Mikasa Corporation (???? ???, Kabushiki Kaisha Mikasa) is a sports equipment company with its corporate headquarters in Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, Japan.
Their football, basketball, volleyball, waterpolo and handball are often used for official matches, games and competitions. Notably, Mikasa volleyballs are the official balls for all Fédération Internationale de Volleyball worldwide competitions, and numerous domestic leagues outside of North America.
Mikasa volleyballs are the official ball for the Olympics. Presently clubs, regions, high schools, colleges, and tournaments throughout the U.S. use Mikasa volleyballs.
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Products
Mikasa makes many different types of balls, including goods for basketball, beach and indoor volleyball, football, rugby union, waterpolo, korfball, American football and rugby football (the last two, only in the United States).
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Sponsorships
Mikasa has been the official ball provider of the following leagues and associations, as well as it has exclusive agreements with some prominent athletes:
Volleyball
International Volleyball Confederations and Tournaments
- Summer Olympics
- Men's European Volleyball Championship, Women's European Volleyball Championship
- Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
- FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship
- Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup
- FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup, FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup
National teams
- Men / Women
- Men / Women
- Men / Women
- Men / Women
- Men / Women
- Men / Women
Club
- Perugia
Athletes
- Misty May-Treanor
- Reid Priddy
- Marta Menegatti
- Sara Hughes
Waterpolo
- Ligue Européenne de Natation
- Fédération Internationale de Natation (men and women)
- Summer Olympics
- Tony Azevedo
- National men and women teams
- NCAA
Multi sports
- Universiade
- Asian Games
Manufacturing conditions
Mikasa manufactures products in Thailand and has been accused of workplace brutality and human rights violations in some factories. The International Trade Union Confederation, published a report alleging "systematic anti-union campaigns" by Mikasa. The report detailed various allegations:
Through such practices, the ITUC argued, Mikasa succeeded in either firing or forcing the resignation of the entire union committee (except the union president), essentially destroying the right of its workers to organize.
A separate report, by the Thai Labor Campaign alleged that new Mikasa factory workers received only 173 baht per day ($4.36 per day) in 2006.
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See also
- ASICS
- Molten
References
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Michigan High School Athletic Association Bulletin, Volume 70, Michigan High School Athletic Association, 1993, University of Michigan, p. 464.
- Gay and lesbian tourism: the essential guide for marketing, Jeff Guaracino, p. 146.
- Sports sponsor factbook, Team Marketing Report, Inc., 1999, p. 623.
- Japanese multinationals, facts & figures, T?y? Keizai Shinp?sha, 2007, p. 268.
- American Commercial Inc. d/b/a Mikasa and Mikasa Licensing, Inc. v. Sports and Leisure International d/b/a Mikasa Sports, Civil Action No. 96-713LHM (U.S.D.C. C.D. Cal.).
External links
- Mikasa Japan (in English)
- Mikasa USA
- Mikasa Europe
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