ASICS Corporation

ASICS is a japanese athletic equipment company founded in 1949 by Kihachiro Onitsuka.

The name is an acronym for the Latin phrase anima sana in corpore sano, which translates as "Sound mind in a sound body". In recent years their running shoes have often been ranked among the top performance footwear in the market. Products manufactured and marketed by Asics include footwear (sneakers, sandals), clothing (t-shirts, jackets, hoodies, compression garment, pants, shorts, socks), and accessories (bags, backpacks, caps).