- CEO
- Koji Kishida
- Full Time Employees
- 3,309
- Sector
- Distribution services
- Industry
- Wholesale distributors
- Address
- 2-3-16 Itachibori Osaka OS Japan 550-8660
- IPO Date
- Oct 1, 1962
- Business
- Yamazen Corporation Yamazen Corporation (8051.T) engages primarily in the wholesale trading of production equipment, housing materials, and consumer goods, operating as a specialty trading company with over 100 locations in Japan and internationally. Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, the company supplies machine tools including flexible manufacturing systems, machining centers, CNC grinding and milling machines, electrical discharge machines, industrial robots, injection molding machines, laser processing equipment, and metal sheet forming machinery; measuring instruments and automation peripherals; cutting tools and factory tools; as well as housing facilities, building materials, home appliances, furniture, and lifestyle products. It serves manufacturing industries such as automotive, aerospace, and electronics, alongside residential and commercial construction sectors and general consumers, with geographic operations spanning Japan, Asia (including China, ASEAN countries, Malaysia), North America, Europe (including Germany), and other regions through subsidiaries and distributor networks.
Yamazen Corporation maintains a global network supporting engineering services, fabless manufacturing of private brand products, and solutions advisory for machine tool design, installation, and maintenance. The company recently announced a basic agreement on November 14, 2025, to acquire shares of AtoG1 Co., Ltd., the de facto parent of CK Mac Global Sdn. Bhd. in Malaysia, aiming to make it a subsidiary and strengthen Southeast Asian operations. In November 2025, it established a new overseas subsidiary in Germany in partnership with Sodick Co., Ltd. to expand European presence. Additional recent developments include participation in a humanoid robot "Physical Data Generation Center" project via a April 2025 partnership with INSOL-HIGH Inc., upward revisions to FY2025 earnings forecasts in October 2025 due to strong sales of heat stress prevention and energy-saving products, launch of a shareholder benefits plan, and rollout of the medium-term management plan "PROACTIVE YAMAZEN 2027" in May 2025 focusing on high-growth domains, geographic expansion, renovation business growth, and portfolio optimization across wholesale, engineering, and private label segments.