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Yamaha Corporation
10
1887 Torakusu Yamaha builds his first reed organ
1897
Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. (currently Yamaha
Corporation) is established with capital of ¥100,000
1900 Production of upright pianos begins
1949 Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange
1954 Establishes Yamaha Music School
and holds pilot classes
Produces its first HiFi player (audio product)
1955 Establishes Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.
(Splits off the motorcycle division)
1958 Establishes first overseas subsidiary in Mexico
1960 Establishes U.S. subsidiary
1961 Begins production of sports equipment
1962 Begins recreation business
1965 Production of wind instruments begins
1968 Issues shares at market price for the first time
in Japan
1971 Production of semiconductors begins
1987 Changes company name to Yamaha Corporation
1999 Begins shipments of sound generator LSIs
for mobile phones
2002 Establishes Yamaha Music & Electronics (China)
Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Music Holding Europe GmbH
2007 Establishes music entertainment business holding
company
2010 Transfers shares of the lifestyle-related products
subsidiary
History of the Yamaha Group