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NSK Ltd.

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Japanese manufacturer of bearings

NSK Ltd. (日本精工株式会社, Nippon Seikō Kabushiki-gaisha; Japan Precision Company), also known in some markets as NSK Automation, is a large manufacturer of bearings globally and the largest in Japan. The company produces industrial machinery bearings, precision machinery and parts, and automotive bearings and components. The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a component of the Nikkei 225 stock index, and has over 144 overseas operations in 29 countries.2 Its shares trade on Tokyo Stock Exchange under the symbol 6471.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1916Founded1

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  • Ticker6471 on Tokyo Stock Exchange1
  • Industryheavy industry1
  • HeadquartersTokyo1
  • Founded inTokyo1
  • Websitewww.nsk.com
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
  • LEI353800FVQK6SULSPBC693
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address大崎一丁目6番3号, 141-8560 東京都 品川区, Japan3
  • Registered withLegal Affairs Bureau, 0107-01-0077153

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Nissei Building Tokyo
Photo: NSK, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

NSK Ltd. (日本精工株式会社, Nippon Seikō Kabushiki-gaisha; Japan Precision Company), also known in some markets as NSK Automation, is a large manufacturer of bearings globally and the largest in Japan. The company produces industrial machinery bearings, precision machinery and parts, and automotive bearings and components.2

Corporate structure

NSK Ltd. sits at the top of its group. 6 entities, 4 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • NSK Ltd. 東京都 品川区, Japan
    • NSK (United States) Subsidiary · Ann Arbor, United States
    • "AKS PRECISION BALL POLSKA SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA" Subsidiary · Żarów, Poland
    • NSK BEARINGS INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Chennai, India
    • NSKマイクロプレシジョン株式会社 Subsidiary · 神奈川県 藤沢市, Japan
    • RANE STEERING SYSTEMS PRIVATE LIMITED Subsidiary · Chennai, India

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Nippon Seiko Limited partnership company was established in Tokyo in 1914 with a team of six employees under president Takehiko Yamaguchi. This partnership company successfully developed Japan's first ball bearings.

The company's first inaugural general meeting of shareholders was held on 8th of November 1916. This day is considered as the founding date of NSK Ltd. In 1926 company started mass production of steel balls in Osaki plant & in 1934 another new plant in Tokyo (Tamagawa Plant).

From Wikipedia’s article on NSK Ltd., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

30,577 employees form a worldwide technology network consisting of over 65 production plants in 14 countries. Approximately three million new bearings are manufactured per day (from miniature bearings with a one-millimetre bore to bearings with a diameter of five meters).

From Wikipedia’s article on NSK Ltd., shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1916Founded Founded in Tokyo1

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