Canare Electric Co. Ltd. is a Japanese manufacturer of connecting products for professionals of the broadcast industries: fiber or copper cables, connectors, video patch panels, signal converters. The company was founded in 1970, in Nagoya, located in the center island of the archipelago of Japan. The name of Canare originated from the name of the nearby river Kanare, along which blossom the famous Japanese cherries. Today, Canare products are used worldwide by TV/Radio channels, studio cameras manufacturers, broadcast equipment manufacturers, as well as concert halls/theatres, sports and educational facilities, audiovisual production and post-production companies. The company mission is to offer value added products to meet the needs of the Broadcast industries for today and tomorrow.