or NMB (Nippon Miniature Bearing) is a Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese multinational corporation

Multinational corporation

A multi national corporation or enterprise , is a corporation or an enterprise that manages production or delivers services in more than one country. It can also be referred to as an international corporation...

 and a major producer of machinery components and electronics devices. In 2006, it had consolidated net sales of over 300 billion yen. Asia (outside of Japan) accounts for 80% of Minebea's production and 50% of its sales. It and its 43 consolidated subsidiaries and affiliates has over 47,000 employees as of 2006 in 28 manufacturing facilities and 43 sales offices.

Minebea shares are listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange

Tokyo Stock Exchange

The , called or TSE for short, is located in Tokyo, Japan and is the third largest stock exchange in the world by aggregate market capitalization of its listed companies...

, the Osaka Securities Exchange

Osaka Securities Exchange

is the second largest securities exchange in Japan, in terms of amount of business handled. As of 31 December 2007, the Osaka Securities Exchange had 477 listed companies with a combined market capitalization of $212 billion. The Nikkei 225 Futures, introduced at the Osaka Securities Exchange in...

 and the Nagoya Stock Exchange

Nagoya Stock Exchange

Nagoya Stock Exchange is a stock trading market in Nagoya, Japan. It is Japan's third largest exchange, behind the Tokyo Stock Exchange and Osaka Securities Exchange.- History :...

. NMB USA Incorporated is an American holding company that manages Minebea's American subsidiaries.

Shareholders

(top 10 shareholders, as of September 2004)

• Japan Trustee Services Bank, Ltd. (Trust Account) 7.57%
• Keiaisha Co., Ltd. 5.01%
• Depositary Nominees Inc. 4.85%
• The Master Trust Bank of Japan, Ltd. (Trust Account) 4.30%
• Shinsei Bank, Ltd.
  Shinsei Bank
  is a Japanese commercial bank headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo.-History:Shinsei Bank is the successor of a trust bank, the Long-Term Credit Bank of Japan, which had a government monopoly on the issuance of many long-term debt securities...
  
   3.13%
• The Sumitomo Trust & Banking Co., Ltd.
  Sumitomo Trust and Banking
  is a trust bank in Osaka, Japan. It is one of the Sumitomo Group core companies, and is closely tied to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group.- External links :*...
  
   3.09%
• Takahashi Industrial and Economic Research Foundation 3.09%
• Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
  Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
  is a Japanese bank based in Yurakucho, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. It is a member of the Sumitomo Group and Mitsui Group. As of the year 2009, SMBC was the second largest bank in Japan in terms of assets.-History:...
  
   2.51%
• Mellon Bank, N.A. as Agent for Its Client Mellon Omnibus US Pension 2.16%
• The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi, Ltd. 1.69%

External links

• official site (Japanese)
• official site (English)