Yamaha Corporation

Yamaha Corporation
	Yamaha Corporation's headquarters in Hamamatsu, Japan
Native name	ヤマハ株式会社
Romanized name	Yamaha kabushiki gaisha
Formerly	Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. (1887–1987)
Company type	Public KK
Traded as	TYO: 7951; Nikkei 225 component;
Founded	October 12, 1887
Founder	Torakusu Yamaha
Headquarters	10-1, Nakazawacho, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan
Area served	Worldwide
Key people	Takuya Nakata, President and Representative Executive Officer
Products	Musical instruments, audio equipment
Revenue	¥408.2 billion (2017)
Operating income	¥44.3 billion (2017)[verification needed]
Net income	¥46.7 billion (2017)[verification needed]
Number of employees	28,112 (including temporary employees) (2017)
Subsidiaries	List Ampeg; Bösendorfer; Deagan; Line 6; Steinberg; Yamaha Artist Services; Yamaha Drums; Yamaha Entertainment Group; Yamaha Pro Audio; and more;
Website	yamaha.com

Yamaha Corporation (ヤマハ株式会社, Yamaha Kabushiki gaisha, /ˈjæməˌhɑː/; 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.^[2] The former motorcycle division was established in 1955 as Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., which started as an affiliated company but later became independent.

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Annual Report 2017 Archived 6 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine
^ Fosler-Lussier, Danielle (2020). Music on the Move. University of Michigan Press. p. 123.

[AR17-1] Annual Report 2017 Archived 6 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine

[2] Fosler-Lussier, Danielle (2020). Music on the Move. University of Michigan Press. p. 123.

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