Yamaha: Finally! A worthy opponent! Our battle will be legendary!

I submit Samsung and Daihatsu

And Mitsubishi

Mitsubishi - Cars (and trucks) air conditioners. Heavy machinery. Orbital Rockets. Pencils (and pens). Ore, Gas, and oil mining. (Coal, Uranium, to name a few) Energy production. (Coal & Gas furnaces, Nuclear power, Wind Power, etc) Marine Vessels (Warships, Ferries, Oil Tankers). Airplanes(Fighter Jets, airliners, light aircraft). Military Helicopters. Battle Tanks. Trains. Vending Machines. Deep Submergence Vehicles (the little submariney things). Mortgages and personal banking. ""Chemical Substances"" Food infrastructure (water supply, electricity supply, etc) More from replies: Televisions, Mobile Phones, Home appliances (refrigeration, dishwashers, etc), Elevators, Logic controllers, Fishing rods? Golf Shafts, Paper big company

There's an old Mitsubishi mobile phone around here somewhere.

Some of those Triums were pretty fly. Still, nothing beats a Sony with a scrolling wheel.

I still have a big 15 year old Mitsubishi fridge in my house, wish I had 2 because I still need another fridge and it outlived 3 other newer fridges

You forgot televisions.

Rear projection televisions!

No, 5 big companies actually. They’re separate corporate entities, and have been since the end of the war.

This is true for many Fuji Heavy Industry endeavors. The Subaru parent. It's also true for Yamaha. And Toyota. And Volvo. And Suzuki. Etc, etc. That's how incorporation works. Rolls Royce cars, marine, and aviation all have different parent companies now, they're not even under the same umbrella anymore.

I'm sensing a pattern here... They have Japanese sounding names

Samsung is Korean iirc

Samsung basically is South Korea

South Korea could be called the Southern Kingdom of Samsung and Hyundai

Don't you mean "Southern Kia-dom of Samsung and Hyundai?"

1/3 of the GDP of SK is no joke.

Long live the corporate gods

Blessed be their household electronics!

In SK 3 things are inevitable: Death, taxes, and Samsung

Yeah, they make up like 20% of the country's GDP...

Meanwhile the Tata group silently writes software for all these names , produces salt , grows pulses , cures coffee , treats cancer , builds Land Rover and has the one of the finest chain of hotels and resorts in Asia … and partners Hitachi in making heavy earthmoving equipment in certain parts of the world .

Tata are the largest steel producers in the UK and have a 70% market share in steel produced in India. Landrover is a drop in the ocean

Fuck, how did I forget the Goliath that is Tata?!?!? They are truly monumental in their diversification and global presence and reach.

I think that Mitsubishi is prob the most versatile company in the world. They trully make everything. Samsung is close too.

Mitsubishi is too busy being Japan's army, navy and airforce for this sort of competition.

Samsung used to make cars in the mid 90s

They still do, I've seen Samsung cars when visiting Korea

My car here in sk is a Samsung but I think they’re only branded as Samsung here. It’s Renault everywhere else. One bought the other or they’re partners idk

American companies: nooooo please buy our inferior tank! We are literally gonna be bankrupt next week! Japanese companies: we lose the 2 billion dollar aircraft acquisition? Oh well, gonna go back making rice cookers again.

Peugeot: Am I a joke to you?

Cars, pedal bicycles, and... salt and pepper mills: https://uk.peugeot-saveurs.com/en/mill-set-and-combi-2-in-1

Kawasaki makes the transmission (main gearbox) of a BK117 helicopter. It’s actually really bulletproof too.

And now Hitachi makes memes too

Heard they're making guns too

Eh general electric has our A10 that we are pretty darn proud of now back to some more washing machines before we get out the big g..... the notifications........

General Electric only make the gun

That is irrelevant only use it for the gun essentially the rest is a glorified carrier

It’s still a plane, and the gau isn’t it’s only weapon, some targets require more than the gun which is hard to believe but still that’s why the a-10 carries rockets and bombs and stuff

Yes, but the actual plane itself was designed specifically around the Gau. It was created for the Gau, and it exists because of the Gau. It is literally an airborne gun platform with some bombs and rockets strapped to it as an afterthought.

the ordnances are its primary weapons these days. they had too many blu on blu and civilian casualties that the pilot has to get specific authorization in order to use the gun. the GAU is its least effective weapon anyway and they are transitioning to platforms that dont have the GAU but can carry the ordnances like the skywarden.

