Asics is a brand founded in 1949 by Kihiro Onitsuka in Kobe who wish to promote healthy youth through sports." The name is derived from the initial word "Anima Sana In Corpore Sano", the saratire writer Juvenaris in the early 2th century BCE. The company has established a sports engineering research institute in Japan and continues to create functional and high-quality products that are used in the world, and has earned the trust of many people both at home and abroad.