Yamaha Corporation

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Founded on
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 Wednesday October 12, 1887
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Category
companies
Country
Japan
Description
Japanese multinational corporation and conglomerate

Founded by Torakusu Yamaha  as Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd., later renamed the Yamaha Corporation in his honor.

Formerly - Nippon Gakki Seizo Company, Limited (1897–1987)

First Japanese manufacturer of the reed organ 

Yamaha has grown to become the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments, world's largest piano manufacturing company.

The company's origins as a musical instrument manufacturer are still reflected today in the group's logo—a trio of interlocking tuning forks.

Yamaha expanded into many diverse businesses and product groups

The former motorcycle division was established in 1955 as Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd, which started as an affiliated company of Nippon Gakki (Yamaha Corporation's name at the time) but is a separate company today.

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How old Yamaha Corporation would be if it was founded on a different planet
Mercury
569.64 years
Venus
223.01 years
Mars
72.94 years
Jupiter
11.56 years
Saturn
4.66 years
 
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