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Kawasaki
Kawasaki ( ja, 川崎, Kawasaki, river peninsula, links=no) may refer to: Places *Kawasaki, Kanagawa, a Japanese city **Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, a ward in Kawasaki, Kanagawa **Kawasaki City Todoroki Arena **Kawasaki Stadium, a multi-sport stadium *Kawasaki, Fukuoka, a Japanese town *Kawasaki, Iwate, a Japanese village *Kawasaki, Miyagi, a Japanese town *Tokyo-Yokohama-Kawasaki, Japanese conurbation Transportation *Kawasaki Route ( ja, 川崎線, Kawasaki-sen, links=no), a toll road of the Shuto expressway system in Greater Tokyo *Kawasaki line, several lines *Kawasaki station, several stations Businesses *Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI), a Japanese manufacturer of aerospace equipment, ATVs, engines, industrial plants, motorcycles, jet skis, ships, tractors, trains and so on **Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine, a division of Kawasaki Heavy Industries ***Kawasaki motorcycles ***Kawasaki Motors Racing, the European subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries **Kawasaki Shipbuil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki Disease
Kawasaki disease is a syndrome of unknown cause that results in a fever and mainly affects children under 5 years of age. It is a form of vasculitis, where blood vessels become inflamed throughout the body. The fever typically lasts for more than five days and is not affected by usual medications. Other common symptoms include large lymph nodes in the neck, a rash in the genital area, lips, palms, or soles of the feet, and red eyes. Within three weeks of the onset, the skin from the hands and feet may peel, after which recovery typically occurs. In some children, coronary artery aneurysms form in the heart. While the specific cause is unknown, it is thought to result from an excessive immune system response to an infection in children who are genetically predisposed. It does not spread between people. Diagnosis is usually based on a person's signs and symptoms. Other tests such as an ultrasound of the heart and blood tests may support the diagnosis. Diagnosis must take int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
(or simply Kawasaki) is a Japanese Public company, public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles, engines, Heavy equipment (construction), heavy equipment, aerospace and Military, defense equipment, rolling stock and ships, headquartered in Chūō-ku, Kobe, Chūō, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. It is also active in the production of industrial robots, gas turbines, pumps, boilers and other industrial products. The company is named after its founder, Kawasaki Shōzō, Shōzō Kawasaki. KHI is known as one of the three major heavy industrial manufacturers of Japan, alongside Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and IHI Corporation, IHI. Prior to the World War II, Second World War, KHI was part of the Kobe Kawasaki ''zaibatsu'', which included JFE Holdings, Kawasaki Steel and K Line, Kawasaki Kisen. After the conflict, KHI became part of the DKB Group (''keiretsu''). History Kawasaki Shōzō, Shōzō Kawasaki, born in 1836, was involved with the marine indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki Aerospace Company
is the Aerospace manufacturer, aerospace division of Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI). It produces aircraft, spacecraft systems, space systems, Flight simulator, simulators, jet engines, missiles, and electronic equipment. During the 1930s and 1940s, Kawasaki Aircraft Industries developed numerous types of aircraft for the Imperial Japanese Army, such as the Kawasaki Army Type 88 Reconnaissance Aircraft, Type 88 reconnaissance aircraft, the Kawasaki Ki-48, Ki-48 ''Sokei'' bomber, and the Kawasaki Ki-61, Ka 61 ''Hien'' fighter, up until the end of the World War II, Second World War. Shortly after the Occupied Japan, occupation of Japan started in 1945, Japan's aviation industry was intentionally dismantled and aircraft factories converted for other purposes; the ban on aircraft development was lifted during March 1954, allowing for the nation's aviation industry to be revived. During 1969, ''Kawasaki Kokuki Kogyo KK'' was restructured as a formal subsidiary of KHI. Throughout the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki, Kanagawa
