was covered by around 15 different artists, including the Indeginous rap group The Mocassins.
On October 15, 2014, RicoR released his sixth and most successful album yet, Desperate Words, which is a groundbreaking hit in the history of music, and continues to be known as the most successful pop hit album released since 2004. Not only was this RicoR's most successful album, it was the album released with the most hit singles of any album of that year with 5, as well as any album ever made by RicoR until then. The first hit single from that album was "With You," which was number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts for year of 2014. The next was the groundbreaking disco hit "Seeds," which can be heard in multiple different Hollywood movies, such as Stashfill, Fermus and Greg, as well as the 2014 blockbuster hit Mysterious Wonders, starring Micheal Chatner and Quency Jones. This was number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, but was later bumped down to number 1 by the end of the year. The following hit was one of the most famous acoustic hits of today's pop, the groundbreaking hit, "Noticing," which closely followed "Seeds," as number 3 on the Billboard Charts, but was also bumped up to number 2 a couple months after release. The last two singles were "The Blame" and "Gold" which ranked as number 1 and number 2 for the first three months since the release before moving up to number 3 and number 4 on the Billboard in early 2015. "The Blame" is still the most successful standard pop hit ever written by a child star since late 2014. The album Desperate Words remains to be the first album in less than a decade to have five top-of-the-chart hit singles by the same artist right after each other on the top 5 of the Billboard Charts. Closely following the release of Desperate Words, RicoR released his first ever groundbreaking lone single, "For You" in November of 2014. The song was ranked on The Billboard Hot 100 as number 15 for the year 2014, and was ranked as number 10 on the Billboard Hip Hop Charts. The song was later used in the 2015 movie Crackle, starring Samuel T. Jones.
In June 2015, following his middle school graduation, RicoR released his seventh and first ever all cover album, Copy Cat, on June 10, 2015. This album sparked a revolution in the history of RicoR's music, and it was the first time that other popular musical artists got to have a say in RicoR's music. The two artists that are known to have influenced RicoR's two most famous covers are Bob Dylan and Taylor Swift. "His version was just breath taking." Dylan said in an interview (of RicoR's cover of Dylan's song Like A Rolling Stone) with Musical Times in September 2015. "That boy showed me a new way o' playin it that I didn't know." RicoR's other cover hit single, "Mean" by Taylor Swift, caused Swift to have some words about RicoR that weren't so nice. In an interview with Times Magazine in December 2015, Swift said, "His style is good, his groove is good, his song is bad." RicoR responded when asked about Swift's response, "It's ok. Not everybody has to appreciate my music, especially when it's not my music." There are still rumours today that confirm that Swift may not be a big fan of RicoR. Her new groundbreaking hit, "Look What You Made Me Do," may be secretly written to RicoR in saying that the release of his cover of "Mean" caused her to change her look and style. In truth, the media has confirmed that it was indeed not RicoR, but her fans who hated her old look, as most of the world thinks. "It's highly unlikely that it would be because of me." said RicoR to REW in September of 2017. "I'm not that powerful." After the release of Copy Cat, and partially due to the critique from Swift and other people, RicoR went on haitus for one year, not releasing any albums. In August of 2016, RicoR released his second groundbreaking lone single, "Riding Circles," which is currently the most famous pop rock hit of 2016, and the only pop rock single whose instrumental version has ever been used as worldwide iMovie theme music. About a year later, in September of 2017, RicoR released his second first ever a cappella lone single, "This is Me," which ranked on number 3 on the Billboard Rap Charts, and was even given an award of Best Hip-Hop-Rap Single of the year 2017 next to "Rockstar" by Post Malone feat. 21 Savage. It is also now ranked the number 1 Best A Cappella Rap Single Ever by the Indeginous Rap Billboard Charts (IRBC) next to "Why" by Indeginous artist Supaman and "Go Stay" by The Moccasins. To this day, RicoR remains the only pop musical artist since 2010 to have a cappella hit singles released in the same genre as instrumental hits, and to have those singles earn just as much as instrumental singles. In December 2017, RicoR released his eighth and first a cappella album since his debut, the corresponding album to his lone single, entitled "Twist." "This is Me" remained at the top of the hit list, along with "Sounds of Nature," "Last I See" "More Than A Word," "Hang in There" "Roll Away" "Lovers in the Basement" "Caborette,""Rust," along with RicoR's only instrumental looping single thus far, the groundbreaking hit "The Phone." These all closely ranked under "This is Me" in the 2017 Yearly Stars Billboard List. On April 27th, 2018, RicoR released his ninth album overall and his second cover album, "Sudden Moments." A few days before the release of "Sudden Moments," RicoR also released his second a cappella lone single, "Likes." which is already on the top 3 of the New Billboard Hit Hundreds (NBHH) list for the year of 2018, the fastest any of RicoR's songs have ever become a hit single, and the fastest any pop song has ever made it to the NBHH top 3 since 2012.


In 2004 Ricoh acquired [[Hitachi]] Printing Solutions, Ltd creating a new company, Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd.


In 2005 Ricoh bought the naming rights to the stadium/entertainment complex, home to [[Coventry City Football Club]] now called the [[Ricoh Arena]].


== Outside of Solo work ==
In September 2005 Ricoh launched its new designed logo for the ricoh brand. The logo used before has been introduced in 1986.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transition of the Ricoh logo |url=http://www.ricoh.com/about/company/history/logo/ |publisher=Ricoh |accessdate=2018-02-08}}</ref>


Outside of being a solo looper, rapper and singer, RicoR is also the drummer for the Kirby School Jazz Band, and sings as a tenor in the Kirby Chamber Choir. In August of 2017, he joined the Kirby Jazz Choir and now works as their official beatboxer. In the past, he has been the drummer for the BIYOB (Be In Your Own Band) Musical Program in Santa Cruz, California, The USA Boys, Rapid Fire, Jam Camp West Rhythm and Groove Ensemble, the Kuumbwa-based jazz band Take 10, the newly formed instrumental funk band Bridging Generations, as well as the 1 year active Kirby School-based rock band Kirby Kings. Along with the Kirby Jazz Band and Bridging Generations, RicoR has also collaborated with his mother, dancer and drummer Heidrun Hoffmann, and together they formed the dynamic clash rock duo RicoHei in 2010. RicoR also works as a stand-in drummer for different bands, and continues to receive short-term calls for different international gigs. Since April of 2018, RicoR has been working the stand-in drummer for the rock band The Oicles. In June 2018, RicoR is contracted to drum at the Kuumbwa Jazz Musical Program for the second time, after 2017, alongside drummer and drum teacher Zack Olsen. In September 2018, RicoR is scheduled to join the Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band and work as one of their three drummers until May 2019. In the summer of 2016, RicoR had the opportunity of being the assistant drum teacher for the Jam Camp West Rhythm and Groove Ensemble in Loma Mar, California. As a beatboxer, besides now working full-time with the Kirby Jazz Choir, RicoR has collaborated with many different singers and performers as a vocal percussionist, including singer and model Alecia Harger, with whom he formed the a cappella duo The Band Rusher, which is now on hiatus, as well as singer/songwriter/guitarist Anthony Arya. In August through September of 2016, RicoR beatboxed for the SCPA A Cappella Singers, being featured in cover songs such as "Hello" by Adele, as well as the SCPA A Cappella Singers cover of "Cheerleader", which was in close callaboration with the pop group OMI. In September 2017, he had the honor of collaborating with Native American singer and spoken word artist Lyla June on her hit single, "All Nations Rise," which gained number 1 on the American Indian Music Ratings (AIMR) and the American Indian Billboard Charts (AIBC) for the year 2017. Other than singing tenor for the Kirby Chamber Choir, RicoR has sung in many small contemporary choirs in the past, such as the Cabrillo Youth Chorus, the Linscott Bliss Show Choir, the Kirby Chorus, the Rivera Show Choir, the SCPA Linscott Show Choir, SCPA Family Caroling, the SCPA A Cappella Singers, SCPA Glee Club, as well as the SCPA Linscott Comedy Glee Club, as well as the Voce Profonde Singers of Santa Cruz County. He is also currently a member of Barbershop Harmoony, the barbershop group based in Kirby School, and was known as the lead singer of the Kirby Kings between the years of 2015-2016.
In November 2006, Ricoh announced the integration of the head office of Ricoh Europe B.V. (REBV) in [[Amstelveen]], [[Netherlands]], with NRG's European headquarters in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. This was completed on April 1, with the former NRG HQ in [[London]] becoming the Strategic HQ and the former REBV HQ in Amstelveen becoming the Operational HQ. This mirrors a similar process which took place in the US with Lanier and Ricoh USA.

