noun
Shionogi (pharmaceutical company)
Proper noun referring to the Japanese pharmaceutical company Shionogi & Co., Ltd.
塩野義製薬は大阪に本社を置く製薬会社です。
Shionogi & Co., Ltd. is a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Osaka.
The name is derived from the founding family name Shionogi (塩野義). The exact historical derivation of the family name is uncertain.