Japan Radio Company

{{Short description|Japanese electronics firm founded 1915}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Japan Radio Co., Ltd.

| native_name = 日本無線株式会社

| native_name_lang = ja

| logo = JRC company logos.svg

| logo_size = 260px

| image = Nakano Central Park East.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| image_caption = The company's headquarters

| type = wholly owned subsidiary of Nisshinbo Holdings Inc.

| traded_as = {{TYO|3105}}

| ISIN = {{ISIN|sl=n|pl=y|JP3678000005}}

| founded = ({{Start date and age|1915|12}})

| hq_location_city = Nakano Central Park East, Nakano-ku, Tokyo 164-8570

| hq_location_country = Japan

| area_served = Worldwide

| key_people = Takayoshi Tsuchida
(Chairman)
Kenji Ara
(President)

| industry = Electronics

| products = {{unbulleted list|Communication systems|Navigation systems|Fishing systems|Broadcasting equipment|Aviation and meteorological systems|Disaster prevention systems|Landslide monitoring systems|Water and river management}}

| revenue = JPY 125.1 billion (FY 2015)

(US$ 1.1 billion) (FY 2015)

| net_income = JPY 1.6 billion (FY 2015)

(US$ 14.7 million) (FY 2015)

| num_employees = 5,575 (consolidated as of March 31, 2016)

| footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.jrc.co.jp/eng/about/company/overview.html |title=Company Data |publisher=Japan Radio Company |access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{cite web |url=http://asia.nikkei.com/Company/05HZHK-E |title=Company Profile |work=Nikkei Asian Review |publisher=Nikkei Inc. |access-date=April 21, 2017}}{{cite web |url=https://www.nisshinbo.co.jp/english/news/pdf/1756_1_en.pdf |title=Notice regarding execution of share exchange agreement concerning Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. making New Japan Radio Co., Ltd. a wholly-owned subsidiary |publisher=Nisshinbo Holdings Inc. website |access-date=May 10, 2018 |archive-date=December 18, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181218010436/https://www.nisshinbo.co.jp/english/news/pdf/1756_1_en.pdf |url-status=dead }}

| website = {{Official website|http://www.jrc.co.jp/eng/index.html}}

}}

{{nihongo|Japan Radio Co., Ltd.|日本無線株式会社|Nihon Musen Kabushiki-gaisha}} is a Japanese company specialising in the field of wireless electronics for the communications industry.

History

Established in 1915, the company has produced a wide variety of products including marine electronics, measuring equipment for telecommunication, radio broadcasting equipment, and amateur radio equipment, including the JST-145dx/JST-245dx HF transceivers, which were the last amateur radio transceivers produced by JRC, ending in 2002.

File:JPRC-C1 SATCOM terminal.jpg JPRC-C1 SATCOM (Satellite Communications) terminal]]

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