Japan: Over the three days from July 30 to August 1, 2010 in Jakarta, Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. will join Yamaha Motor group companies in Indonesia*1 and Indonesia’s Ministry of Youth and Sport to host the 2nd YAMAHA ASEAN CUP U-13 FOOTBALL Indonesia 2010, an international football tournament for the ASEAN region.

This tournament will be competed by six under-13 teams representing the four countries of Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam (two each from the host country Indonesia and the 2008 winning country, Vietnam). The six teams will be divided into two groups by lottery and compete in a round robin. The teams finishing 1st and 2nd in these two round robins will qualify to compete in the final tournament.

As a company with a corporate mission of Creating Kando*2, Yamaha Motor carries out activities to popularize, promote, and support a range of sports, including motor and marine sports as well as rugby and football, both at home and abroad. These activities are a direct reflection of the “spirit of challenge” that we value so highly in our corporate culture as well as our commitment to youth development and social contribution.

In the important ASEAN market with its Yamaha production bases, Yamaha Motor has been holding the YAMAHA ASEAN CUP RACE since 2003 as a one-make race aimed at strengthening the Yamaha brand image and with the hopes of establishing a symbol of our corporate activities in the region. Since 2008, we have been organizing the YAMAHA ASEAN CUP U-13 FOOTBALL tournament for under-13 football players along with the Yamaha ASEAN CUP RACE together with the Yamaha Motor group companies in the region.

Source: http://www.yamaha-motor.co.jp/global/news/2010/0727/football.html