[1][2][3] Daiichi Kosho, a Japanese electronics company, specializing in Karaoke equipment, decided to enter the paramotor market in circa 1993, expecting that it would become immensely popular and result in a mass market.
As a result, they designed and manufactured their own engine, the DK 472 and even created their own line of canopies.
It features a paraglider-style high wing, single-place accommodation and a single Daiichi Kosho DK 472 22 hp (16 kW) engine in pusher configuration.
[1][2] The company invested heavily in research and development, producing a whole line of paramotoring equipment including a twin-cylinder and single-cylinder engine.
The line was sold to Giles Cardoza of the United Kingdom who developed it into the Parajet.