Asics

ASICS

ASICS is a Japanese athletic equipment company, producing footwear and sports equipment for a wide array of sports, incepted as Onitsuka Co. Ltd. in 1949 by Kihachiro Onitsuka. It was originally aimed at producing basketball shoes in his hometown of Kobe, Japan. The company’s trademark branding of crossed stripes first made its debut in the Mexico 66 design and has since become ubiquitous.

Founded September 1, 1949
Industries Footwear
Headquarter Kobe, Japan
Website asics.com
atmos & ASICS' GEL-Inst.360 Receives Pastel Colorways
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atmos & ASICS' GEL-Inst.360 Receives Pastel Colorways

“Ivory” and “Apricot Ice” options.
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ASICS Reveals the Gel-MAI Knit MT in a Core Black Color Scheme
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ASICS Reveals the Gel-MAI Knit MT in a Core Black Color Scheme

A new kind of sock-like runner.
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atmos Links With ASICS for New GEL-Inst.360 Collaboration
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atmos Links With ASICS for New GEL-Inst.360 Collaboration

A subtle rework on the running model.
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Kiko Kostadinov x ASICS Sneaker Collaboration Continues
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Kiko Kostadinov x ASICS Sneaker Collaboration Continues

Second delivery.
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SASQUATCHFABRIX & ASICS Collaborate on 2-Way GEL-PTG MT Sneaker
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SASQUATCHFABRIX & ASICS Collaborate on 2-Way GEL-PTG MT Sneaker

With or without laces?
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ASICS Gets in the Holiday Spirit for GEL-Lyte III "Easter" Pack
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ASICS Gets in the Holiday Spirit for GEL-Lyte III "Easter" Pack

Three lighter-colored styles.
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ASICS Drops Lux GEL-Lyte III “Reptile” Pack
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ASICS Drops Lux GEL-Lyte III “Reptile” Pack

A luxurious black-and-white take on a classic.
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KICKS LAB. Crafts an ASICS GEL-Lyte III Fit for a Ninja
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KICKS LAB. Crafts an ASICS GEL-Lyte III Fit for a Ninja

Meet the “KL-Shinobi.”
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Supreme, NBA and Nike Go Back in Time in this Week's Sneaker Releases
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Supreme, NBA and Nike Go Back in Time in this Week's Sneaker Releases

Plus the YEEZY 700 “Wave Runner” makes a bold return.
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ASICS Unleashes the GEL-Mai In "Peacoat Navy"
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ASICS Unleashes the GEL-Mai In "Peacoat Navy"

With subtle splashes of pink surfacing throughout.
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2014

ASICS continue to expand globally by building new flagship stores in Europe, Australia, and Japan

2007

Mr Kihachiro Onitsuka passed away but his legacy lives on ASICS - "if you fall, keep going until you succeed."

1999

50 years since the funding of Onitsuka Tiger

1977

Onitsuka Tiger merged with GTO and JELENK to form ASICS Corporation

1964

Tokyo Olympics is the first held in Asia. Japanese Volleyball team won gold wearing ASCIS

1956

ASICS sponsored the Japanese Olympic team

1949

Kihachiro Onitsuka founded the forerunner of ASICS, Onitsuka Company, in Kobe, Japan