Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited is the largest pharmaceutical company in Japan and Asia and a top 15 pharmaceutical company. The Takeda group consists of 168 companies and Takeda is ranked 12th globally by net sales. There are 30,814 Takeda employees worldwide with 9,530 employees in Japan. The company is focused on metabolic disorders, gastroenterology, neurology, inflammation, as well as oncology through its independent subsidiary, Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company. Its headquarters is located in Osaka, and it has an office in Tokyo. In January 2012, Fortune Magazine ranked the Takeda Oncology Company as one the 100 best companies to work for in the United States. Based on the corporate philosophy of "Takeda-ism" (Commitment, Transparency, Innovation, Passion, Diversity, Teamwork) developed over its long corporate history of more than 230 years, Takeda conducts activities according to the corporate mission to "strive towards better health for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine."