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Trade name

ONKYO CORPORATION

Office

Head Office
Premium Nagahori Building 301, 1-3-9, Minamisemba, Chuo-ku, Osaka 542-0081, Japan
tel: 06-6271-0005 fax: 06-6271-0015

Tokyo Office
4F Oya Building, 6 Kandakonyacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0035, Japan
tel: 03-6260-7660

Establishment

October 12, 2020

Foundation

September 1946

Founded as Osaka Denki Onkyo K.K.

Representative

President : Munenori Otsuki

Capital stock

100 million yen (as of December 27, 2022)

Shareholders

TK-FUND LLC.

Pharma Foods International Co., Ltd.

Number of Employees

57 (as of June 1, 2022)

Correspondent Banks

Mizuho Bank

Business

Operation of online shopping sites, research, development and design of electronic equipment and software, etc.

September 1946

The company (Onkyo Corporation (1st)) was established as Osaka Denki Onkyo K.K. in Miyakojima-ku, Osaka-shi.

March 1947

The trade name was changed to Osaka Onkyo Corporation.

June 1952

The head office and head factory were moved to Asahi-ku, Osaka-shi.

June 1957

The company (Onkyo Corporation (1st)) became the subsidiary of TOSHIBA CORPORATION.

January 1961

Kori factory was newly established in Neyagawa-shi, Osaka.

April 1969

Nisshin factory was newly established in Neyagawa-shi, Osaka.

September 1971

The trade name was changed to Onkyo Corporation (1st).

July 1972


                          November

ONKYO DEUTSCHLAND GmbH(that was changed to ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH after)was established as sales company in Germany.

The head office was moved to Neyagawa-shi, Osaka.
Sound technology laboratory was established.

October 1975

ONKYO U.S.A. CORP. was established as a sales company in the United States of America.

April 1979

ONKYO AMERICA, INC. was established as a manufacturer in the United States of America.
(All shares were transferred in August 2000.)

April 1980

Onkyo Electronics Corporation was established as a manufacturer in Tsu-hi, Mie.
(All shares were transferred in March 2019.)

May 1986

Tottori Onkyo Corporation was established as a manufacturer in Kurayoshi-shi, Tottori.
(All shares were transferred in March 2019.)

May 1989

ONKYO(MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. was established as au audio manufactured in Malaysia.
(Its business was incorporated in October 2000.)

April 1991

ONKYO ELECTRIC (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. was established a speaker manufacturer in Malaysia.
(Shares were transferred in April 2012.)

June 1993

               September

Onkyo Corporation was independent from Toshiba Corporation.

 

Onkyo Liv Corporation was established.
(All shares were transferred in March 2018.)

May 1994

World's first receivers that mount consumer THX systems (product name: TX-SV919THX) were sold based on technology cooperation with LUCASFILM LTD. (Current THX LTD.).   

March 1996

Business Network Telecom Corporation was established with Japan Teleway (Teleway Corporation, current KDDI).
(Its business was transferred in September 2005.)

June 1997

One in three shares of ONKYO CHINA LTD. that was a sales company in China (Hong Kong) were obtained. 

January 1998

                              February

               March

                              August

Manufacturing and sales of OMF cone speakers was started.

Real estate rental business was started for the purpose of effectively using both empty sites of Nisshin and Kori factories.
(Its business was sold in March 2011.) 

Sales of audio boards for PCs was started.

Certification of international standards ISO9001 which is product quality assurance was obtained.

February 2000


                          November


                          December

Own building (Onkyo Yaesu Building) was obtained in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
(It was sold in March 2016.)

Shanghai Onkyo Electronics Co., LTD. was established as a sales company in China (Shanghai).

 

Certification of international standards ISO14001 which is environmental management was obtained.

March 2002

ONKYO INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS, INC. was established as a sales company in the United States of America.

February 2003

Stocks were registered over the counter in Japan Securities Dealers Association.

January 2004

                              February


                          December

Stocks of Plus Industry Co., Ltd. and Zhongshan Purasu Acoustic Co., Ltd. were acquired.
(All stocks were transferred in Decembeer 2009.)

 

Shanghai Onkyo International Trading Co., Ltd. was established in Shanghai, China as a sales company.

Registration over the counter in Japan Securities Dealers Association was canceled and stocks were listed in Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc.

August 2005


                              September

Launched high-quality music distribution service (e-onkyo music).

 

CO3 Inc. established through merger with J-Stream Inc.

January 2006


               May


               June


               July

               August

ONKYO U.S.A. CORP. and ONKYO INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS, INC. merge and change trade name to ONKYO U.S.A. CORP.
ONKYO U.S.A. CORP. and ONKYO INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS, INC. merge to form ONKYO U.S.A. CORP. HDC-7, the first Intel® Viiv™ technology-based PC from an audio manufacturer, is launched.
ONKYO CHINA LTD. establishes Guangzhou Anqiao Trading Co., Ltd. as a joint venture with Guoguang Electric Appliance Co.
DO Corporation established as a joint venture with DAIKOKU ELECTRIC CO.

Onkyo-Lib Co., Ltd. changed its trade name to Onkyo Marketing Co.

May 2007


                              August

Business Network Telecom, Inc. changed its trade name to Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation

Formed capital alliance with Intel Corporation of the U.S. (capital alliance dissolved in December 2016)
Acquired shares of So-Tech Corporation

January 2008


                              July


                              September

 


                          October

Acquired shares of Techno Eight Corporation (all shares transferred in May 2009)

 

Acquired additional shares of So-Tech Corporation, making it a wholly owned subsidiary

 

Merged with So-Tech Corporation.

