Before revision: History The first direct-drive Panasonic turntable was invented by Shuichi Obata, an engineer at Matsushita (now Panasonic), based in Osaka, Japan.
After revision: - though not the first direct-drive turntable -History The first direct-drive Panasonic turntable was invented by Shuichi Obata, an engineer at Matsushita (now Panasonic), based in Osaka, Japan.