02 / Company & ownership
Behind the brand.
The four Kashio brothers built their company around compact calculation. Casio later applied the same practical electronics mindset to digital watches, keyboards and rugged G-SHOCK products.
Sources · previous brand research
- 1946
Tadao Kashio starts the business that becomes Casio.
- 1957
The 14-A brings relay calculation into a desk-sized form.
- 1983
A shock-resistant watch creates Casio’s most durable icon.



