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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.
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...
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 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,...
Nov 30, 2022 · Genichi Kawakami was the first president of the Yamaha Motor Company from 1950 to 1977 and again from 1980 to 1983. Genichi was born on January 30, 1912, in Hamakita. He graduated from the Takachiho College of Commerce and started working for Yamaha Corporation in 1937.
Learn how Genichi Kawakami, the founder of Yamaha Motor, led the company to enter the motorcycle industry with its casting technology for piano frames. Discover how he fostered a culture of meticulous care toward materials and manufacturing methods for creating high-quality products.
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....
