JVC
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| Victor JVC | |
Native name | 日本ビクター株式会社 |
Romanized name | Nihon Bikutā kabushiki gaisha |
| Type | Subsidiary |
| Industry | Electronics |
| Founded | September 13, 1927 in Yokohama, Japan |
| Defunct | October 1, 2008 |
| Fate | Merged with Kenwood Corporation, brand name still in use |
| Successor | JVCKenwood Corporation |
| Headquarters | , Japan |
| Key people | Shoichiro Eguchi, President |
| Products | Audio, visual, computer-related electronics and software, media products |
| Revenue |  ¥658.4 billion (Fiscal year ended March 31, 2008) |
Number of employees | 19,044 (consolidated, as of 31 March 2008) |
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| Website | jvc |
| Footnotes | |
JVC (short for Japan Victor Company) is a Japanese brand owned by JVCKenwood. Founded in 1927 as the Victor Talking Machine Company of Japan and later as Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (日本ビクター株式会社, Nihon Bikutā kabushiki gaisha), the company was best known for introducing Japan's first televisions and for developing the Video Home System (VHS) video recorder.
JVC sold its electronic products in its home market of Japan under the "Victor" name with the His Master's Voice logo. However, the company used the name JVC or Nivico in the past for export; this was due to differing ownership of the His Master's Voice logo and the ownership of the "Victor" name from successors of the Victor Talking Machine Company.
From 1953 to 2008, the Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. was the majority stockholder in JVC. In 2008, JVC merged with Kenwood Corporation to create JVCKenwood. In 2011, the Victor brand for electronics in Japan was replaced by the global JVC brand. However, the previous "Victor" name is retained by JVCKenwood subsidiary Victor Entertainment.