Overview
Subsidiaries:
- Yamada International Corporation (U.S.A.)
- Yamada International GmbH (Europe)
Affiliated companies:
- ALAE Engineering Co., Ltd.
- CKB Corporation
- Nihon U.I.C. Co., Ltd.
Yamada was a representative of Lockheed Martin for the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS,) which is capable of reaching North Korea and Liancourt Rocks from Japan's mainland. The ATACMS has been displayed in the exhibition sponsored by the Congressional National Security Research Group (安全保障議員協議会), which is administered by Naoki Akiyama (秋山 直紀), the managing executive for Japan-U.S. Center for Peace and Cultural Exchange (日米平和・文化交流協会 ex Japan-U.S. Cultural Society, 日米文化振興会).
On November 2, 2007, Yomiuri Shimbun reported General Electric's decision to temporarily suspend its agreements with Yamada Corporation, the representative for C-X engine as well as its subsidiary Yamada International Corp. The C-X is the next-generation cargo transport aircraft under development by the Technical Research and Development Institute (TRDI) and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.. On December 3, 2007, GE terminated its representation contract with the firm.
In 2008, Yamada corp announces that all of its employees will be made redundant at the end of August 2008.
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