UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 or 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of March, 2010

Commission file number 0-12602

MAKITA CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

3-11-8, Sumiyoshi-cho, Anjo City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date: March 19, 2010

For immediate release

March 19, 2010

Company name:		Makita Corporation
Representative:		Masahiko Goto, President, Representative Director & CEO
Stock ticker code:		6586

Announcement of Change of Position of Managements and Corporate Officers

     Makita Corporation announces that its Board of Directors, at a meeting held today, has resolved on the following Change of Position of Managements and Corporate Officers.

1. Changes in directors (Effective May 1, 2010)

	Name			New Title and Position			Present Title and Position
	Shinichiro Tomita			Director, Corporate Officer, General Manager of Purchasing Headquarters			Director, Corporate Officer, General Manager of Research and Development Headquarters (In Charge of Product Development)
	Tetsuhisa Kaneko			Director, Corporate Officer, General Manager of Production Headquarters (In Charge of China Plant)			Director, Corporate Officer, General Manager of Purchasing Headquarters

2. Change in corporate officers (Effective May 1, 2010)

	Name			New Title and Position			Present Title and Position
	Osamu Yokoyama			Corporate Officer, Assistant General Manager of Research and Development Headquarters (In Charge of Product Development)			Corporate Officer, President of Makita (China) Co., Ltd. and Makita (Kunshan) Co., Ltd.

3. New management system (Effective May 1, 2010)

Directors

	Name			Official Title			Position
	Masahiko Goto			President, Representative Director
	Yasuhiko Kanzaki			Director, Managing Corporate Officer			In Charge of International Sales and General Manager of International Sales Headquarters: Europe, the Middle East and Africa Region
	Tadayoshi Torii			Director, Managing Corporate Officer			In Charge of Production and General Manager of Production Headquarters
	Shiro Hori			Director, Managing Corporate Officer			In Charge of International Sales and General Manager of International Sales Headquarters: America, Asia, and Oceania Region
	Tomoyasu Kato			Director, Corporate Officer			General Manager of Research and Development Headquarters (In Charge of Research and Development)
	Tadashi Asanuma			Director, Corporate Officer			In Charge of Domestic Sales and General Manager of Domestic Sales Marketing Headquarters
	Hisayoshi Niwa			Director, Corporate Officer			General Manager of Quality Headquarters
	Shinichiro Tomita			Director, Corporate Officer			General Manager of Purchasing Headquarters
	Tetsuhisa Kaneko			Director, Corporate Officer			General Manager of Production Headquarters (In Charge of China Plant)
	Yoji Aoki			Director, Corporate Officer			General Manager of Administration Headquarters
	Motohiko Yokoyama			Outside Director

‚Corporate officers

	Name			Official Title			Position
	Zenji Mashiko			Corporate Officer			General Manager of Domestic Sales Marketing Headquarters: Tokyo Area
	Toshio Hyuga			Corporate Officer			General Manager of Domestic Sales Marketing Headquarters: Osaka Area
	Hiroshi Okamoto			Corporate Officer			President of Makita U.S.A. Inc
	Tamiro Kishima			Corporate Officer			Senior Managing Director of Dolmar G.m.b.H
	Osamu Yokoyama			Corporate Officer			Assistant General Manager of Research and Development Headquarters (In Charge of Product Development)

English Translation of press release originally issued in Japanese