is a Cities of Japan, city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, one of the main cities of Greater Tokyo Area and Keihin Industrial Area. It is the second most populated city in Kanagawa Prefecture after Yokohama, and the List of cities in Japan, eighth most populated city in Japan (including the Tokyo Metropolitan Area). , the city has an estimated population of 1,503,690, with 716,470 households, and a population density of 10,000 persons per km2. Kawasaki is the only city in Japan with more than one million inhabitants that is not a prefectural capital. The total area is . History Prehistoric and Ancient era Archaeological evidence from the Japanese Paleolithic and Jōmon period can only be found in the northwest Tama Hills. The course of the Tama and the coast of the Bay of Tokyo have also changed in historical times, so that large parts of the urban area are geologically young. Classical era Nara period to the Sengoku period With the introduction of the Ritsuryō legal sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki Frontale
is a Japanese professional football club based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top tier of football in the country. Their home stadium is Kawasaki Todoroki Stadium, in Nakahara Ward, in the central area of Kawasaki. History The club was founded in 1955 as Fujitsu Soccer Club. It was one of many city clubs that comprised the Japan Soccer League (JSL), including Yomiuri (later Tokyo Verdy 1969), Toshiba (later Consadole Sapporo) and NKK SC (now defunct). They first made the JSL Division 1 in 1977, only to be relegated the next season afterwards and would not return to the top flight until 2000, when they were first promoted to the rebranded J1. The club co-founded the Japanese second tier three times under its three names: JSL Division 2 (1972), Japan Football League Division 1 (1992) and J.League Division 2 ( 1999). Fujitsu's club became professional in 1997, and changed its name – "Frontale" means "f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine Company (川崎重工業モーターサイクル&エンジンカンパニー) is a division of Kawasaki Heavy Industries that produces motorcycles, All-terrain vehicle, ATVs, utility vehicles, jet ski personal watercraft, and general-purpose petrol engines. Before the 2011 fiscal year it was called Consumer Products & Machinery. Its slogan is "Let the good times roll!" Motorcycles Kawasaki's Aircraft Company began the development of a motorcycle engine in 1949. The development was completed in 1952 and mass production started in 1953. The engine was an air-cooled engine, air-cooled, 148 cc, Overhead valve, OHV, four-stroke engine, four-stroke single cylinder engine, single cylinder with a maximum power of at 4,000 rpm. In 1954, the first complete Kawasaki Motorcycle was produced under the name of Meihatsu, a subsidiary of Kawasaki Aircraft. In 1960, Kawasaki completed construction of a factory dedicated exclusively to mot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki
is one of the seven wards of the city of Kawasaki in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the ward had an estimated population of 216,826 and a density of 5,530 persons per km2. The total area was . Kawasaki-ku has the home to the second largest Koreatown in Japan. Geography Kawasaki Ward is located in northeastern Kanagawa Prefecture, in the northeast portion of the city of Kawasaki, bordering on the Tama River and Tokyo to the north and Tokyo Bay to the south and east. Much of the land area of the Ward is reclaimed land Surrounding municipalities *Saiwai-ku, Kawasaki *Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama * Ōta-ku, Tokyo History Under the Nara period Ritsuryō system, what is now Kawasaki Ward became part of Tachibana District Musashi Province. In the Edo period, it was administered as ''tenryō'' territory controlled directly by the Tokugawa shogunate, but administered through various ''hatamoto'', and prospered as Kawasaki-juku, a post station on the Tokaido highway connecting Edo with Kyoto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki Motors Racing
Kawasaki Motors Racing was the European subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries, located in the Netherlands. It was responsible for managing the racing activities of the MotoGP team. The subsidiary was established in 2007 as a result of the Japanese manufacturer's necessary split from Harald Eckl's organisation, who managed the Kawasaki MotoGP team since 2002. The reason for the split was Eckl's involvement with a competitor's MotoGP activities, which forced Kawasaki to terminate the relationship immediately. For the first time since Kawasaki returned to the premier class of motorcycle racing, the team became a complete ‘in house’ factory team. On January 9, 2009, Kawasaki announced it had decided to "... ''suspend its MotoGP racing activities from 2009 season onward and reallocate management resources more efficiently''". The company stated that it will continue racing activities using mass-produced motorcycles as well as supporting general race oriented consumers. The emp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki Motorcycles
