Yamaha Corporation

Yamaha Corporation
Native name
ヤマハ株式会社
Yamaha kabushiki gaisha
FormerlyNippon Gakki Co., Ltd. (1887–1987)
Company typePublic KK
FoundedOctober 12, 1887 (1887-10-12)
FounderTorakusu Yamaha
Headquarters10-1, Nakazawacho, Naka-ku,
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka
,
Japan
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Takuya Nakata, President and Representative Executive Officer
ProductsMusical instruments, audio equipment
RevenueIncrease ¥408.2 billion (2017)[1]
Increase ¥44.3 billion (2017)[verification needed][1]
Increase ¥46.7 billion (2017)[verification needed][1]
Number of employees
28,112 (including temporary employees) (2017)[1]
Subsidiaries[2]
Websiteyamaha.com
Footnotes / references
[3][2]

Yamaha Corporation (ヤマハ株式会社, Yamaha Kabushiki gaisha, /ˈjɑːmɒˌhɑː/; Japanese pronunciation: [jamaha]) is a Japanese musical instrument and audio equipment manufacturer.

It is one of the constituents of Nikkei 225 and is the world's largest musical instrument manufacturing company.[4]

The former motorcycle division was established in 1955 as Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., which started as an affiliated company but has been spun-off as its own independent company.

  1. ^ a b c d Annual Report 2017 Archived 6 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b "Yamaha Group Companies".
  3. ^ "Yamaha Corporate Profile".
  4. ^ Fosler-Lussier, Danielle (2020). Music on the Move. University of Michigan Press. p. 123.

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