Onkyo Marketing Corporation merged with Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation and changed its name to Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation. -Ltd. and changed the company name to ONKYO ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY CO.

ONKYO CHINA LTD. becomes a wholly owned subsidiary through additional acquisition of shares of ONKYO CHINA LTD. SHARP-ROXY CORPORATION (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. (later S&O ELECTRONICS (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.) (shares will be transferred in September 2019)

October 2009

Started full-scale development of "ONKYO" brand for PC products

February 2010

                              April

                              May


                              June

                          October

 


                          December

Establishment of Anqiao (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary of ONKYO CHINA LTD.

Listed on the JASDAQ market of the Osaka Securities Exchange following the merger of the JASDAQ Securities Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange.

ONKYO-INVENTA (HONG KONG) CO., LTD. established as a joint venture with Inventec Corporation.

ONKYO-INVENTA TECHNOLOGIES (TIANJIN) CO., LTD. established as a wholly owned subsidiary of ONKYO-INVENTA (HONG KONG) CO.

Onkyo Corporation, a holding company, is spun off as a newly incorporated company and is technically listed (JASDAQ market) (to be delisted in July 2021).

Onkyo Corporation changed its trade name to Onkyo Sound & Vision Co.
OEM business transferred to Onkyo Electronics Corporation through an absorption-type company split, PC business transferred to Onkyo Digital Solutions Corporation through an incorporation-type company split, and AV and AV/PC business transferred to Onkyo Marketing Japan Co. -The Onkyo Group will be reorganized into a pure holding company structure with Onkyo Corporation (the second parent company) as the wholly owning parent company. Ltd. as the wholly owning parent company.

January 2012

 

 

 

 

                              March

 

 

                              June

 

 

 

 

                              July

 

                          November

Concluded a capital and business alliance agreement with Gibson Guitar Corp. and transferred part of the shares of ONKYO U.S.A. CORP. to the company (capital alliance dissolved in March 2018)
Entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with TEAC CORPORATION.

Relocated the head office functions to Chuo-ku, Osaka, and established two bases in Osaka with ONKYO Technical Center (Neyagawa, Osaka) (February 2020: relocation and consolidation)

MONEUAL ONKYO LIFESTYLE INC. established as a joint venture with MONEUAL INC. of South Korea
All shares of ONKYO DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION were transferred to MONEUAL ONKYO LIFESTYLE INC.

Established GUANGZHOU ANQIAO KOKKO ACOUSTIC CO., LTD. as a joint venture with KOKKO ELECTRIC CO.

Transferred the product design and technology business of ONKYO SOUND & VISION INC. to Digital Acoustic Corporation, which was established through an incorporation-type company split (business integration in March 2015).

Transferred a part of the shares of Digital Acoustic Corporation to TEAC Corporation
Partial acquisition of shares of TEAC SYSTEM CREATE CORPORATION
ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH acquired consumer audio product sales business from TEAC EUROPE GmbH and TEAC UK LTD.

July 2013

Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ (Standard) following the merger of Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange

March 2014


                          July


                          November

Capital alliance agreement signed with IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC. of the U.K. (dissolved in March 2017)
ONKYO CHINA LTD. changed its name to ONKYO MARKETING ASIA LTD.


ONKYO TRADING CORPORATION will be the surviving company, and ONKYO ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY CO. Ltd. as the surviving company and Onkyo Creation Corporation, a subsidiary of Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation, as the dissolving company. -After the absorption-type split in which Onkyo Trading Co., Ltd. succeeded to the networking services business of Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation, Onkyo Development & Manufacturing Corporation became the surviving company and Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation became the dissolving company. -Ltd. as the surviving company and Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation as the dissolving company. Onkyo Trading Corporation changed its trade name to Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation.

January 2015

                              March

 

 

 

 

                              


               

 

               April


               June

 

               July

                          November

Established PIONEER & ONKYO U.S.A. CORPORATION in Delaware, U.S.A.
Acquired all shares of Pioneer Home Electronics Corporation and integrated the home AV, telephone equipment, and headphone-related businesses of the Pioneer Group into the Onkyo Group (September 2021) Pioneer Home Electronics Corporation to Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation and Digital Acoustic Corporation to Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation. -Digital Acoustic Corporation will be transferred to Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation, Onkyo Marketing Corporation will be transferred to Onkyo & Pioneer Marketing Japan Corporation, and Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation will be transferred to Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation. Entertainment Technology Corporation changed its name to Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation.
ONKYO MARKETING ASIA LTD. changed its name to PIONEER & ONKYO MARKETING ASIA LTD.


ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH changed its name to PIONEER & ONKYO EUROPE GmbH


Onkyo Corporation's AV business will be transferred to Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation through an absorption-type company split (business integration in October 2020).
Capital and business alliance agreement signed with Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co.

February 2017

MINDA ONKYO INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED was jointly established with MINDA INDUSTRIES LTD. in India.

March 2018

 

 

 

 

             April

 

           October

Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation will take over the Home AV Technical Design Division of Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation and transfer a part of the installation business from Onkyo & Pioneer Marketing Japan Co. -After transferring a part of the installation business from Onkyo & Pioneer Marketing Japan Corporation to Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation, Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation changed its corporate name to Onkyo Marketing Corporation. -After transferring a part of the installation business from Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation to Onkyo & Pioneer Marketing Corporation
In addition, all shares of Onkyo Marketing Corporation were transferred to Onkyo Digital Solutions Corporation.
Onkyo signs a brand license agreement with TCL (TCL ENTERTAINMENT SOLUTIONS), one of the world's leading TV manufacturers. (85% of shares transferred in August 2021)
PIONEER & ONKYO EUROPE GmbH, an overseas subsidiary, transfers its AV equipment sales business in Europe to AQIPA GmbH, a German sales company.