This integration was the first step in integration within each country in Europe. A single country organisation was created in Austria on July 1, 2007, the UK integration being currently in process and integration also taking place in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain.

On January 25, 2007, Ricoh announced purchase of [[IBM]] Printing Systems Division for $725 million and investment in a 3-year joint venture to form the new Ricoh subsidiary, [[InfoPrint Solutions Company]], with a 51% share.

In February 2008, Ricoh partnered up with [[PrinterOn]] to set up two new HotSpot printers: The SP C410DN-KP color printer and the SP 4100N-KP monochrome printer which allows Wi-Fi enabled users to print documents from any location.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ricoh and PrinterOn Announce Wi-Fi HotSpot Printers|url=http://www.printerinfo.com/content/Ricoh-and-PrinterOn-Team-Up-to-Bring-You-HotSpot-Printers-892.htm|publisher=PrinterInfo.com |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref>

On August 27, 2008, Ricoh announced its intentions of acquiring [[IKON Office Solutions]] for $1.6 billion and later that year, on November 1, Ricoh completed the acquisition.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ricoh.com/info/080827.html | title=Ricoh to Acquire IKON Office Solutions, Inc. | date=August 27, 2008 | publisher=Ricoh | accessdate=2008-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ricoh.com/info/081101.html?from=rss | title=RICOH COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS, INC.|date=November 1, 2008 | publisher=Ricoh | accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref>

In May 2011, Ricoh announced a cut of 10,000 jobs worldwide up to March 2014 from the current 40,000 workers in Japan and 68,900 others overseas. The company would also shift 15,000 workers to areas with more growth potential.

Japanese optical glass-maker [[Hoya Corporation]] said on July 1, 2011, it would sell its [[Pentax]] camera business to Ricoh, in a deal the Nikkei business daily said was worth about 10 billion yen ($124.2 million).<ref>"[https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/01/ricoh-hoya-idUSL3E7I10G620110701 Reuters Ricoh to buy Pentax]." ''Ricoh to buy Pentax from Hoya''. July 1, Retrieved 2011 July 1, 2011.</ref> On July 29, 2011, Hoya transferred its Pentax imaging systems business to a newly established subsidiary called Pentax Imaging Corporation. On October 1, 2011, Ricoh acquired all shares of Pentax Imaging Corp. and renamed the new subsidiary '''Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd.'''<ref name="ricoh-press-release">{{cite web|url=http://www.ricoh.com/release/2011/1001_1.html|title=Ricoh Establishes PENTAX RICOH I...|work=Ricoh Global |accessdate=2015-08-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ricoh.com/release/2011/0701_1.html|title=Ricoh to acquire HOYA's PENTAX I...|work=Ricoh Global|accessdate=2015-08-16}}</ref>

On October 1, 2011, Ricoh announced the establishment of Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company, LTD.<ref name="ricoh-press-release" /> On August 1, 2013, the company name was changed to '''Ricoh Imaging Company Ltd.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/news/2013/20130702.html|title=COMPANY NAME CHANGE|publisher=|accessdate=2015-08-16}}</ref>

On January 8, 2016, Ricoh India stated they partnered with Siemens to offer digital lifecycle management software.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/ricoh-india-ties-up-with-siemens-to-offer-digital-lifecycle-management-software/articleshow/50501837.cms|title = Ricoh India ties up with Siemens to offer digital lifecycle management software|last = |first = |date = 8 January 2016 |work= |accessdate=2016-01-09 |via = Economic Times}}</ref>

On July 19, 2016, Ricoh India admitted to an estimated {{Indian Rupee}}1,123 crore accounting fraud.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ricoh-india-admits-accounting-violations-falsification-of-books-116071901198_1.html | title=Ricoh India admits accounting violations, falsification of books | first=Shrimi | last=Choudhary | date=19 July 2016 | access-date=July 25, 2016 | newspaper=Business Standard | location=Mumbai }}</ref> CEO and Managing Director Manoj Kumar, and Chairman Tetsuya Takano have resigned from Ricoh India as a result.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/cZj8w6GWZYw1Z6Hq0MwkUJ/Ricoh-India-chairman-Tetsuya-Takano-resigns.html | title=Ricoh India chairman Tetsuya Takano resigns | first=Upasana | last=Jain | newspaper=Livemint | date=25 July 2016 | access-date=25 July 2016 | location=New Delhi}}</ref>

On January 18, 2017, Ricoh Limited announced the acquisition<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ricoh-acquires-avanti-computer-systems-limited-300392712.html|title=Ricoh Acquires Avanti Computer Systems Limited|last=Ricoh|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2018-03-14}}</ref> of [http://avantisystems.com/ Avanti Computer Systems], headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, a leading provider of Print MIS ([[Management information system|Management Information System]]) targeted for the production print market. The acquisition enables Ricoh to further expand the value its production print workflow delivers to customers, as well as to help improve management efficiency and productivity of customers in the production printing market.

== Operations ==
The Ricoh Group has sales and support, production, and research and development operations in nearly 180 countries. It has its world headquarters in Tokyo, Japan and regional headquarters in Japan, the Americas, Europe, China, and the Asia-Pacific.

