JVC 日本ビクター

JVC (Japan Victor Company) was founded in September 1927 in Yokohama as a wholly owned subsidiary of the American Victor Talking Machine Company, initially making phonographs and records for the Japanese market. It became an independent Japanese company after the Victor Talking Machine Company was absorbed into RCA, and in 1939 produced Japan's first domestically made television.

JVC's best-known achievement came in 1976, when it launched the HR-3300, the first VHS-format home video cassette recorder, offering longer recording time than rival formats. VHS went on to become the dominant global home video standard for decades, defeating Sony's competing Betamax format. In 2008, JVC merged with Kenwood to form JVCKenwood, and continues to make video and audio equipment under the JVC brand.