February 2019


                              March

Onkyo Signs License Agreement with Sivantos, the World's Leading Manufacturer of Hearing Aids


Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation changed its name to ODS Communication Services Corporation.

February 2020
               July


                              August

                          October

 

 

 

                            November

The head office was moved to Higashiosaka-shi, Osaka.

Regarding change and efficiency of fermentation using vibration and sound by exciter, co-stucy with Tokyo University of Agriculture by academia-industry cooperation was started. 

Co-study of a digital stethoscope was started with Toyama University setting target as remote medical treatment.

Onkyo Corporation (2nd) absorbed and merged Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation which did home AV business and changed its trade name to Onkyo Home Entertainment Corporation.

OEM business was newly split to Onkyo Sound Corporation and the other business such as AI, High resolution distribution and brand collaboration was newly split to Onkyo Corporation (3rd) (us).

Japanese Sake "Symphony Dassai -migaki-" matured by music vibration using vibration technology was developed and started with AsahiShuzo Corporation.

January 2021

 


                              April

 

 


                              May

 

                              September
 

Started joint research with Nippon Institute of Technology on the promotion of shiitake mushroom cultivation using vibration and sound from a shaker. Started joint research with Kyoto University on the analysis, abnormality detection, and maintenance of infrastructure structures through industry-academia collaboration.
Opened "ONKYO DIRECT ANIME STORE" (a.k.a. "Oto-Ani") in Akihabara, Tokyo, an anime specialty store that communicates the excellence of anime based on the concept of "sound". Ltd. in China for the manufacture and sale of car audio products under the ONKYO brand.
ONKYO HOME ENTERTAINMENT agreed to sell its mainstay home AV (audio and video) business to Sharp and VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a U.S. audio equipment manufacturer.
e-onkyo music, a music distribution service, is transferred to XANDRIE JAPAN Corporation, a subsidiary of XANDRIE S.A., the largest music distribution service in France.
Ltd. becomes independent from Onkyo Home Entertainment through MBO Transfer of Onkyo Home Entertainment's home AV business (excluding domestic sales) to Onkyo Technology Corporation (a joint venture of 85.1% owned by the VOXX Group and 14.9% owned by Sharp) is completed. (a joint venture between VOXX Group 85.1% and Sharp 14.9%) was completed.

May 2022

 


                              June

                              September

 


                          December
 

Onkyo Home Entertainment, the original parent company, files for bankruptcy.

 

Moved head office to Chuo-ku, Osaka.


Ltd. and Suyama Dental Laboratory Co., Ltd. sign a brand license agreement for custom ear monitors equipped with magnesium diaphragm balanced armature type drivers jointly developed with Suyama Dental Laboratory Co.
TV animation "Bocchi Za Roku! Started taking reservations for the first set of wireless earphones with newly recorded voice guidance

January 2023

 

 


                              March

 


                              April

 

 

 

                              July
 

Technical support of acoustic part of AR (Augmented Reality) glasses developed by TDK Corporation was performed.

Development support of bowel sound using application being developed by Suntory Global Innovation Center Corporatio was perfomed. "CES 2023 Innovation Awards" was prized to bowel sound using application.
Domestic shipments of "Onkyo" brand hearing aids exceeds 100,000 units.

Onkyo Corporation exhibited "3rd "47 prefectures Japan gourmet show"" sponsored by Tobu Department Store Ikebukuro.
Products such as "Kashinshu" which were developed by collaborating partner breweries in Japan were sold.

Engine inspection system was provided to Komatsu Ltd.
"ONKYO DIRECT ANIME STORE -Lifestyle-" (common name: ON-ANI 2nd) was opened.
In new road technology conference, road dept., MLIT, as FS (Feasibility Study) study for realizing road government needs, technology study development using vibration sensor to simply realize measurement of traffic movement (cars and pedestrians) based on co-study by academia-industry cooperation with NAIST was adopted and completement of FY2022 commissioned study was announced.

Onkyo Corporation started up subcommittee "subcommittee to change the biotechnology world with the sound"  and became its leader.

Company History

September 1946

The company (Onkyo Corporation (1st)) was established as Osaka Denki Onkyo K.K. in Miyakojima-ku, Osaka-shi.

March 1947

The trade name was changed to Osaka Onkyo Corporation.

June 1952

Head office and head factory were moved to Asahi-ku, Osaka-shi.

June 1957

The company (Onkyo Corporation (1st)) became the subsidiary of TOSHIBA CORPORATION.

January 1961

Kori factory was newly established in Neyagawa-shi, Osaka.

April 1969

Nisshin factory was newly established in Neyagawa-shi, Osaka.

September 1971

The trade name was changed to Onkyo Corporation (1st).

July 1972

                          November

ONKYO DEUTSCHLAND GmbH(that was changed to ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH after)was established as sales company in Germany.

The head office was moved to Neyagawa-shi, Osaka.
Sound technology laboratory was established.

October 1975

ONKYO U.S.A. CORP. was established as a sales company in the United States of America.

April 1979

Manufacturing company ONKYO AMERICA, INC. established in the U.S. (all shares transferred in August 2000)

April 1980

Onkyo Electronics Corporation was established as a manufacturer in Tsu-hi, Mie.
(All shares were transferred in March 2019.)

May 1986

Tottori Onkyo Corporation was established as a manufacturer in Kurayoshi-shi, Tottori.
(All shares were transferred in March 2019.)

May 1989

ONKYO(MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. was established as au audio manufactured in Malaysia.
(Its business was incorporated in October 2000.)

April 1991

ONKYO ELECTRIC (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. was established a speaker manufacturer in Malaysia.
(Shares were transferred in April 2012.)