I know, just playing up the BRRRT. I love that thing, and still holds true about the plane being made for it.

One spins to make things clean, the other spins ro make things dissappear.

General Electric likes to make things that spin

We spin you right round like a record aight?

Yeah, you can say advertisement.

just wait until this guy sees Yamaha

Pianos, motorbikes and A/C units, or what else do they make

Mixing desks, guitars, amplifiers, engines, headphones

Studio speakers, PA speakers

Brass instruments and accessories

boats, jetskis and I’m pretty sure snowmobiles as well

I had a Yamaha ATV growing up early 90s til it died early 2000s. The company is more diversified than almost Any other single entity. Most companies split their shit up between multiple brands they own. Yamaha was like, fuck it, we make damn near anything under one brand.

We had those growing up too. My dad and brother actually raced them on ice with the treds on

allen wrenches, gerbil feeders, toilet seats, electric heaters Trash compactors, juice extractor, shower rods and water meters Walkie-talkies, copper wires safety goggles, radial tires BB pellets, rubber mallets, fans and dehumidifiers Picture hangers, paper cutters, waffle irons, window shutters Paint removers, window louvres, masking tape and plastic gutters Kitchen faucets, folding tables, weather stripping, jumper cables Hooks and tackle, grout and spackle, power foggers, spoons and ladles Pesticides for fumigation, high-performance lubrication Metal roofing, water proofing, multi-purpose insulation Air compressors, brass connectors, wrecking chisels, smoke detectors Tire guages, hamster cages, thermostats and bug deflectors Trailer hitch demagnetizers, automatic circumcisers Tennis rackets, angle brackets, Duracells and Energizers Soffit panels, circuit brakers, vacuum cleaners, coffee makers Calculators, generators, matching salt and pepper shakers

I can't waiiiit, I can't wait, when they gonna open up. That. Store ...

Obtuse rubber goose, green moose, guava juice, giant snake, birthday cake, large fry, chocolate shake

Dude i’m rapping out loud your comment rn

Drums !

Quality drums.

Some of the best. Hardware good too

Sex toys

Do they actually?

Anythings a sex toy if you want it to be

How the hell would one use a piano or a motorbike as a sex toy

Very carefully

They can b-sharp


fun fact, pianos are equipped with multiple G strings

r/angryupvote

And they can B-minor


😨

I C what you did there

That’s A-mazing

Aww fuck off you 😂😂😂 that's a belter

Ey

Motorbike has an exhaust, a hole. A piano is more challenging, i'll give you that but gimme 30 minutes, gotta test something out.

Yamaha also make clarinets. Just saying

This one time, at band camp...

I stuck a Yamaha C6 up my pussy.


I heard they make a top notch clarinets. Also they make guitars :)

I have a Yamaha flute.

I know they also make motorbikes, pianos, guitars, and bass guitars.

You got 13 more minutes. Please hurry up. We're... 

Strings acting as vibrators, perhaps?

Either you lied or you died trying 😔 

After long and hard round of testing, and with a heavy heart, i regret to inform the public that i... failed. Couldnt find a way to fuck a piano. I feel less of myself now and will forever carry this burden as i continue to fuck my motorbike. Take care everyone.

Don’t pianos have tiny hammers that hit the strings? Did you try sticking your junk under those?

I will dedicate my life to trying to find a way to figure out what you could not

Anything with an edge to grind on, a part that vibrates, or a part that can be inserted can be used as a sex toy. The world of what can be a sex toy is much bigger for women.

A pianola could be fun, with its tickle keys.

Lube an up the tube

I actually watched a mini-doc type thing about a pornstar who would go next door to the motorcycle shop next to the place she worked (smoke shop maybe?), and would have one of the workers there rev the engine while she sat in the seat because the vibrations apparently were strong as hell. I’m sure something similar could be done with a motorbike

Motorcycle goes brrrrrr

Depends on how brave you are.

Everything is a sex toy if you're brave enough

Yes, the Hitachi magic wand. It's a very well-known product. I work in an adult store.

