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{{Infobox_Company |
  company_name   = Tecmo|
  company_logo   = [[File:Tecmo logo.png|300px]]|
  company_type   = Brand Name of [[Koei Tecmo Holdings]]|
  foundation     = September 1964 (Imperial Trustee)<br />July 31, 1967 (Nippon Yacht Co., Ltd.)<br />October 1977 (Tehkan Ltd.)<br />March 1981 (U.S. Tehkan, Inc.)<br />December 6, 1982 (Tehkan Electronics)<br /> January 8, 1986 (Tecmo Co., Ltd.)<br />March 15, 2010 (Tehkan)<br />April 1, 2010 (Tecmo, original closed)<br />(closed April 1, 2011)|
  location       = Tokyo, Japan|
  key_people     = [[Yoshihito Kakihara]], founder|
  num_employees  = not disclosed|
  industry       = video games |
  products       = video games|
  homepage       = http://www.tecmo.co.jp/|
}}
'''Tecmo''' is a brand name of [[Koei Tecmo Holdings]].

==Imperial Trustee Corporation==
'''Imperial Trustee Corporation''' was founded in September [[1964]].

==Nippon Yacht Co., Ltd.==
'''Nippon Yacht Co, Ltd.''' was founded on July 31, [[1967]].

==Tehkan, Ltd.==
Imperial Trustee Corporation was renamed '''Tekhan Ltd.''' in October [[1977]].

==U.S. Tehkan, Inc.==
A North American subsidiary of Tehkan named '''U.S. Tehkan, Inc.''' was formed in March [[1981]] in Los Angeles, California.

==Tehkan Electronics Corporation==
Nippon Yacht Co, Ltd was renamed '''Tehkan Electronics Corporation''' on December 6, [[1982]].

==Tecmo Co., Ltd.==
Tekhan, Ltd. was renamed '''Tecmo Co, Ltd.''' on January 8, [[1986]].

==Tehkan Electronics Corporation and Tecmo Co., Ltd. merge==
Tehkan Electronics Corporation and Tecmo Co., Ltd. merged on April 1, [[1987]], with the resulting company retaining the name Tecmo.

==Koei and Tecmo merge, Tecmo closed==
On April 1, [[2009]], [[Koei]] and Tecmo merged forming Koei Tecmo Holdings.

A shortlived off-shot company, also named Tecmo Co., Ltd., but initially referred to as Tehkan so as to prevent confusion with the two companies while the original Tecmo was still operating, was formed on March 15, [[2010]].

The original Tecmo closed on April 1, 2010.

The second Tecmo closed on April 1, [[2011]].

The studios were merged into [[Koei Tecmo Games]].

==Video games by Tehkan==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| System
!| Released
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Bomb Jack]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Bomb Jack II]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1986
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Guzzler]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pinball Action]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1985
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Pleiads]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1981
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Senjyo]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1983
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Star Force]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1984
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Swimmer]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Arcade]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1982
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 
|}

==Video games by Tecmo owned by the WEC Museum==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="width:100%"
!| Title
!| System
!| Released
!| Added to Museum
!| Notes
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Bumping Sumo]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Famicom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Tecmo Cup Soccer Game|Captain Tsubasa]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Famicom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Captain Tsubasa Volume II: Super Striker]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[Famicom]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1990
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Ninja Gaiden (1988 video game)|Ninja Gaiden]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1988
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Solomon's Key]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1987
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 
|-
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | ''[[Tecmo Bowl]]''
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | [[NES]]
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 1989
| style="border-style: solid; border-width: 1px; text-align:center" | 
|}

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