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	In Memoriam: Genichi Kawakami, Supreme Corporate Advisor to Yamaha Corporation
		Kawakami aggressively expanded operations and within three decades, successfully grew Yamaha from a small piano company employing 2,500 to a multinational corporation with 17,000 employees and a sterling reputation for quality and value.
		Kawakami served as president from 1950 to 1977, and again from 1980 to 1983.
		Kawakami is survived by his wife, Tamiko; a son and daughter.
	www.giles.com /yamaha1/pr/corp/gkawakami_0502.html (444 words)

	In Memoriam: Genichi Kawakami (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Kawakami aggressively expanded operations and within three decades, successfully grew Yamaha from a piano company employing 2,500 to a multinational corporation with 17,000 employees and a sterling reputation for quality and value.
		Kawakami observed people’s active pursuit of leisure activities, and quickly became convinced that the recreational market would rebound during the post-war period and have a bright future in Japan.
		Kawakami also was an expert at diversification and led the company into entirely new markets, largely guided by his own personal tastes.
	www.yamaha.com /publications/accent/Accent302/07-genichi.html (415 words)

	Yamaha Action
		Kawakami joined the company was run by his father, Nippon Gakki Co. He became president in 1950 and revolutionized the manufacturing process of pianos.
		Genichi had to imagine the reconversion of his machine tools shortly after the defeat against the Allies in 1945.
		Kawakami handed over the leadership of Yamaha to his son Hiroshi in 1983.
	www.yamaha-motor.com.au /hot_news/press_rel_details.asp?HN_ID=18 (157 words)

	Genichi Kawakami - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		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 started working for Yamaha in 1937, where his father, Kaichi Kawakami had been the president since 1927.
		Kawakami succeeded his father and introduced motorcycle production to Yamaha (Yamaha Motor Corporation).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Genichi_Kawakami (141 words)

	Kawakami Search: Articles-last 7 Daysarticles-older Than 7 Days The Web. For. Tim Kawakami. Latest Column. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Artelino - Biography of Japanese Artist Sumio Kawakami Sumio Kawakami was a teacher for English and a self-taught sosaku hanga artist and considered himself an amateur printmaker.
		Kenji Kawakami assumes a serious expression as he brandishes an over-sized fork with an onboard motor.
		Kawakami, M. And Kobayashi, A. ; Volatile Constituents of Green Mate and Roasted Mate, J. Platense.
	www.99hosted.com /names10787.html (474 words)

	Former President of Yamaha Dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Kawakami died Saturday in a hospital in central Japan, his wife Tamiko said Monday.
		Kawakami retired from his post in 1976 and became chairman a year later.
		Kawakami is survived by his wife, a son and daughter.
	www.ptg.org /pipermail/pianotech/2002-May/110087.html (266 words)

	Founder Of Yamaha Motor Company Dies
		Genichi Kawakami, a former president of Yamaha Corporation, has died.
		Kawakami built his father's company into a major manufacturer of musical instruments, electronic goods, and, in 1955, Kawakami set up Yamaha Motor Company, now a major motorcycle manufacturer.
		Kawakami retired in 1976 and a year later became chairman.
	www.wherethepoweris.com /news_article.asp?id=1631 (215 words)

	Yamaha Motor Corporation, U.S.A. - History
		Genichi Kawakami was the first son of Kaichi Kawakami, the third-generation president of Nippon Gakki (musical instruments and electronics; presently Yamaha Corporation).
		Genichi said, "I believe that the most important thing when building a product is to always keep in mind the standpoint of the people who will use it." An example of the commitment to "walking in the customers' shoes" was the move in 1966 by Yamaha to continue its expansion.
		Genichi Kawakami's history with Yamaha was long and rich.
	www.yamaha-motor.com /outboard/company/historyhome/home.aspx (1451 words)

	Curtain call for a man of music - theage.com.au
		Genichi Kawakami, who built the Yamaha empire of pianos and motorcycles that exemplified Japan's post-war revival, has died.
		Known as the "emperor" of the Yamaha company, Mr Kawakami died at the weekend from natural causes, aged 90.
		He died where he had lived his life, in the town of Hamamatsu, west of Tokyo, where the Yamaha organisation is based.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/05/27/1022243311175.html (293 words)