June 1993

                              September

Onkyo Corporation (1st) was independent from Toshiba Corporation.

 

Onkyo Liv Corporation was established.
(All shares were transferred in March 2018.)

May 1994

World's first receivers that mount consumer THX systems (product name: TX-SV919THX) were sold based on technology cooperation with LUCASFILM LTD. (Current THX LTD.).   

March 1996

Business Network Telecom Corporatoin was established with Japan Teleway (Teleway Corporation, current KDDI).
(Its business was transferred in September 2005.)

June 1997

One in three shares of ONKYO CHINA LTD. that was a sales company in China (Hong Kong) were obtained. 

January 1998

               Feb.

               Mar.

               Aug.

Manufacturing and sales of OMF cone speakers was started.

 

Real estate rental business was started for the purpose of effectively using both empty sites of Nisshin and Kori factories.
(Its business was sold in March 2011.) 

 

Sales of audio boards for PCs was started.

Certification of international standards ISO9001 which is product quality assurance was obtained.

February 2000

 

 


                                                                         November

             December

Own building (Onkyo Yaesu Building) was obtained in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
(It was sold in March 2016.)

Shanghai Onkyo Electronics Co., LTD. was established as a sales company in China (Shanghai).

Certification of international standards ISO14001 which is environmental management was obtained.

March 2002

ONKYO INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS, INC. was established as a sales company in the United States of America.

February 2003

Stocks were registered over the counter in Japan Securities Dealers Association.

January 2004

                              February

                          December

Stocks of Plus Industry Co., Ltd. and Zhongshan Purasu Acoustic Co., Ltd. were acquired.
(All stocks were transferred in December 2009.)

Shanghai Onkyo International Trading Co., Ltd. was established in Shanghai, China as a sales company.

Registration over the counter in Japan Securities Dealers Association was canceled and stocks were listed in Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc.

August 2005

                              September

High quality music distibution service (e-onkyo music) was started.

 

CO3 Corporation was jointly established with J-Stream Inc.
(Its stocks were transferred in May 2020.)

January 2006

                              May

                              June

               July

                              August

ONKYO U.S.A. CORP. and ONKYO INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS, INC. were merged and its trade name was changed to ONKYO U.S.A. CORP.

HD media computer "HDC-7" which is a first personal computer mounting intel® Viiv™ technology as an audio dedicated maker was sold. 

Guangzhou Onkyo Trading Co., Ltd. was jointly established with  Guoguang Electric Company Limited in Guangzhou, China.
(Joint venture was dissolved in March 2018.)

DO corporation was jointly established with DAIKOKU DENKI Co., Ltd..
(Business was integrated in November 2014.)

Trade name of Onkyo Liv Corporation was changed to Onkyo Marketing Corporation.

May 2007

               Aug.

Business Network Telecom, Inc. changed its trade name to Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation

Formed capital alliance with Intel Corporation of the U.S. (capital alliance dissolved in December 2016)
Acquired shares of So-Tech Corporation

January 2008

                              July

                              September


                          October

Acquired shares of Techno Eight Corporation (all shares transferred in May 2009)

 

Acquired additional shares of So-Tech Corporation, making it a wholly owned subsidiary

 

Merged with So-Tech Corporation.

Onkyo Marketing Corporation merged with Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation and changed its name to Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation. -Ltd. and changed the company name to ONKYO ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY CO.

ONKYO CHINA LTD. becomes a wholly owned subsidiary through additional acquisition of shares of ONKYO CHINA LTD. SHARP-ROXY CORPORATION (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. (later S&O ELECTRONICS (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.) (shares will be transferred in September 2019)

October 2009

"Onkyo" brand was extended to PC products.

February 2010

                              April

                              May


                              June

                          October


                          December

Establishment of Anqiao (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary of ONKYO CHINA LTD.

Listed on the JASDAQ market of the Osaka Securities Exchange following the merger of the JASDAQ Securities Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange.

ONKYO-INVENTA (HONG KONG) CO., LTD. established as a joint venture with Inventec Corporation.

ONKYO-INVENTA TECHNOLOGIES (TIANJIN) CO., LTD. established as a wholly owned subsidiary of ONKYO-INVENTA (HONG KONG) CO.

Onkyo Corporation, a holding company, is spun off as a newly incorporated company and is technically listed (JASDAQ market) (to be delisted in July 2021).

Onkyo Corporation changed its trade name to Onkyo Sound & Vision Co.
OEM business transferred to Onkyo Electronics Corporation through an absorption-type company split, PC business transferred to Onkyo Digital Solutions Corporation through an incorporation-type company split, and AV and AV/PC business transferred to Onkyo Marketing Japan Co. -The Onkyo Group will be reorganized into a pure holding company structure with Onkyo Corporation (the second parent company) as the wholly owning parent company. Ltd. as the wholly owning parent company.

January 2012

 

                              March

                              June

 


                              July


                          November

Concluded a capital and business alliance agreement with Gibson Guitar Corp. and transferred part of the shares of ONKYO U.S.A. CORP. to the company (capital alliance dissolved in March 2018)
Entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with TEAC CORPORATION.

Relocated the head office functions to Chuo-ku, Osaka, and established two bases in Osaka with ONKYO Technical Center (Neyagawa, Osaka) (February 2020: relocation and consolidation)

MONEUAL ONKYO LIFESTYLE INC. established as a joint venture with MONEUAL INC. of South Korea
All shares of ONKYO DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION were transferred to MONEUAL ONKYO LIFESTYLE INC.

Established GUANGZHOU ANQIAO KOKKO ACOUSTIC CO., LTD. as a joint venture with KOKKO ELECTRIC CO.