=== Regional headquarters ===
*Americas Regional Headquarters<br />Ricoh Americas Corporation, located in Malvern, PA, USA, covers the United States, Canada and Latin American countries
*Europe Regional Headquarters<br />Ricoh International B.V., located in Amstelveen, the Netherlands and London, U.K. covers Europe, Africa and Middle East
*Asia/Pacific Regional Headquarters<br />Ricoh Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., located in Singapore, covers South-East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and China

=== Ricoh Research ===
Ricoh has many{{quantify|date=October 2016}} technology- and customer-research groups around the world. For example, Ricoh Innovations, a research subsidiary of Ricoh Company, operates in [[Silicon Valley]], California, focusing on technology, cloud, mobile solutions, and customer research.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}}

==Products==
[[File:TNW Con EU15 - Ricoh Theta-2.jpg|thumb|Ricoh Theta 360-degree compact]]

[[Image:Ricoh Caplio R6.jpg|thumb|right|Caplio R6]]
[[Image:Caplio GX100 IMG 0466.JPG|thumb|Caplio GX100]]
[[Image:Ricoh Card Reader Controller.jpg|thumb|right|Ricoh SD/MMC Card Reader Controller found in a Sony VAIO FW series Laptop]]
A partial list of products [[Marketing|marketed]] to the [[general public|public]] under the Ricoh [[brand]] includes:

* [[Digital photography|Digital cameras]]
** Compact
*** Ricoh Theta (360-degree compact - 14.5 megapixel)
*** [[Ricoh Caplio G3]] (3.24-megapixel)
*** Ricoh Caplio G4 (3.24-megapixel)
*** Ricoh RDC-5300 (2.30-megapixel)
*** Ricoh Caplio Pro G3 GPS Camera, Network ready (3.24-megapixel)
*** [[Ricoh Caplio RX]] (3-megapixel)
*** Ricoh Caplio R1 (4-megapixel, also available as [[Rollei]] DR4)
*** Ricoh Caplio R1v (5-megapixel, also available as [[Rollei]] DR5)
*** Ricoh Caplio R2 (5-megapixel, larger screen, no viewfinder)
*** [[Ricoh Caplio R3]] (5-megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom)
*** Ricoh Caplio R4 (6-megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom)
*** Ricoh Caplio R5 (7-megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom)
*** Ricoh Caplio R6 (7-megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom, larger screen, super slim)
*** Ricoh Caplio R7 (8-megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom)
*** Ricoh R8 (10-megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom)
*** Ricoh R10 (10-megapixel, 28-200 equivalent zoom)
*** [[Ricoh CX1]] (9-megapixel, 28-200 equivalent zoom)
*** Ricoh CX2 (9-megapixel, 28-300 equivalent zoom)
*** Ricoh CX3 (10-megapixel, 28-300 equivalent zoom)
*** Ricoh CX4 (10-megapixel, 28-300 equivalent zoom)
*** Ricoh Caplio GX (5.1-megapixel, also available as [[Rollei]] DR5100)
*** Ricoh Caplio GX8 (8-megapixel) 28-85mm equivalent zoom with 22&nbsp;mm optional adaptor
*** [[Ricoh Caplio GX100]] (10-megapixel) 24-72mm equivalent wide zoom with 19&nbsp;mm optional adaptor
***Ricoh GX200 (12-megapixel) 24-72mm equivalent wide zoom with 19mm and 135mm optional converter lenses. Replaced the GX100.
*** [[Ricoh Caplio 400G Wide]] (3.2-megapixel)
*** [[Ricoh Caplio 500SE]] (8-megapixel, 28-85mm equivalent zoom with 22&nbsp;mm optional adaptor, GPS-ready)
*** [[Ricoh WG-M1]]
*** [[Ricoh G700]]
*** [[Ricoh WG-4]]
*** [[Ricoh WG-20]]
*** [[Ricoh WG-30]]
*** Ricoh WG-30W
** [[Ricoh GR digital cameras|GR Digital]]
*** [[Ricoh GR Digital]] (8-megapixel) 28&nbsp;mm equivalent prime lens with 21&nbsp;mm optional adaptor
*** [[Ricoh GR Digital II]] (10-megapixel) 28&nbsp;mm equivalent prime lens with 21&nbsp;mm optional adaptor
*** Ricoh GR Digital III (10-megapixel) 28&nbsp;mm equivalent prime lens with f/1.9 aperture
*** Ricoh GR Digital IV (10-megapixel) 28&nbsp;mm equivalent prime lens with f/1.9 aperture
*** [[Ricoh GR]] (16-megapixel) 28&nbsp;mm equivalent prime lens with f/2.8 aperture
** [[Ricoh GXR|GXR]] interchangeable sensor system
* [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] and camera All-in-one<ref>http://www.ricoh-usa.com/products/solutions/intellichoice.asp?pCatName=Sniaturolutions&tsn=</ref>
* Film cameras [[File:Ricoh kr-10 super analog camera with 50mm lens.jpg|thumb|right|Ricoh KR-10 Super TLS SLR camera]]
**[[Ricoh 500]] 35mm rangefinder with rapid film advance and fast focusing
**Ricoh 500G 35mm compact rangefinder
**[[Olympus AZ-4 zoom|Ricoh Mirai]] (similar to Olympus AZ-4 zoom)
**Ricoh Ricoh Singlex ([[Nikon F mount]], made by [[Mamiya]] - same body as [[Nikkorex]] F, and [[Sears]] SLII)
**Ricoh Ricoh Singlex TLS ([[M42 lens mount]], same as Sears TLS)
**Ricoh Ricoh Singlex II (M42 lens mount)
**Golden Ricoh 16 subminiature camera.
[[File:Golden Ricoh 16 camera.JPG|thumb|Golden Ricoh 16mm camera]]
**Ricoh KR-5 ([[Pentax K-mount#Ricoh - Rikenon - Riconar|R-K mount]])
**Ricoh KR-5 Super (R-K mount)
**Ricoh KR-5 Super II (R-K mount)
**Ricoh KR-10 (R-K mount)
**Ricoh KR-10 Super (R-K mount)
**Ricoh KR-30SP (R-K mount)
**[[Ricoh GR film cameras]] (GR1, GR1s and GR1V, GR10, GR21)
**Ricoh XR-1 ([[Pentax K mount]])
**Ricoh XR-2 (Pentax K mount)
**Ricoh XR-2s (Pentax K mount)
**Ricoh XR7 (Pentax K mount)
**Ricoh XR-500 (R-K mount)
**Ricoh XR-10M (R-K mount)
**Ricoh XR-M (R-K mount)
**[[Ricoh XR-P]] (R-K mount)
**Ricoh XR-S (R-K mount)
**Ricoh XR-X (R-K mount)
**Ricoh FF-9D
* Multifunction Products/Printers
** Ricoh Aficio (Ricoh has used ''Aficio'' as a global brand since 1996.<ref>
{{cite web
|url = http://www.ricoh.com/about/company/history/1985/
|title = Company History
|year = 2013
|publisher = Ricoh Company, Limited
|accessdate = 2013-10-30
|quote = Jul. 1996[:] Ricoh inaugurates Aficio as unified global brand for Ricoh products.
}}
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*** Ricoh Aficio MP C 2500
** Ricoh Pro
* DocumentMall (SaaS document-management)
** Software as a Service (SaaS) Defined
** Secure Storage—HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliant
** Document Management
** Industry Solutions
** Accounts Payable Solution
* Software Solutions
** Print&Share (output management and security)
** Streamline NX (Print Management and document-capture) [[File:Ricoh Print&Share screenshot.png|thumb|Ricoh Print&Share intelligent virtual printer]]
** GlobalScan (document-capture and distribution software)
* Projectors
** Mobile
*** PJ X2130
*** PJ WX2130
** Desk-Edge and Short Throw
*** PJ X3340
*** PJ WX3340
*** PJ WX3340N
*** PJ X4240N
*** PJ WX4240N
*** PJ X3241
** Ultra-short-throw Projectors
*** PJ WX4141
*** PJ WX4141N
*** PJ WX4141NI
** Standard Installation
*** PJ WX5361N
*** PJ X537N
** Conference Room
*** PJ WX6170N
*** PJ X6180N
* Unified Communication Systems
** P1000
** P3000
** P3500
** Ricoh UCS App for tablet and smartphones
* Interactive WhiteBoard
** Ricoh InteractiveWhiteboard D5500
* Ricoh Data Center Services

