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Arai Helmet Ltd

Type	Joint stock company
Founded	1926
Founder(s)	Hirotake Arai
Headquarters	Ōmiya-ku, Saitama, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Industry	Motorcycle helmet manufacturing
Website	www.araihelmet.com

Arai Helmet Ltd (株式会社 アライヘルメット, Kabushiki-gaisha Arai Herumetto^?) is a Japanese company that designs and manufactures motorcycle helmets and other helmets for motorsport. It was formed in 1926 by Hirotake Arai as a hatmaker.^[1] Currently, Michio "Mitch" Arai runs the company and his son, Akihito, is also involved.^[1] All Arai helmets sold in the USA meet or exceed the Snell Memorial Foundation M2005 safety standards.^{[citation needed]} Every Arai helmet is hand-built.^[2]

Arai has been ranked first in customer satisfaction in all ten annual J. D. Power and Associates Motorcycle Helmet Satisfaction Studies.^[3][4] It was also first (or tied for first) in three of four categories: Overall Satisfaction, Ventilation, and Styling.^[5]

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