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  • Motorcycle R&D That Sparked a Study of VR-Induced Motion Sickness Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Jan. 18, 2021 No. 83)

    Motorcycle R&D That Sparked a Study of VR-Induced Motion Sickness Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Jan. 18, 2021 No. 83)

    Thanks to advances in virtual reality technology, today we are seeing its use spread to various fields, from day-to-day life to commerce and industry. However, this greater use of virtual reality (VR) equipment and headsets has also resulted in many reports of people suffering afterwards from symptoms similar to car-induced motion sickness. This has put the brakes on expanding the range of usage

  • New Organizational Reforms and Personnel Changes at Yamaha Motor

    IWATA, December 24, 2020 - At today’s Board of Directors Meeting, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) resolved to implement the following organizational reforms and personnel changes, effective, January 1, 2021.
     
    ■Organizational reforms (effective, January 1, 2021)
    1. Technical Research & Development Center
    The Mobility Technology Center and the Advanced Technology Ce

  • Yamaha Motor: Announcement of Personnel Changes in the Office of Executive Officers

    IWATA, December 24，2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) hereby announces that, at the Board of Directors meeting held on Thursday, December 24, 2020, the Company has determined the following executive and executive officer movements.
    The appointments of these executives and executive officers will be formally decided at the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled to be he

  • Announcement of Personnel Changes

    IWATA, December 14, 2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective December 15, 2020
     

    Personnel Changes in General Managers
    (Name) (New position) (Current position) KIMURA,
    Takashi General Manager of Business Planning
    Division, Robotics Business Unit,
    Solution Busin

  • Single-axis robot AGXS (left) and the newly developed Robot Positioner EP-01 (right)

    Yamaha Motor adds Single-Axis Robots ABAS and AGXS to Robonity series - Improving usability and operations while pursuing a balance between cost & reliability -

    IWATA, December 9, 2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo:7272) announced today new additions to the Robonity series* of the single-axis Basic model: ABAS and Advanced model: AGXS robot positioner EP-01 sets. These are scheduled for release later on January 6, 2021.
    * “Robonity” is a coined word that incorporates “robot” and “infinity.” The name expresses the concept of a series with a rich

  • Craftsmanship Permeating Our Production Workplaces Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Dec 8, 2020 No. 82)

    Craftsmanship Permeating Our Production Workplaces Yamaha Motor Newsletter (Dec 8, 2020 No. 82)

    At Yamaha Motor’s manufacturing and production sites, we revel in the challenge to create ever more beautiful and higher quality products as well as relish the search for real improvements and greater advances. We value our workplace culture that blends tradition with innovation, and see that our hard-won skills and proven technologies are handed down to the next generation.
    Underpinning

  • Cal Crutchlow Joins Yamaha as Official MotoGP Test Rider

    November 16, 2020—Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Motor Racing are delighted to welcome Cal Crutchlow back to the Yamaha family. The popular MotoGP star will join the Yamaha Factory Racing Test Team programme taking on the role of Official MotoGP Test Rider for the 2021 season.
    Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. and Yamaha Motor Racing are delighted to announce that experienced and successful MotoGP

  • Announcement of Personnel Changes

    IWATA, November 13, 2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective November 15, 2020
     
    Personnel Changes in Group Companies
    (Name) (New position) (Current position) KOBAYASHI,
    Osamu President of Yamaha Motor do Brasil
    Ltda.,
    and President of Yamaha Motor da

  • YMVSV Leads Series A Funding Round for Canvass Analytics Inc.

    IWATA, November 11, 2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary based in Silicon Valley in the United States, Yamaha Motor Ventures & Laboratory Silicon Valley Inc. (YMVSV), led the funding round for Canvass Analytics Inc. (Canvass) founded in 2016, headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
    Summary of YMVSV Official Release

    YMVSV aims to conduct the

  • Yamaha Motor Introduces New Personnel Systems Promoting Diverse Working Styles　- Three new systems promoting “My Work Style, Yamaha’s Work Style” starting in 2021 -

    IWATA, November 11, 2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announced today that it will introduce three new personnel systems in January 2021 as part of its initiatives to promote work-life balance: 1) A work-at-home system as a special measure for living with COVID-19; 2) a special “life support leave” system for taking leave from work on an hourly basis for injury and illness treatments, long-term car

  • Revision of Forecast Year-End Dividend and Forecast Consolidated Business Results for the Fiscal Year Ending December 31, 2020

    IWATA, November 9，2020 - Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (Tokyo: 7272) announces that at the
    Board of Directors meeting held today, the Company has made the decision to revise the forecast consolidated business results for the full fiscal year ending December 31, 2020 as well as to revise the forecast year-end dividend.
    1. Revised Forecast Consolidated Business Results for the Full Fiscal Year
    (Ja

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