==Sponsorships==
[[File:Ricoh Arena - geograph.org.uk - 141045.jpg|thumb|right|Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England]]

*[[Ricoh Arena]], a [[football (soccer)|football]] and [[Rugby football|rugby]] stadium complete with a concert hall and conference facilities, opened in [[Coventry]], [[England]] in 2005, bearing the company's name due to a [[naming rights]] agreement. Renamed City of Coventry Stadium during the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] due to strict sponsorship rules.
*[[Ricoh Coliseum]], a 7,800 seat indoor arena in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada also bearing the company's name via another naming rights agreement in 2003. Renamed Toronto Coliseum during the [[2015 Pan American Games]] due to strict sponsorship rules.
*[[Ricoh Black Rams]], a Japanese rugby union team owned by Ricoh.
*In 2007, Ricoh acquired title sponsorship of the [[Women's British Open]], one of then four [[women's major golf championships|major championships]] recognized by the world's dominant women's golf tour, the [[LPGA|U.S. LPGA Tour]].
*In November 2008, Ricoh unveiled the first eco-friendly billboard in [[Times Square]], NY—entirely [[Solar energy|powered by the sun]] and the [[Wind power|wind]].<ref>http://www.ricoh-eco.com/home.asp</ref>

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'{{other uses}} {{Infobox company | name = Ricoh Company, Ltd.<br />株式会社リコー | logo = Ricoh logo 2012.svg | logo_size = 200px | image = RICOH Company Head Office Building 2007-1.jpg | image_size = 250px | image_caption = The Ricoh Building in Tokyo, the headquarters of Ricoh | type = [[Public company|Public]] | traded_as = {{Unbulleted list|{{tyo|7752}}|{{OTCQB|RICOY}}|{{Bombay Stock Exchange|517496}}}} | area_served = Worldwide | key_people = {{Unbulleted list|Shiro Kondo {{Small|([[Chairman]])}}|Yoshinori Yamashita {{Small|(President & CEO)}}}} | industry = [[Electronics]] | products = Copiers (such as plain paper copiers (PPCs)), printers (multi-functional printers (MFPs), [[Laser printing|laser printer]]s and GELJET printers), production printing products and [[facsimile]] machines. | revenue = {{JPY|2.028 trillion|link=yes}} (2017) | net_income = {{JPY|68.562 billion}} (2017) | num_employees = 105,613 (2017) | founded = Tokyo, {{Start date and age|1936|02|06}} | location = [[Chūō, Tokyo|Chūō]], [[Tokyo, Japan]] | homepage = {{URL|http://www.ricoh.com/}} }} {{Nihongo|The '''Ricoh Company, Ltd.''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|r|iː|k|oʊ}})|株式会社リコー|Kabushiki-gaisha Rikō}} is a Japanese [[Multinational corporation|multinational]] imaging and [[electronics]] [[company (law)|company]]. It was founded by the [[RIKEN]] [[zaibatsu]] on 6 February 1936 as {{nihongo|Riken Sensitized Paper|理研感光紙|Riken Kankōshi}}. Ricoh's headquarters are located in Ricoh Building in [[Chūō, Tokyo|Chūō]], Tokyo.<ref>"[http://www.ricoh.com/about/who/company_data.html Company Data] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090205172811/http://ricoh.com/about/who/company_data.html |date=2009-02-05 }}." ''Ricoh''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.</ref> Ricoh produces electronic products, primarily cameras and office equipment such as [[Printer (computing)|printers]], [[photocopier]]s, [[fax]] machines, offers [[Software as a service|Software as a Service]] (SaaS) document management solutions such as DocumentMall, RicohDocs, document solutions such as GlobalScan, Print&Share<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ricoh-europe.com/about-ricoh/news/2011/20111114-freeup-more-time-for-essential-business-tasks-with-printshare-from-ricoh.aspx | title=Free-up more time for essential business tasks with Print&Share from Ricoh | date=November 14, 2011 |publisher=Ricoh}}</ref> and also offers Projectors. In the late 1990s through early 2000s, the company grew to become the largest copier manufacturer in the world. During this time, Ricoh acquired [[Savin (photocopiers)|Savin]], [[Gestetner]], Lanier, Rex-Rotary, [[Monroe Calculator Company|Monroe]], [[Nashuatec]], [[Ikon Office Solutions|IKON]] and most recently [[IBM]] Printing Systems Division / Infoprint Solutions Company. Although the Monroe brand was discontinued, products continue to be marketed worldwide under the remaining brand names. In 2006, Ricoh acquired the European operations of [[Danka (copier supplier)|Danka]] for $210 million. These operations continue as a stand-alone business unit, under the [[Infotec]] brand. == History == The company was founded in 1936. Before relocating to Chūō, Ricoh was first in [[Minato, Tokyo]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/19970516031551/http://www.ricoh.co.jp/R_Info/Gaiyou/index_e.html Outline of Ricoh]." ''Ricoh''. May 16, 1997. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.</ref> In 2006 Ricoh's headquarters moved to the Ricoh Building, a 25-story building in the [[Ginza]] area in Chūō; there it occupies the same space as its sales offices.<ref>"[http://www.ricoh.com/IR/financial_data/annual_report/ar/06/ar09.pdf Topics - Annual Report 2006]." ''Ricoh''. Retrieved on January 13, 2009.</ref> During the 1960s and 1970s Ricoh made wrist watches for both the Japanese domestic market and international markets, briefly entering into a partnership with [[Hamilton Watch Company]], for the creation of the Ricoh Hamilton Electric watch.<ref>"[http://electric-watches.co.uk/makers/hamilton/hamilton-ricoh/ Hamilton Ricoh - Electric Watches]." Retrieved on February 1, 2018.</ref> Throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, Ricoh was the primary manufacturer of [[Pitney-Bowes]] copiers. They have also manufactured copiers for [[Toshiba]], fax machines for [[AT&T Corporation]] and Omnifax, as well as a wide variety of equipment for numerous other companies including duplicators for AB Dick. They also manufactured the [[Ricoh 2A03]] 8-bit processor used in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. In 2003 Ricoh bought [[naming rights]] to the CNE Coliseum (now known as [[Ricoh Coliseum]]) in [[Toronto]]. In 2004 Ricoh acquired [[Hitachi]] Printing Solutions, Ltd creating a new company, Ricoh Printing Systems, Ltd. In 2005 Ricoh bought the naming rights to the stadium/entertainment complex, home to [[Coventry City Football Club]] now called the [[Ricoh Arena]]. In September 2005 Ricoh launched its new designed logo for the ricoh brand. The logo used before has been introduced in 1986.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transition of the Ricoh logo |url=http://www.ricoh.com/about/company/history/logo/ |publisher=Ricoh |accessdate=2018-02-08}}</ref> In November 2006, Ricoh announced the integration of the head office of Ricoh Europe B.V. (REBV) in [[Amstelveen]], [[Netherlands]], with NRG's European headquarters in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]. This was completed on April 1, with the former NRG HQ in [[London]] becoming the Strategic HQ and the former REBV HQ in Amstelveen becoming the Operational HQ. This mirrors a similar process which took place in the US with Lanier and Ricoh USA. This integration was the first step in integration within each country in Europe. A single country organisation was created in Austria on July 1, 2007, the UK integration being currently in process and integration also taking place in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain. On January 25, 2007, Ricoh announced purchase of [[IBM]] Printing Systems Division for $725 million and investment in a 3-year joint venture to form the new Ricoh subsidiary, [[InfoPrint Solutions Company]], with a 51% share. In February 2008, Ricoh partnered up with [[PrinterOn]] to set up two new HotSpot printers: The SP C410DN-KP color printer and the SP 4100N-KP monochrome printer which allows Wi-Fi enabled users to print documents from any location.