FUTABA Corporation was founded by Mr. Goro Eto and Mr. Reiji Hosoya in Chi-ba in 1948.
Futaba was named after the two founders and also in Japanese, “Futaba” also means the first two leaves from a seed. Since its establishment up to now, FUTABA has grown into a world famous multinational corporation over years of effort. Under the leadership of the current chairman Reiji Hosaya and the president Atsushi Nishimuro, the company has a total asset of 22.558 billion Yen. It mainly engages in the business of PMILED, model airplane remotes and molds.