Obituaries

From: The Washington Post | Date: June 2, 2002 | Copyright information

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 unreported causes May 25 in his native Hamamatsu, Japan.

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. His motorbike manufacturing business was spun off as Yamaha Motor Co....

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