| 1946-09 |
Established in Miyakojima-ku, Osaka City, as Osaka Denki ONKYO K.K. |
| 1946-09 |
Established GUANGZHOU ANQIAO KOKKO ACOUSTIC CO., LTD. as a joint venture with KOKKO ELECTRIC CO. |
| 1946-09 |
The company (Onkyo Corporation (1st)) was established as Osaka Denki Onkyo K.K. in Miyakojima-ku, Osaka-shi. |
| 1947-03 |
The trade name was changed to Osaka Onkyo Corporation. |
| 1957-06 |
The company (Onkyo Corporation (1st)) became the subsidiary of TOSHIBA CORPORATION. |
| 1961-01 |
Kori factory was newly established in Neyagawa-shi, Osaka. |
| 1969-04 |
Nisshin factory was newly established in Neyagawa-shi, Osaka. |
| 1971-09 |
Changed company name to ONKYO Corporation |
| 1971-09 |
The trade name was changed to Onkyo Corporation (1st). |
| 1972-07 |
Established ONKYO Europe Electronics GmbH |
| 1972-11 |
ONKYO DEUTSCHLAND GmbH（that was changed to ONKYO EUROPE ELECTRONICS GmbH after）was established as sales company in Germany. |
| 1972-11 |
The head office was moved to Neyagawa-shi, Osaka. |
| 1972-11 |
Sound technology laboratory was established. |
| 1975-10 |
Established ONKYO U.S.A. Corporation |
| 1975-10 |
ONKYO U.S.A. CORP. was established as a sales company in the United States of America. |
| 1979-04 |
Manufacturing company ONKYO AMERICA, INC. established in the U.S. (all shares transferred in August 2000) |
| 1980-04 |
Established ONKYO Electronics Corporation |
| 1980-04 |
Onkyo Electronics Corporation was established as a manufacturer in Tsu-hi, Mie. |
| 1986-05 |
Established Tottori ONKYO Corporation |
| 1986-05 |
Tottori Onkyo Corporation was established as a manufacturer in Kurayoshi-shi, Tottori. |
| 1989-05 |
Established ONKYO (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. |
| 1989-05 |
ONKYO（MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. was established as au audio manufactured in Malaysia. |
| 1991-04 |
Established ONKYO Electric (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. |
| 1991-04 |
ONKYO ELECTRIC （MALAYSIA） SDN. BHD. was established a speaker manufacturer in Malaysia. |
| 1993-07 |
Started sales of INTEC 275 high component system |
| 1993-09 |
Established ONKYO LIV Corporation |
| 1993-09 |
Onkyo Corporation (1st) was independent from Toshiba Corporation. |
| 1993-09 |
Onkyo Liv Corporation was established. |
| 1994-05 |
Started sales of worlds first THX-certified A/V receiver (TX-SV919THX), with technical cooperation of LUCASFILM Ltd. (now THX Ltd.) |
| 1994-05 |
World's first receivers that mount consumer THX systems (product name: TX-SV919THX) were sold based on technology cooperation with LUCASFILM LTD. (Current THX LTD.). |
| 1995-06 |
Started sales of INTEC 185 micro component system |
| 1996-03 |
Business Network Telecom Corporatoin was established with Japan Teleway (Teleway Corporation, current KDDI). |
| 1997-06 |
One in three shares of ONKYO CHINA LTD. that was a sales company in China (Hong Kong) were obtained. |
| 1998-01 |
Started production and distribution of OMF cone speakers |
| 1998-03 |
Started sales of Audio Board |
| 2000-10 |
Obtained stock of ONKYO SHAH ALAM (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (now ONKYO Asia Electronics Sdn. Bhd.) |
| 2001-04 |
Started sales of GXW-5.1 the industrys first home theater system compatible with Dolby® Pro Logic® II |
| 2001-11 |
Established Shanghai ONKYO Electronics Corporation |
| 2002-03 |
Established ONKYO Industrial Components, Inc. |
| 2002-03 |
ONKYO INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS, INC. was established as a sales company in the United States of America. |
| 2002-05 |
Started sales of BASE-V10 micro home theater system |
| 2003-02 |
Listed publicly on JASDAQ market |
| 2003-02 |
Stocks were registered over the counter in Japan Securities Dealers Association. |
| 2003-04 |
Started sales of DTA-7 worlds first 7-channel digital power amplifier |
| 2004-01 |
Acquired interest in Plus Industry Co., Ltd. and Zhongshan Purasu |
| 2004-02 |
Established Shanghai ONKYO Electronics Corporation (for selling home theater products) in Shanghai, China |
| 2004-02 |
Stocks of Plus Industry Co., Ltd. and Zhongshan Purasu Acoustic Co., Ltd. were acquired. |
| 2004-12 |
Deregistered over-the-counter stock in Japan Securities Dealers Association and listed on JASDAQ stock exchange |
| 2005-08 |
Started high-quality music distribution service called e‑onkyo music store |
| 2005-08 |
High quality music distibution service (e-onkyo music) was started. |
| 2005-09 |
Established CO3 Corporation Ltd. (currently equity affiliate) through consolidation with J‑Stream Inc. |
| 2006-01 |
Changed company name to ONKYO U.S.A. Corp through consolidation with ONKYO U.S.A. Corp. (expired corporation) and ONKYO Industrial Components, Inc. (merging corporation) |
| 2006-01 |
ONKYO U.S.A. CORP. and ONKYO INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS, INC. were merged and its trade name was changed to ONKYO U.S.A. CORP. |
| 2006-08 |
Changed company name from ONKYO LIV Corporation to ONKYO Marketing Corporation |
| 2007-05 |
Trade name of Onkyo Liv Corporation was changed to Onkyo Marketing Corporation. |
| 2007-08 |
Business Network Telecom, Inc. changed its trade name to Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation. |
| 2008-01 |
Acquired shares of So-Tech Corporation. |
| 2009-05 |
Acquired shares of Techno Eight Corporation (all shares transferred in May 2009). |
| 2009-10 |
"Onkyo" brand was extended to PC products. |
| 2009-12 |
All stocks were transferred. |
| 2010-02 |
Establishment of Anqiao (Shanghai) Trading Co., Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary of ONKYO CHINA LTD. |
