Yamaha Motor Company

E108792

engine manufacturer marine equipment manufacturer motorcycle manufacturer power equipment manufacturer public company

Yamaha Motor Company is a Japanese manufacturer best known for its motorcycles, marine products, and power equipment, and is one of the world’s leading powersports brands.

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All labels observed (12)

Label	Occurrences
Yamaha	49
Yamaha Motor Company canonical	18
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd.	5
Milwaukee Yamaha	1
Yamaha Corporation	1
Yamaha Corporation motorcycle division	1
Yamaha Marine	1
Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (initially, before spin-off)	1
Yamaha Motor Company R&D	1
Yamaha Motor Company headquarters	1
Yamaha Motor India	1
Yamaha Power Products	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T772212 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Yamaha Motor Company
Context triple: [Honda, competitor, Yamaha Motor Company]

A. Suzuki Motor Corporation
Suzuki Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automaker best known for its compact cars, motorcycles, and all-terrain vehicles sold worldwide.
B. Kawasaki
Kawasaki is a major industrial and residential city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, located between Tokyo and Yokohama along the Tama River.
C. Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Kawasaki Heavy Industries is a major Japanese multinational corporation known for manufacturing ships, heavy machinery, aerospace equipment, and transportation systems.
D. Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese automobile manufacturer best known for producing compact cars and kei vehicles, and operates as a subsidiary within the Toyota group.
E. Toyota Motor Corporation
Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automaker renowned for its reliable vehicles, pioneering of lean manufacturing and the Toyota Production System, and global leadership in hybrid technology.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Yamaha Motor Company
Target entity description: Yamaha Motor Company is a Japanese manufacturer best known for its motorcycles, marine products, and power equipment, and is one of the world’s leading powersports brands.

A. Suzuki Motor Corporation
Suzuki Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automaker best known for its compact cars, motorcycles, and all-terrain vehicles sold worldwide.
B. Kawasaki
Kawasaki is a major industrial and residential city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, located between Tokyo and Yokohama along the Tama River.
C. Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Kawasaki Heavy Industries is a major Japanese multinational corporation known for manufacturing ships, heavy machinery, aerospace equipment, and transportation systems.
D. Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd.
Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese automobile manufacturer best known for producing compact cars and kei vehicles, and operates as a subsidiary within the Toyota group.
E. Toyota Motor Corporation
Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese multinational automaker renowned for its reliable vehicles, pioneering of lean manufacturing and the Toyota Production System, and global leadership in hybrid technology.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	engine manufacturer ⓘ marine equipment manufacturer ⓘ motorcycle manufacturer ⓘ power equipment manufacturer ⓘ public company ⓘ
brand	Yamaha ⓘ linked to: Yamaha Motor Company
competitor	Honda Motor Company ⓘ linked to: Honda Kawasaki Heavy Industries ⓘ Suzuki Motor Corporation ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
dateFounded	1955-07-01 ⓘ
foundedBy	Genichi Kawakami ⓘ
hasDivision	Yamaha Marine ⓘ linked to: Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Motor Racing ⓘ Yamaha Power Products ⓘ linked to: Yamaha Motor Company
headquartersLocation	Iwata, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan ⓘ
industry	automotive industry ⓘ manufacturing ⓘ marine industry ⓘ powersports industry ⓘ
involvedIn	MotoGP ⓘ
notableModel	Yamaha FZ series ⓘ Yamaha MT-09 ⓘ Yamaha PW50 ⓘ Yamaha YZF-R1 ⓘ linked to: Yamaha YZF-R series Yamaha YZF-R6 ⓘ linked to: Yamaha YZF-R series
originatedFrom	Yamaha Corporation motorcycle division ⓘ linked to: Yamaha Motor Company
parentOrganization	Yamaha Corporation ⓘ linked to: Yamaha Motor Company
product	all-terrain vehicles ⓘ generators ⓘ golf cars ⓘ motorcycles ⓘ outboard motors ⓘ personal watercraft ⓘ scooters ⓘ side-by-side vehicles ⓘ small engines ⓘ snowmobiles ⓘ
racingTeam	Monster Energy Yamaha MotoGP ⓘ
regionServed	worldwide ⓘ
slogan	Revs your Heart ⓘ
stockExchange	Tokyo Stock Exchange ⓘ
subsidiary	Yamaha Motor Europe ⓘ Yamaha Motor India ⓘ linked to: Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Motor Racing ⓘ Yamaha Motor USA ⓘ
tickerSymbol	7272 ⓘ
website	https://global.yamaha-motor.com/ ⓘ

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