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Genichi Kawakami (川上 源一, Kawakami Gen'ichi, January 30, 1912 – May 25, 2002) was the president of the Yamaha Corporation from 1950 to 1977, and again from 1980 to 1983. He is often credited with the international success of Yamaha and was also widely influential as a community music educator.
Genichi Kawakami was the first son of Kaichi Kawakami, the third-generation president of Nippon Gakki (musical instruments and electronics; presently Yamaha Corporation). Genichi studied and graduated from Takachiho Higher Commercial School in March of 1934.
May 29, 2002 · Genichi Kawakami, the man who made Yamaha a household name around the world through an odd mix of musical instruments and motorbikes, died Saturday in Hamamatsu, Japan, the industrial city where...
May 28, 2002 · Genichi Kawakami, who insouciantly combined the delicate notes of the piano and the earsplitting roar of the motorcycle to create the Yamaha empire, died on Saturday at a hospital near Hamamatsu,...
Genichi Kawakami when he became Yamaha Motor's first president in July 1955. Genichi Kawakami was 38 years old when he became Nippon Gakki's fourth president in 1950.
Jun 6, 2002 · Yamaha's president, Genichi Kawakami, having captured an enviable slice of the American market, was now after a more elusive prize: the sort of status that went with a Steinway piano. And not...
Genichi Kawakami was known to be a shrewd and astute head of the company, but as an engineer, he could see through to the core essences lying behind technological pursuits. This perspective lives on today at Yamaha Motor, firmly rooted in our corporate culture.
May 27, 2002 · -- Genichi Kawakami, 90, the man who shunned personal publicity while making Japan's Yamaha a household name around the world through a mix of musical instruments and motorbikes, died of...
May 27, 2002 · Genichi Kawakami, former president of Yamaha Corp., died of old age at a hospital in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Saturday afternoon, according to his family. He was 90....
In recognition of these great achievements, the Japan Automotive Hall of Fame is honored to induct Mr. Genichi Kawakami into the Hall of Fame. The 125cc Yamaha YA-1 of 1954. A YB-1 pictured during a 1955 endurance test.
