Yamaha

Japanese music and audio equipment maker
Organization musical_instrument_manufacturing_company Q188454
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Yamaha

Summary

Yamaha is a musical instrument manufacturing company[1]. Yamaha ranks in the top 5% of musical_instrument_manufacturing_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,739 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Yamaha received the Technical Grammy Award[3].
  • Yamaha was a member of Wi-Fi Alliance[4].
  • Yamaha was a member of SD Association[5].
  • Yamaha was a member of Wireless Power Consortium[6].
  • Yamaha is in the country of Japan[7].
  • Yamaha's instance of is recorded as musical instrument manufacturing company[8].
  • Yamaha's instance of is recorded as public company[9].
  • Yamaha's instance of is recorded as organization[10].
  • Yamaha's founder is recorded as Torakusu Yamaha[11].
  • Yamaha's headquarters location is recorded as Naka-ku[12].
  • Yamaha's headquarters location is recorded as Japan[13].
  • The location of Yamaha was Hamamatsu[14].
  • Yamaha's child organization or unit is recorded as Yamaha (United States)[15].
  • Yamaha's child organization or unit is recorded as Yamaha Music Communications[16].
  • Yamaha's child organization or unit is recorded as Yamaha Drums[17].
  • Yamaha's Commons category is recorded as Yamaha Corporation[18].
  • Yamaha's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[19].
  • Yamaha's industry is recorded as music industry[20].
  • Yamaha's industry is recorded as manufacture of machinery and equipment[21].
  • Yamaha's industry is recorded as automotive industry[22].
  • 1987 marks the founding of Yamaha[23].
  • Yamaha's location of formation is recorded as Hamamatsu[24].
  • Yamaha's official website is recorded as https://www.yamaha.com/[25].
  • Yamaha's official website is recorded as https://retailing.jp.yamaha.com/[26].
  • Yamaha's official website is recorded as http://yamaha.co.jp/[27].

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Founding

Yamaha's founder is recorded as Torakusu Yamaha[11]. 1987 marks the founding of Yamaha[23]. Yamaha's location of formation is recorded as Hamamatsu[24].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'ヤマハ株式会社'}[28] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yamaha Corporation'}[29]. Yamaha's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yamaha'}[30].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Naka-ku[12], a ward of Japan[31], in Japan[32], founded in 2007[33] and Japan[13], a sovereign state[34], in Japan[35], founded in -0660[36]. Subsidiaries include Yamaha (United States)[15], a business[37], in United States[38], headquartered in Buena Park[39]; Yamaha Music Communications[16], a business[40], in Japan[41], founded in 2000[42], headquartered in Tokyo[43]; and Yamaha Drums[17], a business[44], in Japan[45], founded in 1967[46], headquartered in Hamamatsu[47].

Industry

Industries include music industry[20], manufacture of machinery and equipment[21], and automotive industry[22].

Ownership

Yamaha's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[19]. Products include musical instrument[48], loudspeaker enclosure[49], sports equipment[50], and software[51].

Recognition

Yamaha received the Technical Grammy Award[3].

Why It Matters

Yamaha ranks in the top 5% of musical_instrument_manufacturing_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,739 views/month).[2] Yamaha has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] Yamaha is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

What awards did Yamaha receive?

Honors received include Technical Grammy Award[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . moma.org. moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [11] . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . wikidata.org.
  11. [16] . wikidata.org.
  12. [17] . wikidata.org.
  13. [18] . wikidata.org.
  14. [19] . wikidata.org.
  15. [20] . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] . wikidata.org.
  17. [22] . wikidata.org.
  18. [4] . wi-fi.org. Retrieved . wi-fi.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [5] . sdcard.org. Retrieved . sdcard.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [6] . wirelesspowerconsortium.com. Retrieved . wirelesspowerconsortium.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [48] . wikidata.org.
  27. [49] . wikidata.org.
  28. [50] . wikidata.org.
  29. [51] . National Software Reference Library. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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