	GrandPrix.com > News > Genichi Kawakami
		GENICHI KAWAKAMI, the man who turned Yamaha from being a musical instrument maker into one of the world's leading motorcycle firms and an important automotive businesses, has died at the age of 90.
		Kawakami guided Yamaha to become the world's top piano manufacturer and in the 1960s created the Yamaha Music Foundation and a network of music schools across Japan.
		Kawakami handed over the presidency of entire corporation to his son Hiroshi in 1983 but stayed on as chairman.
	www.grandprix.com /ns/ns06354.html (584 words)

	CNN.com - Showbuzz - May 27, 2002
		Genichi Kawakami, who shunned publicity despite his business success, lived and died in the industrial town of Hamamatsu, 200 km (125 miles) west of Tokyo, where his companies were based.
		In 1950 Kawakami took over his father's musical instrument firm and made it into the world's largest maker of pianos.
		Under Kawakami's leadership, the company adapted the machinery in the 1950s to produce Yamaha's first motorbike, the YA-1, nicknamed "aka tombo," or red dragonfly.
	archives.cnn.com /2002/SHOWBIZ/News/05/27/showbuzz (818 words)

	Yamaha - Past and Present
		In 1953, Genichi Kawakami (Yamaha Motor's first president) was looking for a way to make use of idle machining equipment that had previously been used to make aircraft propellers.
		Thus, the development team poured all their energies into building the first prototype, and ten months later in August of 1954 the first model was complete.
		Genichi Kawakami set the stage for Yamaha Motor Company's success with his vision and philosophies.
	www.motorhelmets.com /htm-service/resources-motorcycle-articles-yamaha-past-present.htm (1325 words)

	SoundWaves (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Genichi Kawakami, a former president of Yamaha Corporation and one of the music products industry’s greatest leaders, died May 25, 2002, at a hospital near Hamamatsu in central Japan.
		It was also in 1954 when Kawakami was involved in the creation of the 125cc Yamaha YA-1 motorcycle.
		Kawakami left the presidency of Yamaha in 1977, returned in 1980, and then continued to advise the company after relinquishing the presidency to his son in 1983.
	www.namm.com /soundwaves/june2002/music_history.html (252 words)

	..:: BIKERS-EYE.COM ::.. : ..:: Man Who Founded Yamaha Dies Aged 90 ::.. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Genichi Kawakami, the man who founded Yamaha’s motorcycle business, has died aged 90.
		In 1927 Kaichi Kawakami, Genichi’s father, became the company’s third president and Genichi took over on his father’s death in 1950.
		Genichi Kawakami was succeeded as president by his son Hiroshi in 1977 becoming chairman and advisor until his retirement in 1992.
	www.bikers-eye.com /news/article/302 (349 words)

	Genichi Kawakami - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Genichi Kawakami - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		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.
		This page was last modified 03:30, 12 May 2005.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Genichi_Kawakami (161 words)

	Michael Jennings
		There's an interesting obituary of Genichi Kawakami, long term head honcho of Yamaha, in the Economist.
		My favourite story of Kawakami, as told in Bob Johnstone's We Were Burning: Japanese Entrepreneurs and the Forging of the Electronic Age, involves the electric organ business.
		The amusing part of this is that Kawakami conducted the negotiations from a hospital bed.
	michaeljennings.blogspot.com /2002_06_09_michaeljennings_archive.html (1241 words)

	[Deathwatch] Genichi Kawakami, Japan's Piano Man and Motorbike King, 90
		In 1950 Kawakami took over his father's musical instrument company, which had been established in the 19th century, and developed it into the world's largest maker of pianos, in the process helping to fuel a music boom in Japan.
		A visit to America and Europe in 1953 convinced Kawakami that the recreational market had a bright future in Japan.
		Kawakami retired from Yamaha in 1992 and had been in hospital for some months prior to his death, which was attributed to old age.
	slick.org /pipermail/deathwatch/2002-May/000150.html (564 words)

	Daily Mirror Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Genichi Kawakami, who shunned publicity despite his business success, lived and died in the industrial town of Hamamatsu, 200 km west of Tokyo, where his two companies were based.
		In 1950 Mr Kawakami took over his father's musical instrument company, which had been established in the 19th century, and developed it into the world's largest maker of pianos, in the process helping to fuel a music boom in Japan.
		Under Mr Kawakami's leadership, the company adapted the machinery in the 1950s to produce Yamaha's first motorbike, the YA-1, nicknamed 'aka tombo' or red dragonfly.
	www.dailymirror.lk /2002/05/29/business.html (606 words)

