Yamaha Corporation is a Japanese multinational corporation and conglomerate with a very wide range of products and services. It is one of the constituents of Nikkei 225 and is the world's largest piano manufacturing company. The former motorcycle division was established in 1955 as Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd., which started as an affiliated company but later became independent, although Yamaha Corporation is still a major shareholder.At the same time, Yamaha is also a comprehensive international group operating various other products such as music popularization business, network products, sporting goods, kitchen and bathroom products, engines, and placement machines.