Transferred the product design and technology business of ONKYO SOUND & VISION INC. to Digital Acoustic Corporation, which was established through an incorporation-type company split (business integration in March 2015).

Transferred a part of the shares of Digital Acoustic Corporation to TEAC Corporation
Partial acquisition of shares of TEAC SYSTEM CREATE CORPORATION
ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH acquired consumer audio product sales business from TEAC EUROPE GmbH and TEAC UK LTD.

July 2013

Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ (Standard) following the merger of Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange

March 2014

                              July

                          November

Capital alliance agreement signed with IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC. of the U.K. (dissolved in March 2017)
ONKYO CHINA LTD. changed its name to ONKYO MARKETING ASIA LTD.


ONKYO TRADING CORPORATION will be the surviving company, and ONKYO ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY CO. Ltd. as the surviving company and Onkyo Creation Corporation, a subsidiary of Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation, as the dissolving company. -After the absorption-type split in which Onkyo Trading Co., Ltd. succeeded to the networking services business of Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation, Onkyo Development & Manufacturing Corporation became the surviving company and Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation became the dissolving company. -Ltd. as the surviving company and Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation as the dissolving company. Onkyo Trading Corporation changed its trade name to Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation.

January 2015

                              March

 

 

 

 

                              


               

 

               April


               June

 

               July

                          November

Established PIONEER & ONKYO U.S.A. CORPORATION in Delaware, U.S.A.
Acquired all shares of Pioneer Home Electronics Corporation and integrated the home AV, telephone equipment, and headphone-related businesses of the Pioneer Group into the Onkyo Group (September 2021) Pioneer Home Electronics Corporation to Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation and Digital Acoustic Corporation to Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation. -Digital Acoustic Corporation will be transferred to Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation, Onkyo Marketing Corporation will be transferred to Onkyo & Pioneer Marketing Japan Corporation, and Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation will be transferred to Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation. Entertainment Technology Corporation changed its name to Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation.
ONKYO MARKETING ASIA LTD. changed its name to PIONEER & ONKYO MARKETING ASIA LTD.


ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH changed its name to PIONEER & ONKYO EUROPE GmbH


Onkyo Corporation's AV business will be transferred to Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation through an absorption-type company split (business integration in October 2020).
Capital and business alliance agreement signed with Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co.

February 2017

MINDA ONKYO INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED established in India as a joint venture with MINDA INDUSTRIES LTD.

March 2018

 

 


             April


           October

Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation will take over the Home AV Technical Design Division of Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation and transfer a part of the installation business from Onkyo & Pioneer Marketing Japan Co. -After transferring a part of the installation business from Onkyo & Pioneer Marketing Japan Corporation to Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation, Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation changed its corporate name to Onkyo Marketing Corporation. -After transferring a part of the installation business from Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation to Onkyo & Pioneer Marketing Corporation
In addition, all shares of Onkyo Marketing Corporation were transferred to Onkyo Digital Solutions Corporation.
Onkyo signs a brand license agreement with TCL (TCL ENTERTAINMENT SOLUTIONS), one of the world's leading TV manufacturers. (85% of shares transferred in August 2021)
PIONEER & ONKYO EUROPE GmbH, an overseas subsidiary, transfers its AV equipment sales business in Europe to AQIPA GmbH, a German sales company.

February 2019


                              March

Onkyo Signs License Agreement with Sivantos, the World's Leading Manufacturer of Hearing Aids


Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation changed its name to ODS Communication Services Corporation.

February 2020
               July

                              August

                          October

 

 

                            November

Head office moved to Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture.
Started joint industry-university research with Tokyo University of Agriculture on the use of vibration and sound to change and improve the efficiency of fermentation using a shaker.
Started joint industry-university research with the University of Toyama on a digital stethoscope for telemedicine.
Onkyo Corporation (2nd generation) merged with Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation, which was engaged in the home AV business, and changed its trade name to Onkyo Home Entertainment Corporation. -Ltd. to conduct home AV business.
The OEM business was split off to Onkyo Sound Corporation, and other businesses such as AI, high-resolution distribution, and brand collaboration were split off to Onkyo Corporation (the third generation) (our company).
Developed and started brewing "Symphony Otter Migaki", a music vibration-aged sake using our vibration technology, together with Asahi Shuzo Co.

January 2021


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                              September
 

Started joint research with Nippon Institute of Technology on the promotion of shiitake mushroom cultivation using vibration and sound from a shaker. Started joint research with Kyoto University on the analysis, abnormality detection, and maintenance of infrastructure structures through industry-academia collaboration.
Opened "ONKYO DIRECT ANIME STORE" (a.k.a. "Oto-Ani") in Akihabara, Tokyo, an anime specialty store that communicates the excellence of anime based on the concept of "sound". Ltd. in China for the manufacture and sale of car audio products under the ONKYO brand.
ONKYO HOME ENTERTAINMENT agreed to sell its mainstay home AV (audio and video) business to Sharp and VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, a U.S. audio equipment manufacturer.
e-onkyo music, a music distribution service, is transferred to XANDRIE JAPAN Corporation, a subsidiary of XANDRIE S.A., the largest music distribution service in France.
Ltd. becomes independent from Onkyo Home Entertainment through MBO Transfer of Onkyo Home Entertainment's home AV business (excluding domestic sales) to Onkyo Technology Corporation (a joint venture of 85.1% owned by the VOXX Group and 14.9% owned by Sharp) is completed. (a joint venture between VOXX Group 85.1% and Sharp 14.9%) was completed.

May 2022

 

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                              September


                          December
 

Onkyo Home Entertainment, the original parent company, files for bankruptcy.

 

Moved head office to Chuo-ku, Osaka.


