For more than eight decades, AKAI (アカイ) has proven itself to be one of the premier sources of vision and innovation for consu ... mer electronics. Founded in 1929, Tokyo, Japan, AKAI has engaged in offering quality home entertainment products specializing in the audio and video arenas. As a mission to enhance our life enjoyment from day to day, AKAI combined advanced technology with its unique expertise in consumer electronics to create the best solutions in the market. Akai is dedicated to the integration of quality sound and picture in the home environment and experience on the move. To satisfy the growing demand of one’s discerning lifestyle, AKAI is offering more home-related products in an all-rounded perspective. AKAI has developed trusted products in areas of home appliances, digital and telecommunication. Continuing to deliver and maintain the high standards that we all expect, Akai strives to deeply integrate into everyone's daily life. Akai was founded by Masukichi Akai and his son, Saburo Akai as Akai Electric Company Ltd. (赤井電機株式会社 Akai Denki Kabushiki-gaisha), a Japanese manufacturer in 1929. The original company was founded in 1946 in Tokyo, Japan as Akai Electric Co., Ltd., developing musical and audio equipment. "Akai" means red in Japanese, hence the logo color, earlier also accompanied by a red dot. Today the Akai brand is owned by Akai Sales Pte Ltd headquartered in Singapore. In addition to some development of musical instruments, the Akai brand name is also used to rebadge electronics manufactured by other companies. read more