Asics
World headquarters in Kobe, Japan | |
Native name | 株式会社アシックス |
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Romanized name | Kabushiki gaisha Ashikkusu |
| Company type | Public (K.K) |
| TYO: 7936 | |
| Industry | Sports equipment, textile |
| Founded |
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| Founder | Kihachiro Onitsuka |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
Number of locations | ≈ 1,900 outlet stores worldwide (2017) |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Motoi Oyama (Chairman and CEO) |
| Products | Trainers, clothing |
| Brands | Onitsuka Tiger |
| Revenue | ¥570.4 billion (2023) |
| ¥54.2 billion (2023) | |
| ¥35.2 billion (2023) | |
Number of employees | ≈ 8,900 (2023) |
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| Website | asics.com |
| Footnotes / references | |
ASICS Corporation (Japanese: 株式会社アシックス, Hepburn: Kabushiki gaisha Ashikkusu), commonly known as simply Asics (/ˈæsɪks/, /ˈɑːsɪks/ or /ˈeɪsɪks/), 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.