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ricoh and PrinterOn Announce Wi-Fi HotSpot Printers|url=http://www.printerinfo.com/content/Ricoh-and-PrinterOn-Team-Up-to-Bring-You-HotSpot-Printers-892.htm|publisher=PrinterInfo.com |accessdate=2012-09-21}}</ref> On August 27, 2008, Ricoh announced its intentions of acquiring [[IKON Office Solutions]] for $1.6 billion and later that year, on November 1, Ricoh completed the acquisition.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ricoh.com/info/080827.html | title=Ricoh to Acquire IKON Office Solutions, Inc. | date=August 27, 2008 | publisher=Ricoh | accessdate=2008-08-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.ricoh.com/info/081101.html?from=rss | title=RICOH COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF IKON OFFICE SOLUTIONS, INC.|date=November 1, 2008 | publisher=Ricoh | accessdate=2008-11-01}}</ref> In May 2011, Ricoh announced a cut of 10,000 jobs worldwide up to March 2014 from the current 40,000 workers in Japan and 68,900 others overseas. The company would also shift 15,000 workers to areas with more growth potential. Japanese optical glass-maker [[Hoya Corporation]] said on July 1, 2011, it would sell its [[Pentax]] camera business to Ricoh, in a deal the Nikkei business daily said was worth about 10 billion yen ($124.2 million).<ref>"[https://www.reuters.com/article/2011/07/01/ricoh-hoya-idUSL3E7I10G620110701 Reuters Ricoh to buy Pentax]." ''Ricoh to buy Pentax from Hoya''. July 1, Retrieved 2011 July 1, 2011.</ref> On July 29, 2011, Hoya transferred its Pentax imaging systems business to a newly established subsidiary called Pentax Imaging Corporation. On October 1, 2011, Ricoh acquired all shares of Pentax Imaging Corp. and renamed the new subsidiary '''Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company, Ltd.'''<ref name="ricoh-press-release">{{cite web|url=http://www.ricoh.com/release/2011/1001_1.html|title=Ricoh Establishes PENTAX RICOH I...|work=Ricoh Global |accessdate=2015-08-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ricoh.com/release/2011/0701_1.html|title=Ricoh to acquire HOYA's PENTAX I...|work=Ricoh Global|accessdate=2015-08-16}}</ref> On October 1, 2011, Ricoh announced the establishment of Pentax Ricoh Imaging Company, LTD.<ref name="ricoh-press-release" /> On August 1, 2013, the company name was changed to '''Ricoh Imaging Company Ltd.'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ricoh-imaging.co.jp/english/news/2013/20130702.html|title=COMPANY NAME CHANGE|publisher=|accessdate=2015-08-16}}</ref> On January 8, 2016, Ricoh India stated they partnered with Siemens to offer digital lifecycle management software.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/software/ricoh-india-ties-up-with-siemens-to-offer-digital-lifecycle-management-software/articleshow/50501837.cms|title = Ricoh India ties up with Siemens to offer digital lifecycle management software|last = |first = |date = 8 January 2016 |work= |accessdate=2016-01-09 |via = Economic Times}}</ref> On July 19, 2016, Ricoh India admitted to an estimated {{Indian Rupee}}1,123 crore accounting fraud.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ricoh-india-admits-accounting-violations-falsification-of-books-116071901198_1.html | title=Ricoh India admits accounting violations, falsification of books | first=Shrimi | last=Choudhary | date=19 July 2016 | access-date=July 25, 2016 | newspaper=Business Standard | location=Mumbai }}</ref> CEO and Managing Director Manoj Kumar, and Chairman Tetsuya Takano have resigned from Ricoh India as a result.<ref>{{Cite news| url=http://www.livemint.com/Companies/cZj8w6GWZYw1Z6Hq0MwkUJ/Ricoh-India-chairman-Tetsuya-Takano-resigns.html | title=Ricoh India chairman Tetsuya Takano resigns | first=Upasana | last=Jain | newspaper=Livemint | date=25 July 2016 | access-date=25 July 2016 | location=New Delhi}}</ref> On January 18, 2017, Ricoh Limited announced the acquisition<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/ricoh-acquires-avanti-computer-systems-limited-300392712.html|title=Ricoh Acquires Avanti Computer Systems Limited|last=Ricoh|website=www.prnewswire.com|language=en|access-date=2018-03-14}}</ref> of [http://avantisystems.com/ Avanti Computer Systems], headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, a leading provider of Print MIS ([[Management information system|Management Information System]]) targeted for the production print market. The acquisition enables Ricoh to further expand the value its production print workflow delivers to customers, as well as to help improve management efficiency and productivity of customers in the production printing market. == Operations == The Ricoh Group has sales and support, production, and research and development operations in nearly 180 countries. It has its world headquarters in Tokyo, Japan and regional headquarters in Japan, the Americas, Europe, China, and the Asia-Pacific. === Regional headquarters === *Americas Regional Headquarters<br />Ricoh Americas Corporation, located in Malvern, PA, USA, covers the United States, Canada and Latin American countries *Europe Regional Headquarters<br />Ricoh International B.V., located in Amstelveen, the Netherlands and London, U.K. covers Europe, Africa and Middle East *Asia/Pacific Regional Headquarters<br />Ricoh Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd., located in Singapore, covers South-East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and China === Ricoh Research === Ricoh has many{{quantify|date=October 2016}} technology- and customer-research groups around the world. For example, Ricoh Innovations, a research subsidiary of Ricoh Company, operates in [[Silicon Valley]], California, focusing on technology, cloud, mobile solutions, and customer research.