FORM 6-K

U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Commission File Number:  333-13896

Supplement For the month of January 2012.

Total number of pages: 3

The exhibit index is located on page 1

NIDEC CORPORATION

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

338 KuzeTonoshiro-Cho,

Minami-Ku,Kyoto 601-8205 Japan

(Address of principal executive offices)

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EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number

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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: January 5, 2012
	NIDEC CORPORATION
	By:     /S/ Masahiro Nagayasu
	Senior General Manager, Investor Relations

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NIDEC CORPORATION

New York Stock Exchange symbol: NJ

Stock exchange code (Tokyo, Osaka): 6594

Contact:
	Masahiro Nagayasu
	Senior General Manager
	Investor Relations
	+81-75-935-6140
	ir@jp.nidec.com

Released on January 5, 2012, in Kyoto, Japan

Notice Regarding the Status of Own Share Repurchase

(Repurchase of own shares, pursuant to the Company's Articles of Incorporation based on the provisions of Article 459-1-1 of the Companies Act of Japan)

Nidec Corporation (NYSE: NJ) (the “Company”) today announced the status of the Company’s own share repurchase under its ongoing repurchase plan resolved at a meeting of the Board of Directors held on October 7, 2011, pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1, Item 1 of the Companies Act of Japan.

Details are as follows:

Details of Share Repurchase

1. Period of own share repurchase: From December 1, 2011 through December 31, 2011

2. Class of shares: Common stock

3. Number of own shares repurchased: 0 shares

4. Total repurchase amount: 0 yen

5. Method of repurchase: Repurchased on the Osaka Securities Exchange through a trust established for this purpose.

Note: The above repurchase information has been prepared on the basis of execution date.

Reference

A) The following details were resolved by the Company’s Board of Directors on February 5, 2011　and October 7, 2011:

1. Class of shares: Common stock

2. Total number of shares to be repurchased: Up to 6,000,000 shares　

(4.14% of total number of shares issued)

3. Total repurchase amount: Up to 47 billion yen

4. Period of repurchase: From February 7, 2011 through February 6, 2012

B) The accumulative number of own shares repurchased up to December 31, 2011, pursuant to the Board of Directors resolution above:

1. Accumulative number of own shares repurchased: 2,316,700 shares

2. Total accumulative repurchase amount: 14,982,398,000 yen

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