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 May 2015.

Commission File Number:  333-13896

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: May 7, 2015
	NIDEC CORPORATION
	By:     /S/ Masahiro Nagayasu
	General Manager, Investor Relations

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NIDEC CORPORATION

New York Stock Exchange symbol: NJ

Tokyo Stock Exchange code: 6594

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

Released on May 7, 2015, in Kyoto, Japan

Nidec Announces 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 Company Law 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 the meeting of the Board of Directors held on January 22, 2015, pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1, Item 1 of the Company Law of Japan.

Details are as follows:

Details of Share Repurchase

1. Period of own share repurchase: From April 1, 2015 through April 30, 2015

2. Class of shares: Common stock

3. Number of own shares repurchased: 0

4. Total repurchase amount: 0 yen

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 January 22, 2015:

1. Class of shares: Common stock

2. Total number of shares to be repurchased: Up to 4,000,000 shares

(1.42% of total number of shares issued, excluding treasury stock)

3. Total repurchase amount: Up to 24 billion yen

4. Period of repurchase: From January 27, 2015 through January 26, 2016

B) The accumulative number of own shares repurchased until April 30, 2015, pursuant to the Board of Directors resolution above:

1. Accumulative number of own shares repurchased: 250,200

2. Total accumulative repurchase amount: 2,053,391,400 yen

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