Ltd. and Suyama Dental Laboratory Co., Ltd. sign a brand license agreement for custom ear monitors equipped with magnesium diaphragm balanced armature type drivers jointly developed with Suyama Dental Laboratory Co.
TV animation "Bocchi Za Roku! Started taking reservations for the first set of wireless earphones with newly recorded voice guidance

January 2023

 


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                              July
 

Provided technical support for the acoustic part of the Augmented Reality (AR) glasses developed by TDK Corporation Suntory Global Innovation Center, Inc. -Ltd., received the "CES 2023 Innovation Awards" for the development of an application that utilizes intestinal sound, which is currently under development by Suntory Global Innovation Center.
Exhibited at the 3rd "Gourmet Show of 47 Prefectures in Japan" hosted by Tobu Department Store's Ikebukuro Main Store.
ONKYO sells products such as "Kashinshu" developed in cooperation with partner sake breweries nationwide. ONKYO provides its engine inspection system to Komatsu Ltd.
Opened "ONKYO DIRECT ANIME STORE-Lifestyle-" (a.k.a. "Oto-Ani No. 2").
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Road Bureau's New Road Technology Council adopted the research and development of technology using vibration sensors to easily measure traffic flow (vehicles and pedestrians) as a feasibility study (FS) research to realize the needs of road administration. Announced the completion of a contract research project in fiscal 2022.
Established and assumed the leadership of the subcommittee "Changing the World of Biotechnology with Sound" in the Bio-Community Kansai.

Company History

Company History

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September 1946

The company (Onkyo Corporation (1st)) was established as Osaka Denki Onkyo K.K. in Miyakojima-ku, Osaka-shi.

March 1947

The trade name was changed to Osaka Onkyo Corporation.

June 1952

The head office and head factory were moved to Asahi-ku, Osaka-shi.

June 1957

The company (Onkyo Corporation (1st)) became the subsidiary of TOSHIBA CORPORATION.

January 1961

Kori factory was newly established in Neyagawa-shi, Osaka.

April 1969

Nisshin factory was newly established in Neyagawa-shi, Osaka.

September 1971

The trade name was changed to Onkyo Corporation (1st).

July 1972

ONKYO DEUTSCHLAND GmbH(that was changed to ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH after)was established as sales company in Germany.

November 1972

The head office was moved to Neyagawa-shi, Osaka.
Sound technology laboratory was established.

October 1975

ONKYO U.S.A. CORP. was established in the United States as a sales company.

April 1979

ONKYO AMERICA, INC. was established as a manufacturer in the United States of America.
(All shares were transferred in August 2000.)

April 1980

Onkyo Electronics Corporation was established as a manufacturer in Tsu-hi, Mie.
(All shares were transferred in March 2019.)

May 1986

Tottori Onkyo Corporation was established as a manufacturer in Kurayoshi-shi, Tottori.
(All shares were transferred in March 2019.)

May 1989

ONKYO(MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. was established as au audio manufactured in Malaysia.
(Its business was incorporated in October 2000.)

April 1991

ONKYO ELECTRIC (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. was established a speaker manufacturer in Malaysia.
(Shares were transferred in April 2012.)

June 1993

Onkyo Corporation (1st) was independent from Toshiba Corporation.

September 1993

Onkyo Liv Corporation was established.
(All shares were transferred in March 2018.)

May 1994

World's first receivers that mount consumer THX systems (product name: TX-SV919THX) were sold based on technology cooperation with LUCASFILM LTD. (Current THX LTD.).   

March 1996

Business Network Telecom Corporation was established with Japan Teleway (Teleway Corporation, current KDDI).
(Its business was transferred in September 2005.)

June 1997

One in three shares of ONKYO CHINA LTD. that was a sales company in China (Hong Kong) were obtained. 

July 2015

Manufacturing and sales of OMF cone speakers was started.

February 1998

Real estate rental business was started for the purpose of effectively using both empty sites of Nisshin and Kori factories.
(Its business was sold in March 2011.) 

March 1998

Sales of audio boards for PCs was started.

August 1998

Obtained ISO 9001 certification, the international standard for quality assurance

February 2000

Own building (Onkyo Yaesu Building) was obtained in Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
(It was sold in March 2016.)

November 2000

Shanghai Onkyo Electronics Co., LTD. was established as a manufacturer in China (Shanghai).

December 2000

Certification of international standards ISO14001 which is environmental management was obtained.

March 2002

ONKYO INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS, INC. was established as a sales company in the United States of America.

February 2003

Stocks were registered over the counter in Japan Securities Dealers Association.

January 2004

Stocks of Plus Industry Co., Ltd. and Zhongshan Purasu Acoustic Co., Ltd. were acquired.
(All stocks were transferred in December 2009.)

February 2004

Established a sales company in China (Shanghai), Shanghai Anqiao International Trading Co.

December 2004

Registration over the counter in Japan Securities Dealers Association was canceled and stocks were listed in Jasdaq Securities Exchange, Inc.

August 2005

High quality music distibution service (e-onkyo music) was started.

September 2005

CO3 Corporation established through merger with J-Stream Corporation (shares transferred in May 2020)

January 2006

ONKYO U.S.A. CORP. and ONKYO INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS, INC. merge and change trade name to ONKYO U.S.A. CORP.

May 2006

Introduces the HDC-7, the first Intel® Viiv™ technology-based PC from a manufacturer specializing in audio products.

June 2006

Guangzhou Onkyo Trading Co., Ltd. was jointly established with  Guoguang Electric Company Limited in Guangzhou, China.
(Joint venture was dissolved in March 2018.)

July 2006

DO Corporation established as a joint venture with DAIKOKU ELECTRIC CO.

