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No. of 'guitar girls' increasing

TOKYO, Japan - A woman sings and play acoustic guitar at an amateur music contest held by Yamaha Corp. in Tokyo on July 20, 2014. More young women are playing acoustic guitar these days, and they have been dubbed "guitar girls" in Japan.

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Amateur guitarist Chika sings original piece

TOKYO, Japan - Amateur musician Chika sings her original piece while playing the guitar during an amateur music contest hosted by Yamaha Corp. in Tokyo on July 20, 2014. More young women are playing acoustic guitar these days, and they have been dubbed "guitar girls" in Japan.

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Yamaha to sell part of stake in Yamaha Motor to Mitsui, others

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Ito (L), president of Japanese musical instrument maker Yamaha Corp., and Takashi Kajikawa (R), president of its affiliated motorcycle maker Yamaha Motor Co., meet the press in Tokyo on May 21 to announce their decision that Yamaha will sell a 7.8 percent Yamaha Motor stake, while Yamaha Motor will buy Yamaha stock equal to up to 5 percent of its outstanding shares.

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Yamaha to launch electronic organs connectable to Internet

TOKYO, Japan - Yamaha Corp. said Jan. 15 it will begin selling on March 20 an electronic organ (in handout photo) that can be connected to the Internet, becoming the first company in the world to add such functions to keyboard instruments for household use. The organs, called STAGEA, can be connected to the Internet without using personal computers, and users will be able to do such things as previewing and downloading music data, Yamaha said. Yamaha will release two types of the organs and they will be priced at 1,081,500 yen and 693,000 yen, respectively.

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Ex-Yamaha Pres. Kawakami dies at 90

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Genichi Kawakami, a former president of Yamaha Corp., the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments, who died of old age at a hospital in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on May 25. He was 90.

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Yamaha to sell part of stake in Yamaha Motor to Mitsui, others

TOKYO, Japan - Shuji Ito (L), president of Japanese musical instrument maker Yamaha Corp., and Takashi Kajikawa (R), president of its affiliated motorcycle maker Yamaha Motor Co., meet the press in Tokyo on May 21 to announce their decision that Yamaha will sell a 7.8 percent Yamaha Motor stake, while Yamaha Motor will buy Yamaha stock equal to up to 5 percent of its outstanding shares. (Kyodo)

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Ex-Yamaha Pres. Kawakami dies at 90

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows Genichi Kawakami, a former president of Yamaha Corp., the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments, who died of old age at a hospital in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on May 25. He was 90.

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Violin made of 14 kg of pure gold to be put on display

A woman poses with a violin made of around 14 kilograms of pure gold during a presentation in Tokyo on Sept. 30, 2015. The violin, produced by Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. in cooperation with Yamaha Corp., will be displayed in Tanaka's main shop in Tokyo's Ginza district from Oct. 1 to 18. The violin, which is not for sale, is valued at 150 million yen. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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No. of 'guitar girls' increasing

TOKYO, Japan - A woman sings and play acoustic guitar at an amateur music contest held by Yamaha Corp. in Tokyo on July 20, 2014. More young women are playing acoustic guitar these days, and they have been dubbed "guitar girls" in Japan. (Kyodo)

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Toyota to form capital tie-up with Yamaha Motor

TOKYO, Japan - Fujio Cho (R), president of Toyota Motor Corp., Takehiko Hasegawa (C), president of Yamaha Motor Co., and Kazukiyo Ishimura (L), president of Yamaha Corp., shake hands after announcing the three companies will form a capital tie-up to enhance cooperation in the development of automobile engines. Toyota will purchase 12.5 million shares, or 5.4%, of Yamaha Motor, the world's second largest maker of motorcycles, later this month from Yamaha Corp. for 10.5 billion yen. Yamaha, a leading maker of musical instruments, is the largest shareholder in Yamaha Motor.