YAMAHA

1887 Torakusu Yamaha builds his first reed organ

1887:      Torakusu Yamaha builds his first reed organ

1897 Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd. (current Yamaha Corporation) is established with capital of 100,000 yen

1900 Begins production of upright pianos

1949 Lists its shares on Tokyo Stock Exchange

1954 Establishes Yamaha Music School and holds pilot classes

1954:      Establishes Yamaha Music School and holds pilot classes Produces its first HiFi player (audio product)

                Produces its first HiFi player (audio product)

1955 Establishes Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Splits off the motorcycle division)

1958 Begins production of sports equipment

                Establishes first overseas subsidiary in Mexico

1959 Begins production of electronic organ

1960 Establishes Yamaha International Corporation (current Yamaha Corporation of America)

1962 Begins recreation business

1964 Begins production of lifestyle-related products

1965 Begins production of wind instruments

1965:       Begins production of wind instruments

1966 Yamaha Music Foundation is established

                Expands into Europe with the founding of Yamaha Europa GmbH, in West Germany

1968 Issues shares at market price for the first time in Japan

1971 Begins production of semiconductors

1987 Changes company name to Yamaha Corporation to mark the 100th years in business

2002 Establishes Yamaha Music & Electronics (China) Co., Ltd.

                Establishes Yamaha Music Holding Europe GmbH (current Yamaha Music Europe GmbH)

2005 Acquires Steinberg Media Technologies GmbH

2007 Establishes music entertainment business holding company

2008 Acquires L. Bösendorfer Klavierfabrik GmbH

                Acquires NEXO S.A.

2010 Renews Yamaha Ginza Building, a complex including shopping area, concert hall, music studio etc. 

               Transfers shares of the lifestyle-related products subsidiary

               Completes integration of Japanese piano factories to Kakegawa

2010:      Completes integration of Japanese piano factories to Kakegawa

2012 Completes integration of Japanese wind instrument factories to Toyooka 

               125th years in business (October 12th)

2013 Establishes Yamaha Music Japan Co., Ltd.

2014 Establishes domestic musical instrument and audio equipment production subsidiaries after the split-off and merger

                Acquires Line 6, Inc. and Revolabs, Inc.

2015 Transfer of Semiconductor Manufacturing Subsidiary