August 2006

Onkyo-Liv Co., Ltd. changes its trade name to Onkyo Marketing Co.

May 2007

Business Network Telecom Co., Ltd. changes its trade name to Onkyo Entertainment Technology Co.

August 2007

Capital alliance with Intel Corporation of the U.S. (capital alliance dissolved in December 2016)
Acquisition of shares of So-Tech Corporation

January 2008

Acquired shares of Techno Eight Corporation (all shares transferred in May 2009)

July 2008

Acquired additional shares of SOTEC Corporation, making it a wholly owned subsidiary.

September 2008

Sotec Co., Ltd. was absorbed and merged.

Onkyo Marketing Corporation absorbed and merged Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation and its trade name was changed to Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation.

October 2008

Acquired additional shares of ONKYO CHINA LTD. and made it a wholly owned subsidiary SHARP-ROXY CORPORATION (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. (later S&O ELECTRONICS (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.) (shares transferred in September 2019)

October 2009

Started full-scale development of "ONKYO" brand for PC products

February 2010

Established Anqiao (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary of ONKYO CHINA LTD.

April 2010

Listed on the JASDAQ market of the Osaka Securities Exchange following the merger of the JASDAQ Securities Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange

June 2010

ONKYO-INVENTA TECHNOLOGIES (TIANJIN) CO., LTD. established as a wholly owned subsidiary of ONKYO-INVENTA (HONG KONG) CO.

October 2010

Onkyo Corporation, a holding company, is spun off as a newly incorporated company and is technically listed (JASDAQ market) (delisted in July 2021)

December 2010

Onkyo Corporation changed its trade name to Onkyo Sound & Vision Corporation.

OEM business was succeeded to Onkyo Electronics Corporation by absorption split. PC business was succeeded to Onkyo Digital Solutions Corporation by newly split.  Domestic sales business such as AV and PC products was succeeded to Onkyo Marketing Japan Corporation by newly split.  Onkyo group moved to pure holdings company system that Onkyo Corporation (2nd) is a wholly parent company.

May 2010

ONKYO-INVENTA (HONG KONG) CO., LTD. established as a joint venture with Inventec Corporation

January 2012

Capital and business tie-up agreement was concluded with Gibson Guitar Corp. and a part of the shares of ONKYO U.S.A. CORP were transferred to Gibson Guitar Corp.  (March 2018 Capital tie-up was cancelled)

Capital and business tie-up agreement was concluded with TEAC CORPORATION.

March 2012

Head office functions relocated to Chuo-ku, Osaka, to create a dual base in Osaka with Onkyo Technology Center (Neyagawa, Osaka) (relocated and consolidated in February 2020)

June 2012

MONEUAL ONKYO LIFESTYLE INC. is established as a joint venture with MONEUAL INC. of Korea
All shares of ONKYO DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION were transferred to MONEUAL ONKYO LIFESTYLE INC.
Established GUANGZHOU ANQIAO KOKKO ACOUSTIC CO., LTD. as a joint venture with KOKKO ELECTRIC CO.

July 2012

The product design and technology business of Onkyo Sound & Vision Corporation was transferred to Digital Acoustic Corporation, which was established through an incorporation-type company split (business integration in March 2015).

November 2012

Partial Transfer of Shares of Digital Acoustic Corporation to TEAC Corporation
Partial acquisition of shares of TEAC SYSTEM CREATE CORPORATION
ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH acquires consumer audio product sales business from TEAC EUROPE GmbH and TEAC UK LTD.

July 2013

Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ (Standard) following the merger of Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange

March 2014

Entered into a capital alliance agreement with IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC. of the U.K. (dissolved in March 2017)

July 2014

ONKYO CHINA LTD. changed its name to ONKYO MARKETING ASIA LTD.

November 2014

Onkyo Trading Corporation will be the surviving company and Onkyo Creation Corporation, a subsidiary of Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation, will be dissolved in an absorption-type merger. Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation's network service business will be transferred to Onkyo Trading Corporation. -After the absorption-type split in which Onkyo Trading Co., Ltd. succeeded to the networking services business of Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation, Onkyo Development & Manufacturing Corporation became the surviving company and Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation became the dissolving company. -Ltd. as the surviving company and Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation as the dissolving company.

Onkyo Trading Corporation changed its name to Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation.

January 2015

PIONIEER & ONKYO U.S.A. CORPORATION is established in Delaware, U.S.A.

March 2015

Acquired all shares of Pioneer Home Electronics Corporation and integrated the Pioneer Group's home AV, telephone equipment, and headphone-related businesses into our Group (September 2021) (Business transfer)


Pioneer Home Electronics Corporation will be merged with Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation, Digital Acoustic Corporation will be merged with Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation, and Pioneer Home Electronics Corporation will be merged with Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation. -Onkyo Marketing Corporation will be transferred to Onkyo & Pioneer Marketing Japan Corporation, and Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation will be transferred to Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation. Entertainment Technology Corporation changed its name to Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation.

Acquired a portion of the overseas business of the Pioneer Group.

June 1952

ONKYO MARKETING ASIA LTD. changed its name to PIONEER & ONKYO MARKETING ASIA LTD.

June 2015

ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH changed its name to PINONEER & ONKYO EUROPE GmbH

July 2015

AV business of Onkyo Corporation will be transferred to Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation through an absorption-type company split (business integration in October 2020)

November 2015

Capital and business alliance agreement signed with Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co.

February 2017

MINDA ONKYO INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED established in India as a joint venture with MINDA INDUSTRIES LTD.

