6506 on Tokyo Stock Exchange
Yaskawa Electric Corporation
Logo: Störm, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons5
Japanese manufacturer of robots and related components
The Yaskawa Electric Corporation (株式会社安川電機, Kabushiki-gaisha Yasukawa Denki) is a Japanese manufacturer of servos, motion controllers, AC motor drives, switches and industrial robots. Their Motoman robots are heavy duty industrial robots used in welding, packaging, assembly, coating, cutting, material handling and general automation. The company was founded in 1915, and its head office is located in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture.3 Its chief executive is Hiroshi Ogasawara.1 It employed about 10,400 people.1 Its shares trade on Tokyo Stock Exchange under the symbol 6506.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Ticker6506 on Tokyo Stock Exchange1
- HeadquartersKitakyūshū1
- Websitewww.yaskawa.co.jp
- Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
- Listed onFukuoka Stock Exchange (6506), Tokyo Stock Exchange (6506)1
- Incorporated inJapan6
- Business address18870 Ne Riverside Parkway, Portland, Or 970626
- LEI3538003K39GR98R0CK584
- StatusActive4
- LEI statusIssued and current4
- Registered address黒崎城石2番1号, 806-0004 福岡県 北九州市八幡西区, Japan4
- Registered withLegal Affairs Bureau, 2908-01-0107674
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The Yaskawa Electric Corporation (株式会社安川電機, Kabushiki-gaisha Yasukawa Denki) is a Japanese manufacturer of servos, motion controllers, AC motor drives, switches and industrial robots. Their Motoman robots are heavy duty industrial robots used in welding, packaging, assembly, coating, cutting, material handling and general automation.3
Corporate structure
Yaskawa Electric Corporation sits at the top of its group. 4 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- Yaskawa Electric Corporation 福岡県 北九州市八幡西区, Japan
- Transphorm, Inc. Stake · Goleta, California
- PROFICHIP GmbH Subsidiary · Herzogenaurach, Germany
- VIPA Gesellschaft für Visualisierung und Prozeßautomatisierung mbH Subsidiary · Herzogenaurach, Germany
Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); stakes of 5% or more it reported on Schedules 13D and 13G (1 companies). Each entity in the chart links to its source.
Leadership
Who has led Yaskawa Electric Corporation, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
- Chief executive officerHiroshi Ogasawara1
Products and brands
Products and services
Servo Drives and Machine Controllers
AC Drives
Robots
Industrial robots for various industrial processes: Selective Compliance Assembly Robot Arm (SCARA), collaborative robots
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System Engineering used in:
Steel plants
Social systems (water circulation, energy conservation, disaster prevention, mega-solar systems, hybrid electrical generation systems and energy management systems)
Environment & energy (power generation equipment)
Electrical power (electric power distribution equipment)
Industrial electronics
Information Technology
Equipment for Energy Saving and Creation
Subsidiaries
YASKAWA has business hubs in 29 countries around the world and with production bases in 12 countries including Japan. There are 81 subsidiaries and 24 affiliate companies across the globe. Some of these are:
in the Americas: Yaskawa America, Inc., Yaskawa Canada Inc., Yaskawa Electrico do Brasil Ltda., Solectria Renewables LLC
in Europe, Africa, Middle-East: Yaskawa Europe GmbH, Yaskawa Nordic AB, Yaskawa Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd, VIPA
in Asia-Pacific: Yaskawa India Private Limited, Yaskawa Electric (China) Co., Ltd., Yaskawa Electric Korea Corporation, Yaskawa Electric Taiwan Corporation
From Wikipedia’s article on Yaskawa Electric Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.7
Timeline
- 1915Founded Founded1
Stakes it holds
Yaskawa Electric Corporation has told the SEC it owns more than 5% of 1 company, latest first (Schedules 13D and 13G).
- Transphorm, Inc.SC 13G/A Oct 7, 2021 to Feb 13, 20249
SEC filer profile
How Yaskawa Electric Corporation is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.
Links
- Websitewww.yaskawa.co.jp1
- WikipediaYaskawa Electric Corporation
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ2620239
- SEC EDGARCIK 1297681
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- 8Wikimedia CommonsYaskawa Electric Corporation photo by そらみみ (Soramimi), CC BY-SA 4.0
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