Kawasaki motorcycles are manufactured by the Motorcycle & Engine division of Kawasaki Heavy Industries. History Kawasaki Aircraft initially manufactured motorcycles under the Meguro name, having bought an ailing motorcycle manufacturer, Meguro Manufacturing with whom they had been in partnership. This eventually became Kawasaki Motor Sales. Some early motorcycles display an emblem with "Kawasaki Aircraft" on the fuel tank. During 1962, Kawasaki engineers were developing a four-stroke engine for small cars. Then some of the engineers transferred to the Meguro factory to work on the Meguro K1 and the SG, a single cylinder 250 cc OHV. In 1963, Kawasaki and Meguro merged to form Kawasaki Motorcycle Co.,Ltd. Kawasaki motorcycles from 1962 through 1967 used an emblem which can be described as a flag within a wing. Work continued on the Meguro K1, a copy of the BSA A7 500 cc vertical twin. and on the Kawasaki W1. The K2 was exported to the U.S. for a test in respons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki-type Oiler
The was a type of oiler of Japan, serving during the 1930s and World War II. They do not have an official class name.Iino Lines called ''Tōa Maru'' class, Kawasaki Line called ''Tatekawa Maru'' class, Nittō Mining called ''Nichiei Maru'' class, and more... Therefore, this article uses common class names. And, this type has some variants. This article handles them collectively. Background * The London Naval Treaty forced shrinkage of a budget to the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN). And it meant cooling of the Japanese shipbuilding industry worlds. The Great Depression more accelerated it. The IJN wanted to update their ''Notoro''-class oilers and ''Ondo''-class oilers, because these oilers were not able to chase the aircraft carrier. * In 1929, the IJN decided their combat ship (battleship, aircraft carrier, cruiser, destroyer, submarine and torpedo boat) fuel only to heavy crude oil. And, the IJN was paid a grant to newly build large/high-speed tankers. * In 1931, two marine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki Station
Kawasaki station may refer to: *Kawasaki-juku ( ja, 川崎宿, Kawasaki-shuku, Kawasaki lodging), a Tōkaidō waystation in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan *Kawasaki Station ( ja, 川崎駅, Kawasaki-eki, Kawasaki Station, a train station of JR East line in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan *Shin-Kawasaki Station ( ja, (新川崎駅, shin-Kawasaki-eki, New Kawasaki Station), Saiwai, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan; a train station *Kawasaki-Daishi Station ( ja, 川崎大師駅, Kawasaki-Daishi-eki, Grand Kawasaki Station), Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan; a train station on the Keikyu Line *Keikyū Kawasaki Station ( ja, 京急川崎駅, Keikyū Kawasaki-eki, Keikyuu Line station Kawasaki, a train station on the Keikyuu Line in Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan *Hama-Kawasaki Station ( ja, 浜川崎駅, Hama-Kawasaki-eki, Kawasaki Beach Station), a train station of JR East line in Kawasaki-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan *Kawasakishimmachi Station ( ja, 川崎新町駅, Kawasaki-Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
is the shipbuilding subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries. It produces primarily specialized commercial vessels, including LNG carriers, LPG carriers, container ships, bulk carriers, oil tankers, as well as high speed passenger jetfoils. In addition, it is also a producer of warships for the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, including submarines. Kawasaki also produces marine machinery, including marine engines, thrusters, steering gears, deck and fishing machinery. History Kawasaki's origins go back to April 1878, when Shozo Kawasaki established Kawasaki Tsukiji Shipyard in Tokyo with the support of fellow Satsuma native and Vice Minister of Finance, Matsukata Masayoshi. In 1886, Kawasaki established a second shipyard in Kobe, Hyōgo prefecture. With the First Sino-Japanese War, the two shipyards were flooded with new orders and ship repair requests. The two shipyards were merged in 1896 as the Kawasaki Dockyard Company, Ltd. Realizing the limitation of private managem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