March 2018

Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation will take over the Home AV Technical Design Division of Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation and transfer a part of the installation business from Onkyo & Pioneer Marketing Japan Co. -After transferring a part of the installation business from Onkyo & Pioneer Marketing Japan Corporation to Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation, Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation changed its corporate name to Onkyo Marketing Corporation. -After transferring a part of the installation business from Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation to Onkyo & Pioneer Marketing Corporation
In addition, all shares of Onkyo Marketing Corporation were transferred to Onkyo Digital Solutions Corporation.

April 2018

Signed a brand license agreement with TCL (TCL ENTERTAINMENT SOLUTIONS), one of the world's leading TV manufacturers Onkyo Sports Corporation established with Shigakukan (85% of shares transferred in August 2021)

October 2018

Europe area AV equipment sales business of PIONEER & ONKYO EUROPE GmbH which was the overseas subsidiary was transferred to German sales company AQIPA GmbH.

February 2019

License Agreement was concluded with Sivantos which is world famous hearing aid maker.

March 2019

Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation changed its name to ODS Communication Services Corporation.

March 2019

Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation changed its name to ODS Communication Services Corporation.

February 2020

Head office relocated to Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka

July 2020

Started joint research with Tokyo University of Agriculture on the change and efficiency of fermentation using vibration and sound from a shaker in industry-academia collaboration.

August 2020

Started industry-academia joint research with the University of Toyama on a digital stethoscope with telemedicine as a target.

October 2020

Onkyo Corporation (2nd) merged with Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation, which was engaged in the home AV business, and changed its trade name to Onkyo Home Entertainment Corporation. -Ltd. to conduct home AV business.
The OEM business was split off to Onkyo Sound Corporation, and other businesses such as AI, high-resolution distribution, and brand collaboration were split off to Onkyo Corporation (3rd generation) (our company).

November 2020

Developed and began brewing "Symphony Otter Migaki," a sake matured by musical vibration using our vibrational technology, together with Asahi Shuzo Co.

January 2021

Started joint industry-university research with Nippon Institute of Technology on the promotion of shiitake mushroom cultivation using vibration and sound from a shaker.

Started joint industry-university research with Kyoto University on analysis, abnormality detection, and maintenance of infrastructure structures.

April 2021

ONKYO DIRECT ANIME STORE (also known as "Oto-Ani") opens in Akihabara, Tokyo, a store specializing in anime that communicates the excellence of anime based on the concept of "sound

Concluded a license agreement with China's GUANGZHOU AIDEFOE ELECTRONICS CO. LTD. to manufacture and sell car audio products under the "ONKYO" brand.

May 2021

Onkyo Home Entertainment agreed to sell its mainstay home AV (audio and video) business to Sharp and U.S. audio equipment manufacturer VOXX INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION.

September 2021

e-onkyo music, a music distribution service, is transferred to XANDRIE JAPAN Corporation, a subsidiary of XANDRIE S.A., the largest music distribution service in France
Invested 14.9% in XANDRIE JAPAN K.K.

Independent from Onkyo Home Entertainment through MBO

Transfer of Onkyo Home Entertainment's home AV business (excluding domestic sales) to Onkyo Technology Corporation (a joint venture of 85.1% owned by VOXX Group and 14.9% by Sharp) completed

January 2021

Started joint industry-university research with Nippon Institute of Technology on the promotion of shiitake mushroom cultivation using vibration and sound from a shaker.

Started joint industry-university research with Kyoto University on analysis, abnormality detection, and maintenance of infrastructure structures.

May 2022

Onkyo Home Entertainment Corporation which is a former parent company filed bankruptcy. 

Onkyo Corporation allocated new shares to Pharma Foods International Co., Ltd. and became its affiliated company.

June 2022

The head office was move to Chuo-ku, Osaka-shi.

September 2022

Signed a collaboration agreement with Japan Travel Agency Hokkaido Co.

Concluded a brand license agreement for custom ear monitors equipped with magnesium diaphragm balanced armature type drivers jointly developed with Suyama Dental Laboratory Co.

December 2022

TV Anime "Bocchi Za Roku! Started taking reservations for the first set of wireless earphones with newly recorded voice guidance

January 2023

Provided technical support for the acoustic part of the Augmented Reality (AR) glasses developed by TDK Corporation.

Provided technical support to Suntory Global Innovation Center, Inc. for the development of an application that utilizes intestinal sounds, which won the "CES 2023 Innovation Awards".

Shipments of ONKYO brand hearing aids in Japan exceed 100,000 units.

March 2023

Exhibited at the 3rd "Gourmet Show of 47 Prefectures in Japan" hosted by Tobu Department Store, Ikebukuro, Tokyo
Sold products such as "Kashinshu" developed in cooperation with partner sake breweries nationwide.

Provided an engine inspection system to Komatsu Ltd.

April 2023

ONKYO DIRECT ANIME STORE-Lifestyle" (a.k.a. "ONKYO DIRECT ANIME STORE No. 2") opens
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism's Road Bureau's New Road Technology Council has adopted research and development of technology using vibration sensors to easily measure traffic flow (vehicles and pedestrians) as a feasibility study (FS) research to realize the needs of road administration. Announced the completion of contract research in fiscal 2022.

July 2023

Launched and became the leader of the subcommittee "Changing the World of Biotechnology with Sound" in the BioCommunity Kansai.

April 2023

Onkyo Corporation was selected for "Construction Technology Research and Development Subsidy System" which is performed by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and started performing development of vehicle weight and axle load estimation system at bridge by using acceleration data.

May 2024

License agreement of manufacture and sales of TVs for which "Sound by Onkyo" is used was concluded with Indian company "Reliance Retail Limited". 

June 2024

Onkyo Corporation was selected for "Construction Technology Research and Development Subsidy System" which is performed by Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.

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