Shiseido is a Japanese beauty company founded in 1872 by Arinobu Fukuhara, a former head pharmacist to the Imperial Japanese Navy, who opened Japan's first private Western-style pharmacy in Tokyo's Ginza district. The business combined Western pharmaceutical science with Eastern traditions, and it moved into cosmetics in the early 20th century. Along the way, Shiseido introduced Japan's first soda fountain, opened one of the country's oldest art galleries, and adopted its camellia emblem, which still represents the brand. Sh...
