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Yamaha Motor Company

Japanese motorcycle manufacturer
Organization motorcycle_manufacturer Q158888
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Summary

Yamaha Motor Company is a motorcycle manufacturer[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of motorcycle manufacturer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9,423 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: SD Association[3]
  • Country: Japan[4]
  • Instance of: public company[5]
  • Founder: Genichi Kawakami[6]
  • Owned by: The Master Trust Bank of Japan[7], Custody Bank of Japan[8], Northern Trust[9], Yamaha[10], State Street Corporation[11]
  • Headquarters location: Iwata[12]
  • Child organization or unit: MBK[13], Yamaha Motor Taiwan[14], Yamaha Motor Robotics Holdings[15], Yamaha Motor Powered Products[16], Yamaha Motor Biz Partner[17], Yamaha Motor Pakistan[18], Yamaha Motor Italia WSB[19]
  • Part of: Nikkei 225[20], Tokyo Stock Exchange[21]
  • Commons category: Yamaha Motor Company[22]
  • Stock exchange: Tokyo Stock Exchange[23]
  • Industry: automotive industry[24], mechanical engineering[25], industrial manufacturing[26], motorcycle industry[27]
  • Archives at: Yamaha Communication Plaza[28]
  • Inception: July 1, 1955[29]
  • Location of formation: Iwata[30]
  • Official website: https://global.yamaha-motor.com/[31], https://www.yamaha-motor.co.id[32], https://yamaha-motor.com.mx/[33], https://www.yamaha-motor.eu[34], https://yamaha-motor.com.ar/[35], https://www.yamaha-motor.com.br/[36], https://yamaha-motor.com.vn/[37], https://www.yamaha-motor.com.ph/[38], https://www.starmotorcycles.com[39]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Yamaha Motor Company[40]
  • Commons gallery: Yamaha motorcycles[41]
  • Product or material produced: motorcycle[42], yacht[43], robot[44], engine[45], unmanned aerial vehicle[46]
  • Employees: 53,701[47]
  • Official name: ヤマハ発動機株式会社[48], Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd[49]
  • Motto text: Revs Your Heart[50]
  • Legal form: kabushiki gaisha[51]
  • Native label: Yamaha Motor Company[52]
  • Short name: Yamaha[53]
  • Owner of: Yamaha Stadium[54]

Why It Matters

Yamaha Motor Company has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Related Entities

Custody Bank of Japan Japan public company Tokyo Stock Exchange Yamaha

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [3] ↑ . sdcard.org. Retrieved . sdcard.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Olinone · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 94
    Total revenue → {'unit': 'Q8146', 'amount': '+2534200000000'}
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'bs', 'ca', 'ckb
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  2. 16d ago · ~2026-52155-99 · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Industry → automotive industry, mechanical engineering, industrial manufacturing +1
    Wikipedia languages → ['af', 'an', 'ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'bg', 'br', 'bs', 'ca', 'ckb
    Sitelink count → 94
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Industry: motorcycle industry"
  3. 8w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → D3ED-BD5E-8FCF-32D7-D812
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  4. 10w ago · ArthurPSmith · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → Nikkei 225, Tokyo Stock Exchange
    Archives at → Yamaha Communication Plaza
    Topic's main category → Category:Yamaha Motor Company
    Official website → https://global.yamaha-motor.com/, https://www.yamaha-motor.co.id, https://yamaha-motor.com.mx/ +6
    + 40 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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