context: Airsoft originated in Japan in the 1980s, when local gun laws banned possession of most real types of firearms. After several unsuccessful attempts, the most popular model remained the current bullets firing bullets at spring and air pressure. Known for its remote-controlled cars in the early 1990s, Tokyo Marui developed the first electric-powered machine-gun, such as the FAMAS replica. With the use of electric weapons, interest in airsoft began to spread.
question: Who developed airsoft?
answers.text: Tokyo Marui