 In 2006, due to the increasing worldwide need for lighter, quieter, smoother riding constant velocity joints and their subcomponents, NTN Corporation created a subsidiary in Fukuroi, Shizuoka called NTN Fukuroi Corporation.This was their third constant velocity joint manufacturing facility in Japan, and their fourteenth globally.NTN Houdatsushimizu Corporation in Hakui District, Ishikawa was established in 2009 to expand the company's capabilities in producing extra large bearings used in large industrial machinery such as wind turbines.