{{citation needed|date=October 2016}} ==Products== [[File:TNW Con EU15 - Ricoh Theta-2.jpg|thumb|Ricoh Theta 360-degree compact]] [[Image:Ricoh Caplio R6.jpg|thumb|right|Caplio R6]] [[Image:Caplio GX100 IMG 0466.JPG|thumb|Caplio GX100]] [[Image:Ricoh Card Reader Controller.jpg|thumb|right|Ricoh SD/MMC Card Reader Controller found in a Sony VAIO FW series Laptop]] A partial list of products [[Marketing|marketed]] to the [[general public|public]] under the Ricoh [[brand]] includes: * [[Digital photography|Digital cameras]] ** Compact *** Ricoh Theta (360-degree compact - 14.5 megapixel) *** [[Ricoh Caplio G3]] (3.24-megapixel) *** Ricoh Caplio G4 (3.24-megapixel) *** Ricoh RDC-5300 (2.30-megapixel) *** Ricoh Caplio Pro G3 GPS Camera, Network ready (3.24-megapixel) *** [[Ricoh Caplio RX]] (3-megapixel) *** Ricoh Caplio R1 (4-megapixel, also available as [[Rollei]] DR4) *** Ricoh Caplio R1v (5-megapixel, also available as [[Rollei]] DR5) *** Ricoh Caplio R2 (5-megapixel, larger screen, no viewfinder) *** [[Ricoh Caplio R3]] (5-megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom) *** Ricoh Caplio R4 (6-megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom) *** Ricoh Caplio R5 (7-megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom) *** Ricoh Caplio R6 (7-megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom, larger screen, super slim) *** Ricoh Caplio R7 (8-megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom) *** Ricoh R8 (10-megapixel, 28–200 equivalent zoom) *** Ricoh R10 (10-megapixel, 28-200 equivalent zoom) *** [[Ricoh CX1]] (9-megapixel, 28-200 equivalent zoom) *** Ricoh CX2 (9-megapixel, 28-300 equivalent zoom) *** Ricoh CX3 (10-megapixel, 28-300 equivalent zoom) *** Ricoh CX4 (10-megapixel, 28-300 equivalent zoom) *** Ricoh Caplio GX (5.1-megapixel, also available as [[Rollei]] DR5100) *** Ricoh Caplio GX8 (8-megapixel) 28-85mm equivalent zoom with 22&nbsp;mm optional adaptor *** [[Ricoh Caplio GX100]] (10-megapixel) 24-72mm equivalent wide zoom with 19&nbsp;mm optional adaptor ***Ricoh GX200 (12-megapixel) 24-72mm equivalent wide zoom with 19mm and 135mm optional converter lenses. Replaced the GX100. *** [[Ricoh Caplio 400G Wide]] (3.2-megapixel) *** [[Ricoh Caplio 500SE]] (8-megapixel, 28-85mm equivalent zoom with 22&nbsp;mm optional adaptor, GPS-ready) *** [[Ricoh WG-M1]] *** [[Ricoh G700]] *** [[Ricoh WG-4]] *** [[Ricoh WG-20]] *** [[Ricoh WG-30]] *** Ricoh WG-30W ** [[Ricoh GR digital cameras|GR Digital]] *** [[Ricoh GR Digital]] (8-megapixel) 28&nbsp;mm equivalent prime lens with 21&nbsp;mm optional adaptor *** [[Ricoh GR Digital II]] (10-megapixel) 28&nbsp;mm equivalent prime lens with 21&nbsp;mm optional adaptor *** Ricoh GR Digital III (10-megapixel) 28&nbsp;mm equivalent prime lens with f/1.9 aperture *** Ricoh GR Digital IV (10-megapixel) 28&nbsp;mm equivalent prime lens with f/1.9 aperture *** [[Ricoh GR]] (16-megapixel) 28&nbsp;mm equivalent prime lens with f/2.8 aperture ** [[Ricoh GXR|GXR]] interchangeable sensor system * [[Global Positioning System|GPS]] and camera All-in-one<ref>http://www.ricoh-usa.com/products/solutions/intellichoice.asp?pCatName=Sniaturolutions&tsn=</ref> * Film cameras [[File:Ricoh kr-10 super analog camera with 50mm lens.jpg|thumb|right|Ricoh KR-10 Super TLS SLR camera]] **[[Ricoh 500]] 35mm rangefinder with rapid film advance and fast focusing **Ricoh 500G 35mm compact rangefinder **[[Olympus AZ-4 zoom|Ricoh Mirai]] (similar to Olympus AZ-4 zoom) **Ricoh Ricoh Singlex ([[Nikon F mount]], made by [[Mamiya]] - same body as [[Nikkorex]] F, and [[Sears]] SLII) **Ricoh Ricoh Singlex TLS ([[M42 lens mount]], same as Sears TLS) **Ricoh Ricoh Singlex II (M42 lens mount) **Golden Ricoh 16 subminiature camera. [[File:Golden Ricoh 16 camera.JPG|thumb|Golden Ricoh 16mm camera]] **Ricoh KR-5 ([[Pentax K-mount#Ricoh - Rikenon - Riconar|R-K mount]]) **Ricoh KR-5 Super (R-K mount) **Ricoh KR-5 Super II (R-K mount) **Ricoh KR-10 (R-K mount) **Ricoh KR-10 Super (R-K mount) **Ricoh KR-30SP (R-K mount) **[[Ricoh GR film cameras]] (GR1, GR1s and GR1V, GR10, GR21) **Ricoh XR-1 ([[Pentax K mount]]) **Ricoh XR-2 (Pentax K mount) **Ricoh XR-2s (Pentax K mount) **Ricoh XR7 (Pentax K mount) **Ricoh XR-500 (R-K mount) **Ricoh XR-10M (R-K mount) **Ricoh XR-M (R-K mount) **[[Ricoh XR-P]] (R-K mount) **Ricoh XR-S (R-K mount) **Ricoh XR-X (R-K mount) **Ricoh FF-9D * Multifunction Products/Printers ** Ricoh Aficio (Ricoh has used ''Aficio'' as a global brand since 1996.<ref> {{cite web |url = http://www.ricoh.com/about/company/history/1985/ |title = Company History |year = 2013 |publisher = Ricoh Company, Limited |accessdate = 2013-10-30 |quote = Jul. 1996[:] Ricoh inaugurates Aficio as unified global brand for Ricoh products. }} </ref>) *** Ricoh Aficio MP C 2500 ** Ricoh Pro * DocumentMall (SaaS document-management) ** Software as a Service (SaaS) Defined ** Secure Storage—HIPAA and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Compliant ** Document Management ** Industry Solutions ** Accounts Payable Solution * Software Solutions ** Print&Share (output management and security) ** Streamline NX (Print Management and document-capture) [[File:Ricoh Print&Share screenshot.png|thumb|Ricoh Print&Share intelligent virtual printer]] ** GlobalScan (document-capture and distribution software) * Projectors ** Mobile *** PJ X2130 *** PJ WX2130 ** Desk-Edge and Short Throw *** PJ X3340 *** PJ WX3340 *** PJ WX3340N *** PJ X4240N *** PJ WX4240N *** PJ X3241 ** Ultra-short-throw Projectors *** PJ WX4141 *** PJ WX4141N *** PJ WX4141NI ** Standard Installation *** PJ WX5361N *** PJ X537N ** Conference Room *** PJ WX6170N *** PJ X6180N * Unified Communication Systems ** P1000 ** P3000 ** P3500 ** Ricoh UCS App for tablet and smartphones * Interactive WhiteBoard ** Ricoh InteractiveWhiteboard D5500 * Ricoh Data Center Services ==Sponsorships== [[File:Ricoh Arena - geograph.org.uk - 141045.jpg|thumb|right|Ricoh Arena, Coventry, England]] *[[Ricoh Arena]], a [[football (soccer)|football]] and [[Rugby football|rugby]] stadium complete with a concert hall and conference facilities, opened in [[Coventry]], [[England]] in 2005, bearing the company's name due to a [[naming rights]] agreement. Renamed City of Coventry Stadium during the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] due to strict sponsorship rules. *[[Ricoh Coliseum]], a 7,800 seat indoor arena in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], Canada also bearing the company's name via another naming rights agreement in 2003. Renamed Toronto Coliseum during the [[2015 Pan American Games]] due to strict sponsorship rules. *[[Ricoh Black Rams]], a Japanese rugby union team owned by Ricoh. *In 2007, Ricoh acquired title sponsorship of the [[Women's British Open]], one of then four [[women's major golf championships|major championships]] recognized by the world's dominant women's golf tour, the [[LPGA|U.S. LPGA Tour]]. *In November 2008, Ricoh unveiled the first eco-friendly billboard in [[Times Square]], NY—entirely [[Solar energy|powered by the sun]] and the [[Wind power|wind]].<ref>http://www.ricoh-eco.com/home.asp</ref> ==References== {{Reflist|30em}} == External links == {{Portal|Tokyo|Companies}} {{commons category|Ricoh}} *[http://www.ricoh.com/ Ricoh official website] {{Ricoh}} {{Navboxes|list1= {{Electronics industry in Japan}} {{Nikkei 225}} {{Major imaging companies}} }} [[Category:Companies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange]] [[Category:Companies listed on the Osaka Securities Exchange]] [[Category:Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange]] [[Category:Companies listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange]] [[Category:Electronics companies]] [[Category:Electronics companies of Japan]] [[Category:Photography companies of Japan]] [[Category:Defense companies of Japan]] [[Category:Ricoh|*]] [[Category:Electronics companies established in 1936]] [[Category:Japanese brands]] [[Category:Fuyo Group]] [[Category:1936 establishments in Japan]] [[Category:Multinational companies headquartered in Japan]] [[Category:Accounting scandals]] [[Category:Scandals in India]]'
