FORM 6-K


                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                        REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

                        Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
                     of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

                          For the month of March, 2006

                        Commission File Number 2 - 68279

                               RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
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                 (Translation of Registrant's name into English)

          8-13-1 Ginza Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8222, Japan
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                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports
 under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)

      Form 20-F    X      Form 40-F    __

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 permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): __ )

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 permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): __ )

(Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this
 Form, the registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the
 Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act
 of 1934.)

      Yes    __      No    X

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 in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-__ )


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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                              Ricoh Company, Ltd.
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                                              (Registrant)

                                              By:  /S/  Zenji Miura
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                                              Zenji Miura
                                              Director,
                                              Corporate Executive Vice President
                                              and Chief Financial Officer

March 22, 2006


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March 22, 2006

                                                        Ricoh Company, Ltd.
                                                        Ricoh BLDG 8-13-1 Ginza
                                                        Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8222,
                                                        Japan

Notice Regarding the Repurchase of Shares from the Market


Tokyo, March 22, 2006---Ricoh Company, Ltd. Announced that it has repurchased
its shares pursuant to Article 211-3 paragraph 1, item 2 of the Japanese
Commercial Code as was resolved at the Board of Directors meeting held on
January 30, 2006. Details of the share repurchase are mentioned below.
With this repurchase, it has been completed the repurchase of all shares based
on the resolution at the Board of Directors' meeting held on January 30, 2006.

Details of repurchase
1. Purchase Period:                        March 1, 2006 through March 17, 2006

2. Number of shares repurchased:           1,077,000 shares

3. Aggregate purchase price:               2,389,830,000 yen

4. Method of repurchase:                   Purchase on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Reference:
1. Detail of the resolution at the Board of Director's meeting held on January
30, 2006
(1) Type of shares to be repurchased:            Shares of Common stock of RICOH
(2) Aggregate number of shares to be repurchased:Up to 5,300,000 shares
(3) Aggregate purchase price:                    Up to 10 billion yen
(4) Period of repurchase:                        January 31, 2006 through March
                                                 24, 2006


2. Cumulative total of shares repurchased since the Board of Directors
resolution through March 17, 2006
(1) Aggregate number of shares repurchased:        4,678,000 shares
(2) Aggregate purchase price:                      9,987,595,000 yen