ASICS: brands it owns and its ownership tree
ASICS (TSE: 7936) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kobe, Japan that owns 3 consumer brands.[1]
ASICS was founded in Kobe in 1949 by a man who began making basketball shoes in his living room, and its name is an acronym for a Latin phrase meaning a sound mind in a sound body. Its early distribution deal with an American importer eventually produced Nike, which became its largest competitor.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- ASICS Corporation
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇯🇵 Kobe, Japan
- Founded
- 1949
- Tickers
- TSE: 7936
- Wikidata
- Q327779
- Website
- www.asics.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
ASICS in numbers
- ASICS owns 3 consumer brands tracked here across 1 top-level categories; the largest is apparel, footwear & accessories with 3 brands.[1]
- 1 of its brands originated outside Japan.
Everything ASICS owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does ASICS own?
ASICS owns 3 consumer brands tracked here, including ASICS, Onitsuka Tiger and Haglöfs.
Is ASICS a Japanese company?
Yes. ASICS is headquartered in Kobe, Japan and was founded in 1949.
Who owns ASICS?
ASICS is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as 7936 on the TSE.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] ASICS Corporation Integrated Report 2025 — ASICS Corporation, Annual report, published 27 March 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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