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'RicoR == Rico Waya Hoffmann Rushworth, born April 17, 2001 in Santa Cruz, California (also known by his musical stage name RicoR) is an American-German drummer, beatboxer, singer, and actor. He started playing music when he was 8 years old, but he remembers always being the little kid that loved dancing to songs, and living life in a rhythmic way. "My mother, Heidrun Hoffmann, also a well known dancer, drummer, and performer, used to do concerts all over the world while she was pregnant with me, traveling the globe with her drumming and rhythm." RicoR says when asked about his music. "Therefore, I lived in my mom's belly listening to her rhythm before I was even born, and that's where I think I got the rhythm I have now." Now, RicoR uses that rhythm to help guide people through his music in a very profound way. "I want people to get a true musical experience, they're are not only listening to rap and songwriter pop songs, but they are listening to rhythmic self-expression as well." == Musical Genres == Over the years, RicoR has developed very unique style of looping, piano-mixing, drums, and basic guitar (although he does not consider himself an advanced guitar player, he uses the few chords he knows to write and perform his guitar songs). That is why, RicoR claims, he mainly focuses on his main area of experties as a solo artist, looping and rapping. As a musician, RicoR mainly writes and composes his own songs. However, he does some covers, switching off between the backgrounds of looping, mixing, drums, or guitar, with both his covers and originals. These songs roll through genres that range all the way from standard songwriter pop to dancy space electro rock, and everything in between. == Biography and Work == RicoR grew up in a beautiful, expansive valley on the outskirts of the town of Corralitos, right outside of the city of Watsonville, California. His parents are well known author Stanley Rushworth (founder and owner of Talking Leaves Press)and dancer,drummer, and singer Heidrun Hoffmann, founder and owner of the DIRRID Foundation (Dance In Rhythm, Rhythm In Dance). In 2009, RicoR started playing the drums, and after hearing beatboxer Andrew Chaikin (Kid Beyond) from the a cappella band The House Jacks on the way back from school one day, started beatboxing. RicoR's first singing experiences were in his elementary school, where he would sing in the classroom, in music class, and other occassions. At age 8 in 2009, RicoR was accepted into the proffesional theatre world when he started working with the Linscott Drama Club (LDC) which was founded by his elementary and middle school Linscott Charter School,and is still to this day the only proffesional youth theatre company in Watsonville. RicoR was welcomed into the proffesional music world when he showed up at the Scotts Valley Talent Stars (SVTS) Proffesional Talent Show in early 2010. In late 2010, his family earned enough money to turn their house into a mini concert hall known as the Scarlet Hall. Later, RicoR performed there with his multiple different bands, such as the USA Boys, Rapid Fire, as well as his newly formed duos, RicoHei and The People Band (later The Band Rusher from 2013-present) with his mom and his close friend Alecia Harger, which were both formed in 2010. On May 3rd, 2011, RicoR used the money earned from opening the Scarlet Hall to create his own record company, which he called RicoR Enterprise Weekly, abbreviated as REW. After creating the record company's base at the Scarlet Hall, he named himself after the title of his company, and took on the solo artist name of RicoR. In July-August 2011, right after returning from a summer trip to Europe, RicoR wrote, recorded and released his debut solo album, Repeated Worth, with help from guitarist Mike Krauss, within a time span of six weeks. His first hit single, "Today", which was one of two songs on the album, and the first song RicoR ever wrote, made it to the Top 10 in the Billboard Hot 100 in 2011, closely followed by the next song, which also became a hit single, "Echo", which featured Mike Krauss on the guitare. In December of 2011, RicoR was picked by the Santa Cruz Parody Foundation (active from 2002-2011)to write a parody of Snow Hey Oh by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, entitled, "My Cell Phone," which when released, earned him the amount of money he needed to release his next album. Unfortunately, about a week after RicoR's parody was released, the SCPF (Santa Cruz Parody Foundation) was terminated due to funding. RicoR's second album, Message to the people, was released in early 2012 breaking out the new hit single, "Never Show the Bad Side," which was then used as the theme song for the drama mystery series, World's End, starring Martin Freeman and Pierce Brosnan, as well as "Stomping on the Floor," and then later "Hades'Bell," which won the Best Song of the Year Award by XM Radio 2012. In January of 2013, RicoR released his third album, Seven Songs, which was, by Billboard success, the most successful pop rock album by a tween since Justin Bieber in 2010. RicoR's album brought the biggest hit single, "Every Day," which was the first hit song on the entire album. It was also the first song to stay as number 1 on the Billboard Charts and the Billboard Hot 100 in 10 different countries, right from the beginning of 2013 all the way to the end of 2013. This song was later accompanied by "Zombies Kill," which wasn't quite as much of a success numerically, but ended up being the most heard Halloween song in the country right after Micheal Jackson's Thriller. In February of 2014, RicoR learned the basics of guitar and shortly after released his fourth album, Abstract, on March 1st, 2014, carrying another mass of successful hits such as,"If You See," and "What I Am," and "See Your Face." On July 4, 2014, RicoR released his fifth album, Rythmic Stories, where he featured two of his close friends, guitarist Simon Murino, and basist Gabe Karr. This album came out with RicoR's first ever back up band hit, "Know This Way," which later ranked on another top 40 and was later pulled down to number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 of the year 2014, as well as the hip hop/rap hit, "Make A Change" which was covered by around 15 different artists, including the Indeginous rap group The Mocassins. On October 15, 2014, RicoR released his sixth and most successful album yet, Desperate Words, which is a groundbreaking hit in the history of music, and continues to be known as the most successful pop hit album released since 2004. Not only was this RicoR's most successful album, it was the album released with the most hit singles of any album of that year with 5, as well as any album ever made by RicoR until then. The first hit single from that album was "With You," which was number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 Charts for year of 2014. The next was the groundbreaking disco hit "Seeds," which can be heard in multiple different Hollywood movies, such as Stashfill, Fermus and Greg, as well as the 2014 blockbuster hit Mysterious Wonders, starring Micheal Chatner and Quency Jones. This was number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, but was later bumped down to number 1 by the end of the year. The following hit was one of the most famous acoustic hits of today's pop, the groundbreaking hit, "Noticing," which closely followed "Seeds," as number 3 on the Billboard Charts, but was also bumped up to number 2 a couple months after release. The last two singles were "The Blame" and "Gold" which ranked as number 1 and number 2 for the first three months since the release before