Private company

Japan Radio Company

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Japanese electronics firm founded 1915

Japan Radio Co., Ltd. (日本無線株式会社, Nihon Musen Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese company specialising in the field of Wireless electronics for the communications industry.2 It employed 3,760 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Dec 1915Founded1
  • Industryelectronics1
  • HeadquartersSuginami1
  • Websitewww.jrc.co.jp
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
Nakano Central Park East
Photo: 掬茶, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons5

Japan Radio Co., Ltd. (日本無線株式会社, Nihon Musen Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese company specialising in the field of Wireless electronics for the communications industry.2

The story

Established in 1915, the company has produced a wide variety of products including marine electronics, measuring equipment for telecommunication, radio broadcasting equipment, and amateur radio equipment, including the JST-145dx/JST-245dx HF transceivers, which were the last amateur radio transceivers produced by JRC, ending in 2002.

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Timeline

  1. Dec 1915Founded Founded1

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