<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.asics.com </Td> </Tr> <P> ASICS (アシックス, Ashikkusu) (stylized as asics) is a Japanese multinational corporation which produces footwear and sports equipment designed for a wide range of sports, generally in the upper price range . The name is an acronym for the Latin phrase anima sana in corpore sano, which translates as "Healthy soul in a healthy body". In recent years their running shoes have often been ranked among the top performance footwear in the market . </P> <P> ASICS Ltd. began as Onitsuka Co., Ltd on September 1, 1949 . Its founder, Kihachiro Onitsuka, began manufacturing basketball shoes in his home town of Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan . Soon after the range of sports activities widened to a variety of Olympic styles used throughout the' 50s,' 60s and' 70s by athletes worldwide . Onitsuka became particularly renowned for the Mexico 66 design, in which the distinctive crossed stripes, now synonymous with the company brand, were featured for the first time . In 1977, Onitsuka Tiger merged with GTO and JELENK to form ASICS Corporation . Despite the name change, a vintage range of ASICS shoes are still produced and sold internationally under the Onitsuka Tiger label . </P> <P> In its 2006 fiscal year, Asics generated 171 billion yen in net sales and 13 billion yen in net income . Sixty - six percent of the company's income came from the sale of sports shoes, 24% from sportswear, and 10% from sports equipment . Forty - nine percent of the company's sales were in Japan, 28% in North America, and 19% in Europe . </P>

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