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Kokusaku Seikō K.K. (国策精工㈱, meaning National Precision Industries Co., Ltd.) was a Japanese camera maker. It made the Auto Keef 4×4 coupled-rangefinder camera from late 1940 or early 1941, and perhaps also the Semi Keef 4.5×6 camera. It absorbed Gojō Kōki Seisakusho (successor of Kajiro Kōgaku and maker of the K.O.L. lenses) at the end of 1941.^[1] Some advertisements mention both company names K.O.L. Gojō Kōki Seisakusho and Kokusaku Seikō K.K. together.

The early 1943 government inquiry says that the company was called Tōa Kokusaku Seikō K.K. (東亜国策精工㈱) and that it was based in Osaka.^[2] This document attributes some lenses to Gojō (五城), others to Tōa Kokusaku (abbreviated 東亜国) and others to Kokusaku (国策), with no apparent logic.

An advertisement dated February 1944 gives the address of Kokusaku Seikō K.K. as Yodobashi Shimoochiai 2–875 in Tokyo (東京・淀橋・下落合二ノ八七五).^[3]

All the K.O.L. and related lenses are described in the page about Kajiro Kōgaku.

Notes

↑ Inoue, p.132.
↑ Its address in 1943 was Ōsaka-shi Ikuno-ku Tsuruhashi Ikuno-chō 1–141 (大阪市生野区鶴橋生野町1–141). Source: "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras").
↑ Advertisement on p.6 of Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin, February 15, 1944, reproduced on p.70 of Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku.

Bibliography

Inoue, Mitsuo (井上光朗). "Shashin renzu no yoake. Renzu-ya Funsenki" (写真レンズの夜明け・レンズ屋奮戦記, Dawn of the photographic lens – Fierce war tales between lens shops). Kamera Rebyū: Kurashikku Kamera Senka (カメラレビュークラシックカメラ専科) / Camera Review: All about Historical Cameras no.14, October 1989. No ISBN number. Rikō kamera no subete (リコーカメラのすべて, special issue on Ricoh). Pp.128–132.
"Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" (国産写真機ノ現状調査, Inquiry into Japanese cameras), listing Japanese camera production as of April 1943. Reproduced in Supuringu kamera de ikou: Zen 69 kishu no shōkai to tsukaikata (スプリングカメラでいこう: 全69機種の紹介と使い方, Let's try spring cameras: Presentation and use of 69 machines). Tokyo: Shashinkogyo Syuppan-sha, 2004. ISBN 4-87956-072-3. Pp.180–7.
Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin (日本写真興業通信). Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku (百号ごと十回の記録, Ten records, every hundred issues). Tokyo: Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin Sha (日本写真興業通信社), 1967. No ISBN number. Advertisement on p.64, corresponding to the second cover of the February 15, 1944 issue.

[1] Inoue, p.132.

[2] Its address in 1943 was Ōsaka-shi Ikuno-ku Tsuruhashi Ikuno-chō 1–141 (大阪市生野区鶴橋生野町1–141). Source: "Kokusan shashinki no genjōchōsa" ("Inquiry into Japanese cameras").

[3] Advertisement on p.6 of Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin, February 15, 1944, reproduced on p.70 of Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku.

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-'''Kokusaku Seikō K.K.''' (国策精工{{kabu}}, meaning National Precision Industries Co., Ltd.) was a Japanese camera maker. It made the [[Auto Keef]] 4&times;4 coupled-rangefinder camera from late 1940 or early 1941, and perhaps also the [[Semi Keef]] 4.5&times;6 camera. It absorbed [[Kajiro Kōgaku|Gojō Kōki Seisakusho]] (successor of Kajiro Kōgaku and maker of the K.O.L. lenses) at the end of 1941.<REF> Inoue, p.&nbsp;132. </REF>
+'''Kokusaku Seikō K.K.''' (国策精工{{kabu}}, meaning National Precision Industries Co., Ltd.) was a Japanese camera maker. It made the [[Auto Keef]] 4×4 coupled-rangefinder camera from late 1940 or early 1941, and perhaps also the [[Semi Keef]] 4.5×6 camera. It absorbed [[Kajiro Kōgaku|Gojō Kōki Seisakusho]] (successor of Kajiro Kōgaku and maker of the K.O.L. lenses) at the end of 1941.<REF> Inoue, p.132. </REF> Some advertisements mention both company names K.O.L. Gojō Kōki Seisakusho and Kokusaku Seikō K.K. together.
-The early 1943 government inquiry says that the company was called '''Tōa Kokusaku Seikō K.K.''' (東亜国策精工{{kabu}}) and that it was based in Osaka.<REF> Its address in 1943 was Ōsaka-shi Ikuno-ku Tsuruhashi Ikuno-chō<!-- or Ikuno-machi --> 1&ndash;141 (大阪市生野区鶴橋生野町1&ndash;141). Source: {{Inquiry1943_short}}. </REF> This document attributes some lenses to Gojō (五城), others to Tōa Kokusaku (abbreviated 東亜国) and others to Kokusaku (国策), with no apparent logic.
+The early 1943 government inquiry says that the company was called '''Tōa Kokusaku Seikō K.K.''' (東亜国策精工{{kabu}}) and that it was based in Osaka.<REF> Its address in 1943 was Ōsaka-shi Ikuno-ku Tsuruhashi Ikuno-chō<!-- or Ikuno-machi --> 1–141 (大阪市生野区鶴橋生野町1–141). Source: {{Inquiry1943_short}}. </REF> This document attributes some lenses to Gojō (五城), others to Tōa Kokusaku (abbreviated 東亜国) and others to Kokusaku (国策), with no apparent logic.
+An advertisement dated February 1944 gives the address of Kokusaku Seikō K.K. as Yodobashi Shimoochiai 2–875 in Tokyo (東京・淀橋・下落合二ノ八七五).<REF> Advertisement on p.6 of ''Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin'', February 15, 1944, reproduced on p.70 of ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku''. </REF>
 ''All the K.O.L. and related lenses are described in the page about [[Kajiro Kōgaku]].''
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 == Bibliography ==
-* Inoue, Mitsuo (井上光朗). "Shashin renzu no yoake. Renzu-ya Funsenki" (写真レンズの夜明け・レンズ屋奮戦記, Dawn of the photographic lens &ndash; Fierce war tales between lens shops). {{KKS014}} Pp&nbsp;128&ndash;132.
+* Inoue, Mitsuo (井上光朗). "Shashin renzu no yoake. Renzu-ya Funsenki" (写真レンズの夜明け・レンズ屋奮戦記, Dawn of the photographic lens – Fierce war tales between lens shops). {{KKS014}} Pp.128–132.
 * {{Inquiry1943}}
+* ''Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin'' (日本写真興業通信). ''Hyaku-gō goto jūkai no kiroku'' (百号ごと十回の記録, Ten records, every hundred issues). Tokyo: Nihon Shashin Kōgyō Tsūshin Sha (日本写真興業通信社), 1967. No ISBN number. Advertisement on p.64, corresponding to the second cover of the February 15, 1944 issue.
 [[Category: Japanese camera makers]]