Teichiku Records

Teichiku Records (テイチクレコード, Teichiku Rekōdo) is a Japanese record label, run by Teichiku Entertainment (テイチクエンタテインメント, Teichiku Entateinmento), that specializes in enka, kayōkyoku, and similar music. Teichiku is an abbreviation for Teikoku Chikuonki (帝国蓄音機; lit. Imperial Records), the former name of the company.^[a] Teichiku Entertainment also runs the record labels Imperial Records, Takumi Note, and Union Records (ユニオンレコード, Yunion Rekōdo). It is a division of commercial karaoke manufacturer XING Inc., itself a subsidiary of Brother Industries.

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Teichiku Entertainment, Inc.
Company type	KK
Industry	music (record label)
Predecessor	Standard Talking Machine Company of Japan
Founded	February 11, 1934 (as Teikoku Chikuonki Kabushiki-gaisha) Nara Prefecture, Empire of Japan
Headquarters	Minato, Tokyo, Japan
Owner	XING Inc. [ja] (100%)
Parent	Brother Industries^[1]
Website	teichiku.co.jp

Thumb — The Kyocera Harajuku building in September 2011

In the past, it also produced video games, such as God Panic: Shijō Saikyō Gundan.^[3]

February 11, 1934 - Teikoku Chikuonki Company (帝国蓄音機株式会社) was founded in Nara, Japan.
September 1951 - Contracted with Decca Records.
February 1952 - Started to sell Decca records.
February 11, 1953 - Teikoku Chikuonki was renamed Teichiku, Inc. (テイチク株式会社). In the same year, the company began using magnetic tape for recording.
1954 - Began selling LP records and EP records.
1969 - Termination of contract with Decca.
1999 - Tokyo head office moved from Aobadai, Meguroku to Jingumae, Shibuya and the company was renamed Teichiku Entertainment, Inc. (株式会社テイチクエンタテインメント)".
April 28, 2015 - JVC Kenwood Holdings sells their majority stake of Teichiku to commercial karaoke manufacturer XING Inc (subsidiary of Brother Industries).
August, 2017 - Tokyo head office moved from Jingumae, Shibuya to XING Inc. headquarters in Minato-ku.
March, 2025 - Teichiku signs a worldwide distribution deal with Believe Music.^[4]

Offices of Teichiku Entertainment, Inc.

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