| 2011-03 |
Its business was sold. |
| 2013-07 |
Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ (Standard) following the merger of Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange. |
| 2013-07 |
Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange JASDAQ (Standard) following the merger of Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange |
| 2014-03 |
Capital alliance agreement signed with IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC. of the U.K. |
| 2014-11 |
Business was integrated. |
| 2015-01 |
ONKYO TRADING CORPORATION will be the surviving company, and ONKYO ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY CO. Ltd. as the surviving company and Onkyo Creation Corporation, a subsidiary of Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation, as the dissolving company. -After the absorption-type split in which Onkyo Trading Co., Ltd. succeeded to the networking services business of Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation, Onkyo Development & Manufacturing Corporation became the surviving company and Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation became the dissolving company. -Ltd. as the surviving company and Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation as the dissolving company. Onkyo Trading Corporation changed its trade name to Onkyo Entertainment Technology Corporation. |
| 2015-03 |
Transferred the product design and technology business of ONKYO SOUND & VISION INC. to Digital Acoustic Corporation, which was established through an incorporation-type company split (business integration in March 2015). |
| 2015-03 |
Transferred the product design and technology business of ONKYO SOUND & VISION INC. to Digital Acoustic Corporation, which was established through an incorporation-type company split (business integration in March 2015) |
| 2016-03 |
It was sold. |
| 2017-02 |
MINDA ONKYO INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED was jointly established with MINDA INDUSTRIES LTD. in India. |
| 2017-02 |
MINDA ONKYO INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED established in India as a joint venture with MINDA INDUSTRIES LTD. |
| 2017-03 |
Capital alliance agreement with IMAGINATION TECHNOLOGIES GROUP PLC. of the U.K. dissolved in March 2017 |
| 2018-03 |
Joint venture was dissolved. |
| 2018-03 |
Capital alliance with Gibson Guitar Corp. dissolved in March 2018 |
| 2019-03 |
Onkyo Signs License Agreement with Sivantos, the World's Leading Manufacturer of Hearing Aids |
| 2019-09 |
ONKYO CHINA LTD. becomes a wholly owned subsidiary through additional acquisition of shares of ONKYO CHINA LTD. SHARP-ROXY CORPORATION (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD. (later S&O ELECTRONICS (MALAYSIA) SDN. BHD.) (shares will be transferred in September 2019) |
| 2020-02 |
Relocated the head office functions to Chuo-ku, Osaka, and established two bases in Osaka with ONKYO Technical Center (Neyagawa, Osaka) (February 2020: relocation and consolidation) |
| 2020-02 |
Onkyo & Pioneer Innovations Corporation changed its name to ODS Communication Services Corporation. |
| 2020-05 |
Its stocks were transferred. |
| 2020-07 |
Onkyo Corporation (2nd generation) merged with Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation, which was engaged in the home AV business, and changed its trade name to Onkyo Home Entertainment Corporation. -Ltd. to conduct home AV business. |
| 2020-08 |
The OEM business was split off to Onkyo Sound Corporation, and other businesses such as AI, high-resolution distribution, and brand collaboration were split off to Onkyo Corporation (the third generation) (our company). |
| 2020-10 |
Onkyo Corporation's AV business will be transferred to Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation through an absorption-type company split (business integration in October 2020). |
| 2020-11 |
Head office moved to Higashi-Osaka City, Osaka Prefecture. |
| 2021-01 |
Started joint industry-university research with Tokyo University of Agriculture on the use of vibration and sound to change and improve the efficiency of fermentation using a shaker. |
| 2021-04 |
Started joint industry-university research with the University of Toyama on a digital stethoscope for telemedicine. |
| 2021-05 |
Developed and started brewing "Symphony Otter Migaki", a music vibration-aged sake using our vibration technology, together with Asahi Shuzo Co. |
| 2021-08 |
Onkyo signs a brand license agreement with TCL (TCL ENTERTAINMENT SOLUTIONS), one of the world's leading TV manufacturers. (85% of shares transferred in August 2021) |
| 2021-09 |
Acquired all shares of Pioneer Home Electronics Corporation and integrated the home AV, telephone equipment, and headphone-related businesses of the Pioneer Group into the Onkyo Group (September 2021) Pioneer Home Electronics Corporation to Onkyo & Pioneer Corporation and Digital Acoustic Corporation to Onkyo & Pioneer Technology Corporation. |
| 2021-09 |
Started joint research with Nippon Institute of Technology on the promotion of shiitake mushroom cultivation using vibration and sound from a shaker. Started joint research with Kyoto University on the analysis, abnormality detection, and maintenance of infrastructure structures through industry-academia collaboration. |
| 2022 |
Announced the completion of a contract research project in fiscal 2022. |
| 2023 |
Received the 'CES 2023 Innovation Awards' for the development of an application that utilizes intestinal sound, which is currently under development by Suntory Global Innovation Center. |
