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Teichiku Entertainment, Inc.

Logo: teichiku.co.jp3

Japanese record company

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.2 It is part of Xing.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Feb 11, 1934Founded1
  • Industryphonographic industry, video game industry1
  • HeadquartersJingūmae1
  • Websiteteichiku.co.jp
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1

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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. 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.2

Corporate structure

Teichiku Entertainment, Inc. is part of a group headed by Brother Industries. 12 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Brother Industries 愛知県 名古屋市瑞穂区, Japan
    • Xing Mizuho-ku, Japan
      • Teichiku Entertainment, Inc. Jingūmae
        • Continental Star Subsidiary · Japan
      • Xing Music Entertainment Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
    • Brother Sales Subsidiary · Aichi Prefecture, Japan
    • Nissei Corporation Subsidiary · Aichi Prefecture, Japan
    • BROTHER INTERNATIONAL (NZ) LIMITED Subsidiary · 100% · Tauranga, New Zealand
    • BROTHER FINANCE (U.K.) PLC Subsidiary · Manchester, United Kingdom
    • DOMINO PRINTING SCIENCES PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY Subsidiary · Cambridge, United Kingdom
    • ブラザーインターナショナル株式会社 Subsidiary · 愛知県 名古屋市瑞穂区, Japan
    • 株式会社ニッセイ Subsidiary · 愛知県 安城市, Japan

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

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).

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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.

From Wikipedia’s article on Teichiku Records, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

  • Continental Star

Divisions

  • Baidis
  • Chronicle
  • Continental
  • Continental Star
  • Imperial Records
  • Teichiku Records
  • Union Records

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Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Teichiku Records Co., Ltd.1

Timeline

  1. Feb 11, 1934Founded Founded1

Sources

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