(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-CULTURAL ACTIVITY(CN)

(Chengdu Universiade)CHINA-CHENGDU-WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES-CULTURAL ACTIVITY(CN)

(230802) -- CHENGDU, Aug. 2, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Stefania-Patricia Catinean (L) and Maria-Antoaneta Alexe of Romania experience the rubbing technics with Chinese characters at the Village of the 31st FISU Summer World University Games in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 31, 2023. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

Panasonic to revive Technics brand for high-end audio gear

Panasonic to revive Technics brand for high-end audio gear

TOKYO, Japan - Panasonic Corp. announces in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2014, the revival of the Technics brand of high-end audio equipment in Japan in February next year following its relaunch in Europe. The company discontinued the brand in 2010.

Master bat maker

Master bat maker

TOKYO, Japan - Master bat maker Isokazu Kubota (R) and Hideki Matsui, then a player of the New York Yankees, chat at Mizuno Technics Corp. in Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, in December 2003. The craftsman whose bats have launched thousands of big league hits for Matsui and Ichiro Suzuki announced his retirement on Jan. 28, 2014.

Ichiro's baseball bat makers

Ichiro's baseball bat makers

GIFU, Japan - Baseball bat makers Isokazu Kubota (R) and Tamio Nawa of Mizuno Technics Corp. hold the same model of baseball bat used by Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, in the town of Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro has set a new Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons.

Ichiro's baseball bat makers

Ichiro's baseball bat makers

GIFU, Japan - Baseball bat makers Isokazu Kubota (R) and Tamio Nawa of Mizuno Technics Corp. hold the same model of baseball bat used by Seattle Mariners outfielder Ichiro Suzuki, in the town of Yoro, Gifu Prefecture, on Sept. 24, 2010. Ichiro has set a new Major League Baseball record of 10 consecutive 200-hit seasons. (Kyodo)

Panasonic to revive Technics brand for high-end audio gear

Panasonic to revive Technics brand for high-end audio gear

TOKYO, Japan - Panasonic Corp. announces in Tokyo on Sept. 29, 2014, the revival of the Technics brand of high-end audio equipment in Japan in February next year following its relaunch in Europe. The company discontinued the brand in 2010. (Kyodo)

Panasonic's high-end turntable

Panasonic's high-end turntable

Panasonic Corp. unveils the SL-1000R direct drive turntable system, the latest model by the company's high-end audio branch Technics, in Osaka on March 27, 2018, before it hits the stores in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Panasonic's high-end turntable

Panasonic's high-end turntable

Panasonic Corp. executive officer Michiko Ogawa, who is in charge of the company's high-end audio branch Technics, poses with the brand's latest models of turntables in Osaka on March 27, 2018, before they hit the stores in May. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo