Founded in March 1918 with a capital of 54.3 billion Yen, NTN Corporation is globally known under the brand name NTN.
As of March 2009, NTN Bearings employed a total of 20,679 people.
NTN Bearings conducted research, development, and production in the field of ball bearings at Nishizono Ironworks in 1918.
In 1923, NTN Bearings emerged as a brand through the joint production and sales efforts of Nishizono Ironworks and Tomoe Trading Co.
NTN has distributors in various countries around the world, and it also has representatives in Turkey.