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The Kyocera Harajuku building in September 2011
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Label from Michiyakko's 1950 recording of the Tankō Bushi

Template:Nihongo4 is a Japanese record label, run by Template:Nihongo4, that specializes in enka, kayōkyoku, and similar music. Teichiku is an abbreviation for Template:Nihongo, the former name of the company.Template:Efn Teichiku Entertainment also runs the record labels Imperial Records, Takumi Note, and Template:Nihongo. It is a division of commercial karaoke manufacturer XING Inc., itself a subsidiary of Brother Industries.

In the past, it also produced video games, such as God Panic: Shijō Saikyō Gundan.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Offices of Teichiku Entertainment, Inc.Edit

  • Head office - Shiba Park Building, 2-4-1, Shiba koen, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
  • Osaka office - Sankyu Building, 2-14, Azuchimachi Sanchome, Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan

HistoryEdit

  • 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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