	Vintage Yamaha Motorcycle Parts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In 1953 the current company president, Genichi Kawakami, was searching for a way to keep his machinery busy during idle times.
		Genichi researched other possible products to manufacture such as sewing machines, three wheelers, scooters and motorcycles.
		Genichi visited the US many times to determine a direction.
	www.mginproducts.com /Vintage%20Yamaha%20Motorcycle%20Parts.html (196 words)

	The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Business
		Genichi Kawakami, who died yesterday, took over his father’s company in 1950 and developed it into the world’s largest maker of pianos, reports said.
		Under Kawakami’s leadership, the company went into motorbike production in 1954, a project that was later spun off as Yamaha Motor Co, now the world’s second largest manufacturer of motor-cycles.
		Kawakami had been in hospital for some months prior to his death, the media said.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2002/20020527/biz.htm (4283 words)

	News Story - Genichi Kawakami, Founder of Yamaha, 1912 - 2002
		News Story - Genichi Kawakami, Founder of Yamaha, 1912 - 2002
		Genichi Kawakami, Founder of Yamaha, 1912 - 2002
		Genichi Kawakami, the man who established Yamaha Motor Co. in 1955, died Saturday May 25th at the age of 90 in Hamamatsu, Japan.
	www.supercross.com /news.php?id=82 (168 words)

	Soup :: son of Yamaha founder dies
		Many newswire services are reporting the death of Genichi Kawakami, son of the founder of what we know as Yamaha today.
		Genichi Kawakami was 90 years old and died of "old age".
		Most obits report that Genichi Kawakami started Yamaha-Motor in an effort to put their propeller-making tooling to use after WWII.
	www.superbikeplanet.com /2002-May/020527c.htm (110 words)

	American Music Teacher: Yamaha Music Education System: celebrating 50 years of growth (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In the early years of his tenure as president of Yamaha Corporation of Japan, Genichi Kawakami (president from 1950-2002) took a business trip to Europe.
		Kawakami engaged an expert team of Japanese educators, musicians and psychologists to develop a method that would teach children the fundamentals of music and create an atmosphere of joy in which to learn.
		The project was met with enthusiasm and support, especially from Japanese musicians who were eager to promote the benefits of music and create a method that would appeal to the younger generation.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m2493/is_1_55/ai_n14874254 (1406 words)

	Genichi Kawakami - TheBestLinks.com - January 30, Music, May 25, Motorcycle, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
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	Kawakami, Genichi -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The company, which had been founded in the late 19th century by Torakusu Yamaha, an organ builder, as Nippon Gakki, was long an obscure domestic manufacturer.
		"Kawakami, Genichi." Britannica Book of the Year, 2003 from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service.
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	www.britannica.com /eb/article?eu=415315 (303 words)

	[Deathwatch] Genichi Kawakami, Japan's Piano Man and Motorbike King, 90 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Genichi Kawakami, who shunned publicity despite his business success, lived and died in the industrial town of Hamamatsu, 125 miles west of Tokyo, where his two companies were based.
		The author of several books on music, Kawakami in 1966 established the Yamaha Music Foundation, which drove the popularity of the company's products by setting up music schools and competitions in Japan and abroad.
		LEAP OF FAITH The apparently bizarre leap to motorbike production came after Yamaha had used its knowledge of wood products gained from piano-making to diversify into the manufacture of wooden airplane propellers during World War Two.
	slick.org /deathwatch/mailarchive/msg00760.html (296 words)

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		He is often credited with the international success of Yamaha.Born in Hamakita, Kawakami was a graduate of Takachiho College of Commerce.
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	www.bookpricesearchengine.com /324201_genichi-kawakami_1125524642reflectionsonmusicpopularizationartcoloringbooks.html (320 words)

	Yamaha Motor UK - 2006 Overview (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		We’ve always been that way, ever since Genichi Kawakami founded the Yamaha Motor Company on 1st July 1955.
		Just weeks later Kawakami entered Yamaha’s first-ever motorcycle, the YA-1, in the 1955 Mount Fuji Ascent race.
		The pretty little 125cc two-stroke scored an historic victory in the gruelling event, leaving the opposition way behind and establishing Yamaha as the force to beat in Japanese racing.
	www.yamaha-motor.co.uk /products/motorcycles/06_overview.jsp (451 words)

	Kawakami Hajime -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		While working as a journalist after his graduation from Tokyo University in 1902, Kawakami translated from the English E.R.A. Seligman's Economic Interpretation of History, the first analysis of dialectical materialism to appear in Japanese.
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