Tanaka Whiteboards

Tanaka Whiteboard Co., Ltd. (田中ホワイトボード株式会社, Tanaka howaitobōdo kabushikigaisha) is a Japanese whiteboard manufacturing company founded in 1952 by Itsuki Tanaka and headquartered in Fukuoka. The company originally served as a screwdriver manufacturer until 1963.

In the 1970s, Tanaka's marketing led to an increase in whiteboards being used in Japanese classrooms, as blackboards were used frequently at the time. The company's mascot, Bodo-kun, was introduced in 1975 and is now one of the most recognisable figures in Japan.

History
Tanaka was founded on June 15, 1952 in Urayasu, Chiba as the Itsuki Tanaka Screwdriver Company, a company that manufactured screwdrivers and other tools. The company would later move its headquarters to Fukuoka, Fukuoka Prefecture in 1959.