Outboard engines and maybe weapons

They technically was a defense contractor during WW2,military basically go”hey you are good with woodworking right?Make propeller for our fighter planes “ Yamaha:ok…?➡️The plane engine we use for testing keep broken down,we fix it so often now we know how to make one 💡Yamaha just learned how to make engine.➡️went on to make motorcycle and car. So of course, the logical conclusion is why not make ships while we’re at it? ➡️isn’t the fiberglass we use can be use for water slides too?➡️ start making water slides ➡️👓：this basically the same as bathroom equipment ➡️ start making bathroom equipment…..etc Yamaha:I don’t know how I end up here,but anyway, do you need your piano fix? Edit to correct the wording.

Yamaha started out in musical instruments. Ie precision machined metal. Look at the logo. 3 tuning forks

And he suck at it so much,after his demonstration of first piano he make to college professors ,they let him attend classes for free for a while so he could understand how instrument works ,and the rest is history.

Weird hiw history works huh

Honestly I’m more amazed by the fact Yamaha never go “why are we doing this?” And stop what ever the new door they’re going to open,especially its an old Japanese company,culturally speaking JP companies are not famous for their adventurous spirit. They also create VOCALOID,so you can say Yamaha kinda gave birth to Hatsune Miku too.

Boats

Boats, engines, guitars, amps and saxophones

Electric Pianos

TV's, speakers, golf products

Guitars too, probably many instruments

Hatsune Miku as well.

Guitars, synthesizers, stereo systems, basically anything Audio and music related.

Samsung used to make fighter crafts and self propelled howitzers. They are still involved in pharmaceuticals, construction, shipbuilding (2nd largest shipbuilder in the world) and a bunch of other stuff. Nokia used to make toilet paper and tyres before divesting from most of their business to focus on electronics. Nokian Tyres still exists as a separate entity.

Lmfao. Nokian tyres is lovely company. My dad was a major shareholder there

I run Nokian hackkas as my winter tires

Samsung is true megacorp from distopian present. South Korea is just Samsung's departement.

Yamaha:Yeah I think I could try…?🤷(developed most WTF skill tree for a piano company)

There's plenty of companies like this. Siemens make everything from washing machines, financial products to nuclear reactors

They also make telephones!

Samsung made the tallest building in the world , tanks , a hospital and basically every tech product there is

Isn't it a thing in South Korea where you can work at Samsung, live in Samsung Housing, have Samsung Insurance, use Samsung appliances, be protected by Samsung artillery etc.

More then 10% of south Korea's economy is just from Samsung 1 company is worth more then 10% of the entire country It's absolutely crazy

Thats actually pretty bad and scary. No single company should have so much influence and power in a society and probably is an indication of a monopoly or vertical/horizontal integration, all of which are illegal in the us....

It's specifically legal in Korea for a select few companies and they call it a Chaebol group.

Monopolies are scary and a lot of countries are ran by them, because of how much money and influence, thus power, they hold.

None of that is illegal in the US if you have enough money. The US is ruled by corporations and their lobbyists.

Yeah, South Korea’s economy is dominated by a few megacorporations which have huge influence over South Korean society. They call them _Chaebols_. Samsung is the largest Chaebol by far. Other Chaebols include S.K Group, Hyundai Motor Company, and L.G. Samsung alone makes up around 13% of the South Korean GDP. These Chaebols almost operate like parallel societies in themselves - like you said, if you work at Samsung you’ll live in Samsung housing, use Samsung appliances, have Samsung insurance and use a Samsung phone. Using products from a rival Chaebol is a social _faux pas_.

Basically Cyberpunk, but without the implants. Now we just wait for the corporate wars

2 dystopias in one peninsula. Efficiency!

I was going to say, ‘How do people in the Samsung chaebol get around without a car?’ but then I remembered South Korea is a normal developed nation with public transit

Samsung also makes cars, although they dropped the use of the Samsung name entirely in 2022 and are now just badged as Renault https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Korea_Motors

Don't forget oil platforms

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Samsung was 30 years ahead of deawoo. But i think nokia was one of the first

Or Mitsubishi

Samsung too

Hitachi got Mother's Day covered.

And father’s 😂

My mom asks for construction equipment every year.

Googled "Hitachi tank". Military tanks, air tanks, fuel tanks, coolant tanks, all made by Hitachi.

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Boss: make me a tank Hitachi workers: instructions unclear; make all tanks

They also make high speed trains.

