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 2012 London 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).
Sponsorships
Mikasa has been official ball provider of the following leagues and associations, as well as it has exclusive agreements with some prominent athletes:
Volleyball
International Volleyball Confederations
- Volleyball Schools Cup - Youth, Junior, Intermediate, Senior and Opens
- Confederação Brasileira de Voleibol
- Men's European Volleyball Championship, Women's European Volleyball Championship (1970, 1979, 1981, 1983)
- Fédération Internationale de Volleyball
- FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship, FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship (1978,1982,1998)
- Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup (1997)
- FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup, FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup (1999)
- Athens Olympic Games (2004)
- Beijing Olympic Games (2008)
- Misty May-Treanor
- Reid Priddy
- University Athletic Association of the Philippines
- Shakey's V-League
- Philippine Super Liga
- University of Rizal System Seniors and Juniors teams
National teams
- Men / Women
- Men / Women
- Men / Women
- Men / Women
- Men / Women
Waterpolo
- Ligue Européenne de Natation
- Fédération Internationale de Natation (men and women)
- Beijing Olympic Games (2008)
- London Olympic Games (2012)
- Río de Janeiro Olympic Games (2016)
- CIF Southern Section
- Tony Azevedo
- National men and women teams
- NCAA
Multi sports
- Universiade - volleyball and water polo (since 1979)
- Asian Games - volleyball, beach volleyball, basketball, football, handball, and water polo (1982, 1994, 1998)
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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