2019The Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology: Prizes for Science and Technology (Development Category)

Development of Control Systems for Industrial-use Unmanned Helicopters

2019JSME Tokai Branch Technology Award

Study on self-standing motorcycle control mechanism (AMCES)

2018SLAS New Product Award

CELL HANDLER™

2018IBEX Innovation Award

F425A

2017Interbike Product Innovation Awards

PW-X

2017SETC High Quality Paper Award

The Effect of Tempering Conditions on the Delayed Fracture Characteristics of Carburized Steels

2017Sokeizai Industry Technology Award

Development of a new manufacturing method for aluminum motorcycle fuel tanks

2017IBEX Innovation Award

F25G

2017JSAE Outstanding Technical Paper Award

Development of Fracture-split Connecting Rods made of Titanium Alloy for Use on Supersport Motorcycles

2017Japan Boat of the Year:
Special Award

Helm Master

2016TPM Excellence Award

New Noise-Reduction Process Developed to Enable Local Production of Balancer Gears in Indonesia

2016Oyamada Medal

Development of world-leading weight-reducing parts and technologies for motorcycles

2016nano tech Initiative Award

The Development of the Ceramics Nano-Film Coating Having Both High Corrosion Resistance and Excellent Heat Resistance

2015TPM Excellence Award

Methods to improve gear accuracy utilizing experimental modal analysis in the transmission gear shaving processing phase

2015SETC Best Paper Award

Analysis of Mixture Formation Process in a PFI Motorcycle Engine

2015SETC High Quality Paper Award

Development of Fracture-split Connecting Rods Made of Titanium Alloy for Use on Supersport Motorcycles

2014TPM Excellence Award

Small Outboard Motors: Aluminum Parts Cost Cutting Initiatives - High Quality, Highly Efficient Cutting Processes Based on Theoretical Values -

2014SETC Best Paper Award

Friction Measurement of Al-17%Si Monolithic Cylinder with using Newly Developed Floating Liner Device

2013TPM Excellence Award

Development of a TIGMIG hybrid welding process for aluminum chassis welding application

2013TPM Excellence Award

Development of a two-boat stacked transport method to support the restoration of tsunami-afflicted areas with utility boats

2013SETC High Quality Paper Award

Application of Vacuum Assisted Carbide Dispersion Carbonitriding to Connecting Rods

2013SETC High Quality Paper Award

Reduced-Order Modeling of Intake Air Dynamics in Single-Cylinder Four-Stroke Engine

2013APAC Best Paper Award

Support Effects of the Haptic Throttle Grip by the Friction Circle on the Driving Wheel

2013IBEX Innovation Award

F200 and VF150 VMAX SHO

2012TPM Excellence Award

Research for a dissimilar-material fastening method for joining titanium and stainless steel and its deployment in manufacturing

2012SETC High Quality Paper Award

Development of Lightweight DLC Coated Valve Lifter Made from Beta Titanium Alloy for Motorcycles

2011TPM Excellence Award

Technology for shortening cycle time in low-pressure casting

2011SETC Best Paper Award

Influence of Injection and Flame Propagation on Combustion in Motorcycle Engine – Investigation by Visualization Technique –

2010TPM Excellence Award

Development of a pallet for equipment diagnosis

2010SETC High Quality Paper Award

Analysis of Port Injected Fuel Spray Under Cross Wind Using 2-D Measurement Techniques

2010IBEX Innovation Award

VF250 VMAX SHO

2010Sokeizai Industry Technology Award

Development of magnesium die-casting technology for large, thin-walled vehicle chassis parts

2000s

2009TPM Excellence Award

Development of equipment rigidity evaluation method using vibration analysis

2009SETC
High Quality Paper Award/
High Quality Presentation Award

Fuel Film Behavior Analysis Using Simulated Intake Port

2008TPM Excellence Award

High-efficiency burrless machining method for shaping gears using MQL

2007TPM Excellence Award

Study of die life in die casting

2007SETC Best Paper Award

Fuel Behavior Model-Based Injection Control for Motorcycle Port-Injection Gasoline Engines

2007SETC Best Paper Award

Determination of Operating Ranges of Marine Engines

2007Ichimura Industrial Award: Contribution Prize

Development of the Performance Damper automobile chassis anti-vibration device

2007IBEX Innovation Award

F350 Outboard Motor

2006TPM Excellence Award

Preventative maintenance system for servomotors utilizing a new insulation diagnostic method

2006JSAE Technological Development Award

Development of the Performance Damper automobile chassis anti-vibration device

2006JIM Technical Development Award

Development of New Advanced Stainless Steel “NSSC21M” for Catalysis Substrate of Motorcycle Muffler

