has multiple issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . august 2010 this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . april 2014 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message sanyo shokai new york inc. type public industry retail founded tokyo japan japan may 11 1943 founder nobuyuki yoshihara headquarters new york ny u.s. area served united states products clothing parent sanyo shokai ltd. website http www.sanyonewyork.com sanyo shokai new york inc. japanese is a men s outerwear company founded in new york city in 1981 by nobuyuki yoshihara . its parent company sanyo shokai ltd. dates back to 1943 . its trademark rainwear is mostly sold in department stores stores such as nordstrom barneys saks fifth avenue macy s bloomingdale s hudson s bay and men s specialty retail stores . the company operates primarily in the united states and in canada . history edit sanyo shokai new york inc. was founded in 1978 by sanyo shokai ltd. sanyo shokai ltd. is a tokyo based company that was founded in 1943 by nobuyuki yoshihara who is also the founder of sanyo shokai new york inc. in 1986 sanyo starting building its own state of the art production facility in oneonta ny 1 and opened that following year . 2 other locations had been considered such as connecticut and georgia . however with the closing of a textile factory in oneonta sanyo chose the upstate new york location to hire experienced local textile workers . 3 4 in 1988 sanyo fashion house co. ltd. italy opened in milano . in 1990 sanyo fashion house works with costume designer carol cohen to transform the classic trench coat into a fashion raincoat . 5 in 1999 sanyo sewing america closed . in 2001 sanyo held a promotional agreement with palm to redesign sanyo coats for the business traveler featuring antimagnetic shields to prevent shock from static electricity and protection from radio waves . 6 in 2007 sanyo shokai new york inc. went online for the first time at with the launch of the fall 2007 collection . 7 in the subsequent years sanyo designed rainwool a series of wool overcoats that have the same impermeability to rain that their micro polyester raincoats offer . 8 in 2005 sanyo shokai stopped carrying its line of women s outerwear and has since specialized solely in men s outerwear . references edit first japanese factory slated for us the telegraph may 17 1986 . sanyo unit opens us apparel plant the new york times june 9 1987 . in tokyo states compete for plants and jobs the new york times jan 17 1988 . us interest seek japanese cash potential investments create war between states the milwaukee journal jan 19 1988 . style makers ; carol cohen raincoat designer new york times june 10 1990 . compressed data when the digitally enhanced face the elements new york times april 9 2001 . sanyo shokai new york launches fall 2007 collection on web pr web december 17 2007 . rainwool sanyonewyork.com october 2011 . external links edit sanyo shokai new york inc. japanese sanyo shokai ltd. retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sanyo shokai new york & oldid 741078297 categories japanese brandsclothing companieshidden categories orphaned articles from august 2010all orphaned articlesarticles needing additional references from april 2014all articles needing additional referencesarticles with japanese language external links navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages edit links this page was last modified on 25 september 2016 at 07 54 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view