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As an aside, mittsu (三つ) is the Japanese word for counting three things: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_counter_word

nah thats mitsu (as in mitsubishi)

GP is correct. It's right there in the wikipedia link.

holy moly, I have forgotten more than I realised :( embarrassing

Mitsubishi means "three water chestnuts" and explains the three-rhombus logo: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitsubishi#History