JVC
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (日本ビクター株式会社 Nihon Bikutā Kabushiki-gaisha), TYO: 6792, usually referred to as JVC or The Japan Victor Company, was a Japanese international professional and consumer electronics corporation based in Yokohama. Founded in 1927, the company is best known for introducing Japan's first televisions and for developing the Video Home System (VHS) video recorder.
| Native name | 日本ビクター株式会社
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| Romanized name | Nihon Bikutā kabushiki gaisha
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| Industry | Professional electronics and consumer goods
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| Fate | Merged with Kenwood Corporation
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| Defunct | August 1, 2011 (as an Acquisition of JVCKenwood)
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| Headquarters | Yokohama, Japan
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| Key people | Shoichiro Eguchi, President
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| Products | Audio, visual, computer-related electronics and software, media products
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| Revenue |  ¥658.4 billion (Fiscal year ended March 31, 2008) |
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| Number of employees | 19,044 (Consolidated, as of March 31, 2008)
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| Subsidiaries | Victor Entertainment
JCVision |
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