The is a Japanese developer of video game software and arcade hardware. Taito Trading Company was established by a Russian Jewish businessman named Michael Kogan. Written in kanji as ?? (pronounced "TIE-toe"), it is a kanji acronym of either and or (The latter is plausible because founder Michael Kogan was Jewish). Taito also imports and distributes American coin-op video games in Japan, as well as their own games all around the world. Taito Corporation was acquired by Square Enix in 2005. History The company was founded in 1953 by a Russian Jewish businessman named Michael Kogan as . Taito started out importing and distributing vending machines. Later, they began leasing jukeboxes and they eventually started to manufacture their own. Although Taito was already making coin-op mechanical and pinball games during the 1960s, it wasn't until 1973 that Taito introduced their first video arcade game. It was also in 1973 that they

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