Teichiku Records

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Teichiku Records (テイチクレコード,Teichiku Rekōdo) is a Japaneserecord label, run by Teichiku Entertainment (テイチクエンタテインメント,Teichiku Entateinmento), that specializes inenka,kayōkyoku, andsimilar music. Teichiku is an abbreviation forTeikoku Chikuonki (帝国蓄音機, lit. Imperial Records), the former name of the company.^[a] 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 ofBrother Industries.

Teichiku Entertainment, Inc.
Company type	KK
Industry	music (record label)
Predecessor	Standard Talking Machine Company of Japan
Founded	February 11, 1934 (asTeikoku Chikuonki Kabushiki-gaisha) Nara Prefecture,Empire of Japan
Headquarters	Minato,Tokyo, Japan
Owner	XING Inc. [ja] (100%)
Parent	Brother Industries^[1]
Website	teichiku.co.jp

The Kyocera Harajuku building in September 2011

Label from Michiyakko's 1950 recording of theTankō Bushi

In the past, it also produced video games, such asGod Panic: Shijō Saikyō Gundan.^[3]

Offices of Teichiku Entertainment, Inc.

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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

History

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February 11, 1934 - Teikoku Chikuonki Company (帝国蓄音機株式会社) was founded inNara, Japan.
September 1951 - Contracted withDecca 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 usingmagnetic tape for recording.
1954 - Began sellingLP records andEP records.
1969 - Termination of contract with Decca.
1999 - Tokyo head office moved from Aobadai, Meguroku to Jingumae, Shibuya and the company was renamedTeichiku 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 ofBrother 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 withBelieve Music.^[4]