Private company

DAIICHIKOSHO

Logo: dkkaraoke.co.jp3

Japanese electronics and aircraft manufacturer

Daiichi Kosho Co., Ltd. (株式会社第一興商) is a Japanese electronics and aircraft manufacturer that was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Tokyo. As an electronics manufacturer the company specializes in karaoke equipment.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

Apr 16, 1973Founded1
  • Industryaerospace industry, coin parking, electronics, music industry1
  • HeadquartersKita-Shinagawa1
  • Websitewww.dkkaraoke.co.jp
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1

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Daiichi Kosho Co., Ltd. (株式会社第一興商) is a Japanese electronics and aircraft manufacturer that was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Tokyo. As an electronics manufacturer the company specializes in karaoke equipment.2

Corporate structure

DAIICHIKOSHO sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

What it owns

What DAIICHIKOSHO reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.

Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)

Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1

The story

Between about 1992 and 2003 the company branched into the design and manufacture of paramotor harnesses, canopies and engines. The company produced several designs of aircraft engines, including the DK 472. The company's foray into aircraft production did not result in the projected market size and the company exited the field in about 2003.

In 1997, Daiichi Kosho entered into the Japanese music industry through the launching of its own record label, Gauss Entertainment (which merged with now-subsidiary Tokuma Japan Communications in 2005). In 2001, the company acquired two other record labels: Nippon Crown (former subsidiary of the Mitsubishi keiretsu) and Tokuma Japan Communications (former subsidiary of Tokuma Shoten). On April 1, 2010, Nippon Crown and Tokuma Japan Communications formed the music distribution company Crown Tokuma.

From Wikipedia’s article on Daiichi Kosho Company, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • karaoke

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

Also owns

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Jun 1, 2017Acquired Airside1
  2. 2001Nippon Crown Co., Ltd. became a subsidiary1

Timeline

  1. Apr 16, 1973Founded Founded1

Sources

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