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ASICS

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Also known as ASICS Corporation

, commonly known as simply Asics (, or ), is a Japanese multinational corporation that produces sportswear. Asics is best known for its sneakers, but also produces other footwear such as sandals, as well as clothing (T-shirts, jackets, hoodies, swimwear, compression garments, leggings, socks) and accessories (bags, backpacks, caps).

Key facts

Company.name
ASICS Corporation
Company.native_name
株式会社アシックス
Company.romanized_name
Kabushiki gaisha Ashikkusu
Company.logo
Asics Logo.svg
Company.image
Headquarters of ASICS Corporation.JPG
Company.image_caption
World headquarters in Kobe, Japan
Company.image_size
250px
Company.type
Public (K.K)
Company.industry
Sports equipment, textile
Company.location_city
Kobe
Company.location_country
Japan
Company.area_served
Worldwide
Company.key_people
Motoi Oyama (Chairman and CEO)
Company.locations
≈ 1,900 outlet stores worldwide (2017)
Company.products
Footwear, apparel, sports equipment
Company.revenue
(2023)
Company.operating_income
(2023)
Company.net_income
(2023)

via Wikipedia infobox

Research organization · ROR

Type
Company
Founded
1949
Location
Kobe, Japan
Also known as
Asics Corporation, Onitsuka
Status
Active

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Relationship with Nike
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, commonly known as simply Asics (, or ), is a Japanese multinational corporation that produces sportswear. Asics is best known for its sneakers, but also produces other footwear such as sandals, as well as clothing (T-shirts, jackets, hoodies, swimwear, compression garments, leggings, socks) and accessories (bags, backpacks, caps).

The name is an acronym for the Latin phrase anima sana in corpore sano (translated by the company as "a sound mind, in a sound body"). It is headquartered in Kobe, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ASICS” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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