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= Kihachiro Onizuka =

Kihachiro Onizuka (May 29, 1918 - September 29, 2007), was a Japanese businessman, he was the founder of Asics.

After consulting with Hyogo Prefectural, Basketball Association Director and Hyogo Prefectural Kobe High School Basketball Club Yukio Matsumoto, he decided to develop basketball shoes,

In September 1949 he established Onitsuka Co., Ltd. with the capital of 300,000 yen and four employees,

Died of heart failure on September 29, 2007 ( age 89).