Personnel Changes (General Manager)

April 14, 2006

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. announces the following personnel changes, effective April 15, 2006.

Changes in Duties of General Managers (effective April 15)

(Name)	(New job)	(Current job)

Kazuaki Nose	General Manager of Sales Division, Pool Operations Manager of Sales Division, Pool Operations	Senior Manager of Pool Operations

Naoki Arima	President of YPMI (Indonesia)	Posted at YPMI (Indonesia)

(Major business lines of group companies)

* YPMI(PT.Yamaha Motor Parts Manufacturing Indonesia): Manufacture of motorcycle parts