A light socket, a bicycle lamp and a century of reinvention: the Panasonic story
Konosuke Matsushita founded the business that became Panasonic in Osaka in 1918 with his wife Mumeno and brother-in-law Toshio Iue. The first successful products included an improved attachment plug and later bicycle lamps, reflecting Matsushita’s focus on practical electrical goods that could reach mass-market customers.
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