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Kabushiki gaisha
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<p>A <i>kabushiki gaisha</i> or <i>kabushiki kaisha</i>, commonly abbreviated K.K. or KK, is a type of company (会社, <i>kaisha</i>) defined under the <a href="/facts/Companies_Act_of_Japan/RstESS0t">Companies Act of Japan</a>. The term is often translated as "stock company", "<a href="/facts/Joint-stock_company/xYW3eJgd">joint-stock company</a>" or "stock corporation". The term <i>kabushiki gaisha</i> in Japan refers to any joint-stock company regardless of country of origin or incorporation; however, outside Japan the term refers specifically to joint-stock companies incorporated in Japan. </p>