Panasonic Electric Works Asahi Co., Ltd.

Panasonic Electric Works Asahi Co., Ltd. (パナソニック エレクトリックワークス朝日株式会社) is a Japanese manufacturing company and a wholly owned subsidiary within the Panasonic Group. Its head office is located in Higashiagatsuma, Gunma Prefecture, with a technical center in Takasaki. The company traces its operational roots to 1951, when Asahi Denki Co., Ltd. was established, and to 1970, when its Gunma factory began operation producing power-supply components for lighting fixtures such as switches, sockets, and terminal blocks. Over the decades it broadened its manufacturing scope from lighting components into automotive parts and information-device products, applying core technologies cultivated in the lighting field to automotive and industrial applications. The present legal entity was established in October 2007 as a spin-off of the Gunma factory, initially named Matsushita Electric Works Interior Lighting Co., Ltd., with the factory separated as Asahi Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd. The company has since undergone several name changes reflecting the Panasonic Group's rebranding: Panasonic Electric Works Asahi Co., Ltd. in 2008, Panasonic Eco Solutions Asahi Co., Ltd. in 2012, and later Panasonic Life Solutions Asahi Co., Ltd., before adopting its current name, Panasonic Electric Works Asahi Co., Ltd. It is capitalized at 450 million yen and is 100% owned by Panasonic through Panasonic Shusshi Kanri G.K. As of April 1, 2026, it employed 266 people. The company's product portfolio spans three main areas. In lighting components, it manufactures terminal blocks, LED holders, and LED sockets designed for ease of installation, durability, and safety. In automotive components, it produces control parts for electric vehicles, including resolvers for drive motors, junction boxes, solenoids for variable-damping suspensions, and rotary switches for detecting door and hood positions. In information devices, it makes time switches, melody week chimes, and program timers used in schools, offices, and factories. The company positions itself around the purpose of enriching people's lives through devices made in Asahi and contributing to the development of Gunma and Agatsuma, with a mission to realize customers' dreams through technical and manufacturing capabilities.

The company's history begins in 1951 with the establishment of Asahi Denki Co., Ltd. In 1970, a Gunma factory was completed and began operation, starting production of lighting components. In 1973, the company changed its name to Asahi National Lighting Co., Ltd. It expanded into automotive components in 1982 and into consumer components and communication equipment in 1987. In 1988, it began producing time switches. The company obtained ISO 9001 certification in 1996 and ISO 14001 certification in 1998. In 2002, through a share exchange, it became a wholly owned subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd., and changed its name to Asahi Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd. In 2007, the company was renamed Matsushita Electric Works Interior Lighting Co., Ltd., and simultaneously its Gunma factory was spun off and became independent as Asahi Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd. In 2008, the name was changed to Panasonic Electric Works Asahi Co., Ltd. In 2009, it obtained TS16949 certification. In 2012, the company was renamed Panasonic Eco Solutions Asahi Co., Ltd. In 2019, it became Panasonic Life Solutions Asahi Co., Ltd. The current legal entity was established in October 2007, and the company later adopted its present name, Panasonic Electric Works Asahi Co., Ltd. As of April 1, 2026, it employed 266 people and had capital of 450 million yen, wholly owned by Panasonic through Panasonic Shusshi Kanri G.K.

• 2019

  Renamed Panasonic Life Solutions Asahi Co., Ltd.

• 2012

  Renamed Panasonic Eco Solutions Asahi Co., Ltd.

• 2009

  Obtained TS16949 certification

• 2008

  Renamed Panasonic Electric Works Asahi Co., Ltd.

• 2007

  Renamed Matsushita Electric Works Interior Lighting Co., Ltd.; Gunma factory spun off as Asahi Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.

• 2002

  Became wholly owned subsidiary of Matsushita Electric Works, Ltd. through share exchange; renamed Asahi Matsushita Electric Works Co., Ltd.

• 1998

  Obtained ISO 14001 certification

• 1996

  Obtained ISO 9001 certification

• 1988

  Production of time switches began

• 1987

  Production of consumer components and communication equipment began

• 1982

  Production of automotive components began

• 1973

  Company name changed to Asahi National Lighting Co., Ltd.

• 1970

  Gunma factory completed and operation started; production of lighting components began

• 1951

  Asahi Denki Co., Ltd. established

A Panasonic Group manufacturing subsidiary focused on devices that enrich daily life, combining lighting technology with automotive and information-device applications, while contributing to the development of Gunma and Agatsuma.

• Lighting components

  Terminal blocks

• Lighting components

  LED holders and LED sockets

• Automotive components

  Resolvers for drive motors

• Automotive components

  Junction boxes for EVs

• Automotive components

  Solenoids for variable-damping suspensions

• Automotive components

  Rotary switches for vehicle doors and hoods

• Information devices

  Time switches

• Information devices

  Melody week chimes

• Information devices

  Program timers

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