Kawasaki Heavy Industries

Japanese multinational manufacturing company
Organization public_company Q748148
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Summary

Kawasaki Heavy Industries is a public company[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,131 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries is in the country of Japan[3].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's instance of is recorded as public company[4].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's instance of is recorded as conglomerate[5].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's instance of is recorded as business[6].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's founder is recorded as Kawasaki Shōzō[7].
  • Kawasaki Shōzō is named after Kawasaki Heavy Industries[8].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's headquarters location is recorded as Kobe Crystal Tower[9].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's headquarters location is recorded as Kobe[10].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's headquarters location is recorded as Tokyo[11].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's has organizational division is recorded as Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ship & Offshore Structure Company[12].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's has organizational division is recorded as Kawasaki Aerospace Systems Company[13].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's has organizational division is recorded as Kawasaki Railcar Manufacturing[14].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's has organizational division is recorded as Kawasaki Motors[15].
  • The location of Kawasaki Heavy Industries was Kobe[16].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's Commons category is recorded as Kawasaki Heavy Industries[17].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[18].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's industry is recorded as manufacture of machinery and equipment[19].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's industry is recorded as weapons industry[20].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's industry is recorded as motorcycle industry[21].
  • 1878 marks the founding of Kawasaki Heavy Industries[22].
  • 1830 marks the founding of Kawasaki Heavy Industries[23].
  • 1939 marks the founding of Kawasaki Heavy Industries[24].
  • 1969 marks the founding of Kawasaki Heavy Industries[25].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's official website is recorded as http://global.kawasaki.com/[26].
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries's official website is recorded as https://www.khi.co.jp/[27].

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Founding

Kawasaki Heavy Industries's founder is recorded as Kawasaki Shōzō[7]. Recorded inception include 1878[22], 1830[23], 1939[24], and 1969[25].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '川崎重工業株式会社'}[28] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.'}[29].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Kobe Crystal Tower[9], a skyscraper[30], in Japan[31]; Kobe[10], a city designated by government ordinance[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1889[34], headquartered in Kobe City Hall[35]; and Tokyo[11], a metropolitan prefecture[36], in Japan[37], founded in 1868[38], headquartered in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building[39].

Industry

Industries include manufacture of machinery and equipment[19], weapons industry[20], and motorcycle industry[21].

Ownership

Kawasaki Heavy Industries's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[18]. Products include rolling stock[40], aircraft[41], ship[42], motorcycle[43], industrial equipment[44], and electrical generator[45].

Why It Matters

Kawasaki Heavy Industries ranks in the top 5% of public_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,131 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]

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  20. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . ROR release v1.19. wikidata.org.
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  1. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  9. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [46] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [47] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · ~2026-53908-60 · 2026-10-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → +1878-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1830-00-00T00:00:00Z, +1939-00-00T00:00:00Z +1
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  2. 13d ago · ~2026-52155-99 · 2026-10-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Industry → manufacture of machinery and equipment, weapons industry, motorcycle industry
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'az', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo',
    Sitelink count → 45
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Industry: motorcycle industry"
  3. 7w ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Replaces → Kawasaki Shipyard
    P14750 → 0227-7E4F-5974-A01B-443F
    Instance of → public company, conglomerate, business
    Named after → Kawasaki Shōzō
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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