is a Japanese

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, run by , that specializes in

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, and similar music. Teichiku is an abbreviation for , the former name of the company. Teichiku Entertainment also runs the record labels Imperial Records, Takumi Note, and . It is a division of commercial karaoke manufacturer XING Inc., itself a subsidiary of

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Offices of Teichiku Entertainment, Inc.

*Head office - Shiba Park Building, 2-4-1, Shiba koen, Minato-ku,

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, Japan *Osaka office - Sankyu Building, 2-14, Azuchimachi Sanchome, Chūō-ku,

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History

*February 11, 1934 - Teikoku Chikuonki Company (帝国蓄音機株式会社) was founded in

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, Japan. *September 1951 - Contracted with

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. *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

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for recording. *1954 - Began selling

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s and

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s. *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

). *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

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* * Japanese record labels Record labels established in 1934 IFPI members Entertainment companies of Japan {{Japan-record-label-stub

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