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Is Honda a Japanese company?

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company in Tokyo, listed in Tokyo and on the New York Stock Exchange. It has no parent company and no shareholder with special voting rights; its largest registered holders are nominee and trust accounts. It builds vehicles in Japan and the United States, among other countries.

Japan connection

Direct

Origin
Japan
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Sourced connections
3
High confidenceLast checked Oct 2026

Key facts

Company
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Founded
1948
Origin
Japan
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
Ownership
Public company
Parent company
Independent
Listed on
NYSE: HMC
Manufacturing
Japan, United States
Operations in Japan
Yes

Why Whownit classifies Honda this way

  • Origin

  • Headquarters

  • Manufacturing

Sources: company filingsAll sources

Ownership snapshot

  1. Honda

    Honda Motor Co., Ltd.

  2. owned by

    Public shareholders

Independent company

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is a publicly traded company with no parent company.

Country connections

Each relationship is recorded separately, with its own sources.

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Sources

Primary sources are listed first. Facts on this page were last checked in Oct 2026.

  1. sec.gov

    Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Form 20-F, year ended 31 March 2026 (opens in a new tab)
    SEC filingAccessed Oct 1, 2026

  2. sec.gov

    Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Form 20-F, item 7.A, major shareholders (opens in a new tab)
    SEC filingAccessed Oct 1, 2026

Quick answers

Who owns Honda?

Honda Motor Co., Ltd. is a publicly traded company with no parent company.

Which country owns Honda?

No company owns Honda: it is publicly traded on NYSE and has no parent company, so its shares are held by public shareholders.

Where is Honda from?

Incorporated on 24 September 1948 under the Commercial Code of Japan, succeeding an unincorporated enterprise established in 1946 by Soichiro Honda.

Where is Honda headquartered?

Honda is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Is Honda a Japanese company?

Whownit records 3 sourced connections between Honda and Japan (Origin, Headquarters, Manufacturing). At least one is direct — through the company itself.