It would actually be a lot easier to list the items Toppan Printing doesn't print. The company produces commercial products (posters, catalogs, calendars), securities and cards (checks, bank passbooks, magnetic cards), publications (magazines, books, CD-ROMs), and packaging products (containers, labels). In addition to traditional print products, Toppan also specializes in electronics materials, such as photomasks for semi-conductors and color filters for LCD TVs. The company boasts 180 group companies across the Asia/Pacific region, as well as in Europe and North America. Toppan Printing was founded in 1900 by engineers from the printing bureau of Japan's Ministry of Finance.