The History of ASICS
Learn more about ASICS history since September 1, 1949: the story of how our founder Mr. Kihachiro Onitsuka, grew the company from a basketball shoe maker in his home town—Kobe, Japan to the international sports company of today.
Where are Asics shoes manufactured?
To trim costs in labor-intensive shoemaking, Asics now handles about 40% of production in Vietnam, where wages had until recently been low. It also has factories in Indonesia and China.
Is Asics a German company?
The History of Asics
Asics Ltd, originally began as the Onitsuka Co and was founded on 1st September 1949 by Kihachiro Onitsuka, he began to manufacture basketball shoes in his home town of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan.