moving up to number 3 and number 4 on the Billboard in early 2015. "The Blame" is still the most successful standard pop hit ever written by a child star since late 2014. The album Desperate Words remains to be the first album in less than a decade to have five top-of-the-chart hit singles by the same artist right after each other on the top 5 of the Billboard Charts. Closely following the release of Desperate Words, RicoR released his first ever groundbreaking lone single, "For You" in November of 2014. The song was ranked on The Billboard Hot 100 as number 15 for the year 2014, and was ranked as number 10 on the Billboard Hip Hop Charts. The song was later used in the 2015 movie Crackle, starring Samuel T. Jones. In June 2015, following his middle school graduation, RicoR released his seventh and first ever all cover album, Copy Cat, on June 10, 2015. This album sparked a revolution in the history of RicoR's music, and it was the first time that other popular musical artists got to have a say in RicoR's music. The two artists that are known to have influenced RicoR's two most famous covers are Bob Dylan and Taylor Swift. "His version was just breath taking." Dylan said in an interview (of RicoR's cover of Dylan's song Like A Rolling Stone) with Musical Times in September 2015. "That boy showed me a new way o' playin it that I didn't know." RicoR's other cover hit single, "Mean" by Taylor Swift, caused Swift to have some words about RicoR that weren't so nice. In an interview with Times Magazine in December 2015, Swift said, "His style is good, his groove is good, his song is bad." RicoR responded when asked about Swift's response, "It's ok. Not everybody has to appreciate my music, especially when it's not my music." There are still rumours today that confirm that Swift may not be a big fan of RicoR. Her new groundbreaking hit, "Look What You Made Me Do," may be secretly written to RicoR in saying that the release of his cover of "Mean" caused her to change her look and style. In truth, the media has confirmed that it was indeed not RicoR, but her fans who hated her old look, as most of the world thinks. "It's highly unlikely that it would be because of me." said RicoR to REW in September of 2017. "I'm not that powerful." After the release of Copy Cat, and partially due to the critique from Swift and other people, RicoR went on haitus for one year, not releasing any albums. In August of 2016, RicoR released his second groundbreaking lone single, "Riding Circles," which is currently the most famous pop rock hit of 2016, and the only pop rock single whose instrumental version has ever been used as worldwide iMovie theme music. About a year later, in September of 2017, RicoR released his second first ever a cappella lone single, "This is Me," which ranked on number 3 on the Billboard Rap Charts, and was even given an award of Best Hip-Hop-Rap Single of the year 2017 next to "Rockstar" by Post Malone feat. 21 Savage. It is also now ranked the number 1 Best A Cappella Rap Single Ever by the Indeginous Rap Billboard Charts (IRBC) next to "Why" by Indeginous artist Supaman and "Go Stay" by The Moccasins. To this day, RicoR remains the only pop musical artist since 2010 to have a cappella hit singles released in the same genre as instrumental hits, and to have those singles earn just as much as instrumental singles. In December 2017, RicoR released his eighth and first a cappella album since his debut, the corresponding album to his lone single, entitled "Twist." "This is Me" remained at the top of the hit list, along with "Sounds of Nature," "Last I See" "More Than A Word," "Hang in There" "Roll Away" "Lovers in the Basement" "Caborette,""Rust," along with RicoR's only instrumental looping single thus far, the groundbreaking hit "The Phone." These all closely ranked under "This is Me" in the 2017 Yearly Stars Billboard List. On April 27th, 2018, RicoR released his ninth album overall and his second cover album, "Sudden Moments." A few days before the release of "Sudden Moments," RicoR also released his second a cappella lone single, "Likes." which is already on the top 3 of the New Billboard Hit Hundreds (NBHH) list for the year of 2018, the fastest any of RicoR's songs have ever become a hit single, and the fastest any pop song has ever made it to the NBHH top 3 since 2012. == Outside of Solo work == Outside of being a solo looper, rapper and singer, RicoR is also the drummer for the Kirby School Jazz Band, and sings as a tenor in the Kirby Chamber Choir. In August of 2017, he joined the Kirby Jazz Choir and now works as their official beatboxer. In the past, he has been the drummer for the BIYOB (Be In Your Own Band) Musical Program in Santa Cruz, California, The USA Boys, Rapid Fire, Jam Camp West Rhythm and Groove Ensemble, the Kuumbwa-based jazz band Take 10, the newly formed instrumental funk band Bridging Generations, as well as the 1 year active Kirby School-based rock band Kirby Kings. Along with the Kirby Jazz Band and Bridging Generations, RicoR has also collaborated with his mother, dancer and drummer Heidrun Hoffmann, and together they formed the dynamic clash rock duo RicoHei in 2010. RicoR also works as a stand-in drummer for different bands, and continues to receive short-term calls for different international gigs. Since April of 2018, RicoR has been working the stand-in drummer for the rock band The Oicles. In June 2018, RicoR is contracted to drum at the Kuumbwa Jazz Musical Program for the second time, after 2017, alongside drummer and drum teacher Zack Olsen. In September 2018, RicoR is scheduled to join the Kuumbwa Jazz Honor Band and work as one of their three drummers until May 2019. In the summer of 2016, RicoR had the opportunity of being the assistant drum teacher for the Jam Camp West Rhythm and Groove Ensemble in Loma Mar, California. As a beatboxer, besides now working full-time with the Kirby Jazz Choir, RicoR has collaborated with many different singers and performers as a vocal percussionist, including singer and model Alecia Harger, with whom he formed the a cappella duo The Band Rusher, which is now on hiatus, as well as singer/songwriter/guitarist Anthony Arya. In August through September of 2016, RicoR beatboxed for the SCPA A Cappella Singers, being featured in cover songs such as "Hello" by Adele, as well as the SCPA A Cappella Singers cover of "Cheerleader", which was in close callaboration with the pop group OMI. In September 2017, he had the honor of collaborating with Native American singer and spoken word artist Lyla June on her hit single, "All Nations Rise," which gained number 1 on the American Indian Music Ratings (AIMR) and the American Indian Billboard Charts (AIBC) for the year 2017. Other than singing tenor for the Kirby Chamber Choir, RicoR has sung in many small contemporary choirs in the past, such as the Cabrillo Youth Chorus, the Linscott Bliss Show Choir, the Kirby Chorus, the Rivera Show Choir, the SCPA Linscott Show Choir, SCPA Family Caroling, the SCPA A Cappella Singers, SCPA Glee Club, as well as the SCPA Linscott Comedy Glee Club, as well as the Voce Profonde Singers of Santa Cruz County. He is also currently a member of Barbershop Harmoony, the barbershop group based in Kirby School, and was known as the lead singer of the Kirby Kings between the years of 2015-2016.'
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