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 (4,991 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].

Product Details

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• Type: Other^[28]

• Country: JP^[29]

• Began / founded: 1887-10-12^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 17df66c5-6748-4a24-95a0-8b32404983dd^[31]

Body

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'}^[32] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yamaha Corporation'}^[33]. Yamaha's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Yamaha'}^[34].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Naka-ku^[12], a ward of Japan^[35], in Japan^[36], founded in 2007^[37] and Japan^[13], a sovereign state^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in -0660^[40]. Subsidiaries include Yamaha (United States)^[15], a business^[41], in United States^[42], headquartered in Buena Park^[43]; Yamaha Music Communications^[16], a business^[44], in Japan^[45], founded in 2000^[46], headquartered in Tokyo^[47]; and Yamaha Drums^[17], a business^[48], in Japan^[49], founded in 1967^[50], headquartered in Hamamatsu^[51].

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^[52], loudspeaker enclosure^[53], sports equipment^[54], and software^[55].

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 (4,991 views/month).^[2] Yamaha has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[56] Yamaha is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[57]

FAQs

What awards did Yamaha receive?

Honors received include Technical Grammy Award^[3].