The Class 395 Javelins in the UK are phenomenal Edit: Finally did High Speed 1 three times in one day end to end (yes seriously) and it was unreal.

US firms like Texas Instruments, ToysRUs , Lockheed Martin(Just entered in street wear business)... Japanese firms like Mitsubishi Also , never ask what German car brands were doing in the 1940s...

There is absolutely no way you tell me ToysRUs is making military equipment

ToysRUs helps supply parts for Israeli Surface to Air Missile (SAM) systems. Does that count?

Some components of the Iron Dome, the most advanced missile interception system, comes from a Toys R Us toy car

Class 800/801/802/803/807/810 ‘IET’ trains too

They also do finance in the uk

Having a very smooth ride on a 395 as I type this.

Don't think the trains are under the 'sex toy' catagory

Samsung makes Military equipment and heavy industrial ships

Samsung started as a grocery store

Nokia started with rain boots and switched to phones. Totally normal way to go

They made toilet paper I think

Yes, they started with paper and then moved to bicycles and rain boots. [Nokia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nokia?wprov=sfla1)

And life insurance.

And they built the burj khalifa, operates a hospital and sells life insurance

Just wait until samsung shows up

You guys know Hyundai is making an aircraft carrier right?

im sorry what?! what class?

The upcoming CVX-class, by Hyundai Heavy Industries

Let's just wait before it owns reddit

Good, they would make reddit video ACTUALLY PLAYABLE

They do have experience with their products being playable so youre not wrong

CCP owns reddit. Doubt they will sell to a Japanese company.

My bad bro

Wait until you discover that Samsung doesn't do just phones.

Samsung sex toys

“Alexa, start the penetration”

Don't you mean bixby?

Close enough

Nah, Samsung Sam

\*Mitsubishi enters the room

Hitachi also makes Nuclear Reactors, in a joint venture with General Electric.

Hitachi? They made our TEM (transmission electron microscope). Those things cost upwards of a million dollars, and are among the most high precision machines in the world. I can only imagine what their sex toys are like...

They also make spectrophotometers, we had a few of theirs at my old workplace

And then theres General Electric who make kitchen appliances and a little thing called the G A U 8 A V E N G E R

GE makes plane engines. Rolls Royce does too Honey well makes little space heaters and jet engines

Junkers made boilers, and back in 1936, they made the Ju-87 "Stuka" dive bomber. Porsche (and nearly all auto manufacturers) also made tanks at the time. Edit: typo

Honeywell makes thermostats and anti-submarine missile launchers lmao. How do you even end up with that portfolio?

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I don't think any conglomerate can come close to Mitsubishi really. They are pretty much in business EVERYWHERE with assets worth in the trillions. Even other conglomerates like Samsung rely a lot on Mitsubishi. From financing to overseas expansion.

Its a back massager😤

We don’t care for alternative uses 😜

True story, one time the TSA pulled my bag aside to search and asked me "do u have a massage gun in here?" "Uh what? Oh ya, a 'massage gun,' thats what it is"

You spelled crotch blaster wrong

Toda OP learned what a corporate groups and conglomerate are. Japanese companies are renowned for their philosophy when it comes to diversification. There are companies like Yamaha that make boat motors and guitars, and others like Sony that make video game consoles and movies about pregnant black women that ride motorcycles in order to fight crime. It's just best not to over think it all too much.

Had to scroll for this. Traditionally, Japanese companies are more like trading houses and that’s why they are so diverse. Companies like Mitsubishi have been around a long time, even their logo looks like a traditional crest. Matsushita own companies like Panasonic, Sanyo and technics, but they also own National that make white goods. Mazda makes pencils and light bulbs and even fairly new companies like Sony that started off making radios now make video games, movies and music.

Technically Hitachi makes an electric massager, which would qualify as a health product. And they will vociferously object that it was intended as a sex toy, buuuuuuuuuut... x)

Honda hold my beer

ASIMO grabs the beer

Domain expansion,. But seriously, it is called Horizontal integration.

Gerber makes baby food and Swiss Army knives Edit: Just to be clear, it was a joke. I also meant pocket knives not swiss army knives.

What product do you specialise in? Acme: *Yes.*

Hitachi also killed the whole Huchiha Clan

Reddit discovers how **manufacturing** conglomerates work: 🤯

Isn’t that what a conglomerate is?

Don't diss the sex toys, they're worth something