2005Oyamada Medal

Creation of various functions for motorcycle aluminum frames

2005SETC High Quality Paper Award

Fuel Cell System for Two-Wheeled Vehicles

2005SETC High Quality Paper Award

Effect of Elastic Deformation of the Honing Stone on the Exposure of Si-Crystals in a Hyper-Eutectic-Si Aluminum Cylinder Block

2005SETC High Quality Paper Award

A Study of Dry Centrifugal Clutch Judder

2005IBEX Innovation Award

Multi-function Tiller Handle for Outboard Motors

2005JDCA Urakami Award

Development of an All-Aluminum Cylinder Using a Hypereutectic Al-Si Alloy

2005JSPMI Chairman's Prize

Development of the Performance Damper

2005JSTP Tokai Branch Technology Award

Development of Fracture Splitting Method for Case Hardened Connecting Rods

2004SETC 10 Best Paper Award

Development of Fracture Splitting Method for Case Hardened Connecting Rods

2004TPM Excellence Award

Shortening of MTTR of NC Machine by Developing Maintenance Information Retrieval System

2003TPM Excellence Award

Development of an Energy-conserving Bending Method for Double Titanium Pipes

2003Oyamada Medal

Development of cylinder liner in the new rapidly solidified aluminum alloy extruded material

2003SFJ Technology Award

Hard Anodic Oxide Coating on the Piston-Ring Groove of a Cu-Rich Aluminum Piston with Mixed Acid Electrolytes

2001TPM Excellence Award

Bending Method and Production System for Thin-walled Pipe (Hydro-Bending)

2001JSAE Technological Development Award

Proposal and deployment of the REAS (Relative Absorber System)

2001Ichimura Industrial Award: Contribution Prize

Observation of erupting Mt. Usu via unmanned industrial-use helicopter unmanned helicopter capable of fully automatic flight

2000TPM Excellence Award

Development of a high-efficiency grinding method for long cylindrical pieces

2000Boating Week Innovation Award

F225 Outboard Motor

2000MotorBoating and Sailing Award

High Pressure Direct Injection (HPDI)

2000Popular Mechanics Design and Engineering Award

High Pressure Direct Injection (HPDI)

1990s

1999TPM Excellence Award

Development of a die-cast gate breaker device for high-mix, low volume production

1999IMTEC Innovation Award

High Pressure Direct Injection (HPDI)

1999MotorBoating and Sailing Award

F100 Outboard Motor

1998Oyamada Medal

Mass-production of high performance engine piston by forging technology

1998TPM Excellence Award

Solution for Defective Painting of Injection Moldings Called “Black Patcher”

1998JSPM Award for Innovative Development

Development of SiC-Composite-PM Aluminum Alloy Piston

1997Ichimura Industrial Award: Contribution Prize

"Y-Hot" gas heat pump with new exhaust heat recycling system

1997JSTP Technological Development Award

A Newly Developed Forging Technique for High-Performance Pistons

1995TPM Excellence Award

Maintenance of water-soluable hydraulic fluid for die-casting machines

1994Ichimura Industrial Award: Contribution Prize

Development of the PAS Electrically Power-Assisted Bicycle

1994JSPMI Chairman's Prize

Development of Electrically Power-Assisted Bicycles

1992IMTEC Innovation Award

Hydra Drive Propulsion System

1992Popular Mechanics Design and
Engineering Award

Hydra Drive Propulsion System

1991Energy Conservation Prize: Outstanding Product Award

Multi-purpose 3 hp 3-room Yamaha gas-powered air conditioning system

1991SETC High Quality Paper Award

Model Test on Performance of Propellers Driven by an Outboard Motor

1990FISITA World Automotive Congress Outstanding Paper Award

Traction Drive CVT for Motorcycle

1989 and Earlier

1989The Japan Gas Association Technology Award

Development of a compact gas-heater pump

1988Prizes for Creativity in the Workplace: Director General of the Science and Technology Agency Award

Design of a compact automatic cleaning machine

1987Japan Lead Zinc Development Association Chairman’s Prize

Practicalization of ZA-12 alloy

1987PackOsaka Exhibition Packaging and Logistics Technology Contest Silver Medal

New packaging system for fuel tanks

1987JSAE Asahara Award of Merit in Technology

Establishment of practical technology for test mode analysis in motorcycles

1986Governor of Shizuoka Prefecture Award

Invention and design of the Yamaha Rapid Plating System

1986The New Seven Basic Tools of Quality Association Prize for Excellence

Study of Prioritization and Evaluation Methods for Planning and Management Work: Improving Target Management Approaches in the Manufacturing Technology Planning Department

1985Tomizuka Prize

R&D and practicalization of an exhaust timing control system for high-performance 2-stroke engines (Yamaha Power Valve System)

1984Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers Medal

LDV Measurements of Pipe Flows in a Small-Two-Cycle Spark-Ignition Engine

1964Auto & Motor Sport Magazine
Annual Trophy

YG-1

Yamaha Motor's Waza and Sube