Masafumi Nakagawa

Kawasaki started the hydraulic business in 1916. For more than 90 years, it has steadily improved its fluid power technologies, responding to the market's requirement for 'Power and Control'. The firm's most important goal is to obtain its customers' trust. This is not obtained by simply satisfying base requirements for 'prices, quality, and delivery'. It is necessary for it to understand the customers' total expectations and needs from their perspective, and to provide that 'wanted value' to them. Utilizing this process, it believes Kawasaki can obtain credibility and trust from its customers. It will continuously add value to the Kawasaki brand, realize its vivid corporate culture, and aim to be the best manufacturer in the world. Main Plant, which specializes in hydraulic components and equipment, is located approximately 20 kilometers west of Kobe City and is just on the meridian-Japanese Standard Time. With the largest scale equipment for production among hydraulic industries in Japan, Main plant produces hydraulic components (i.e. hydraulic pumps/motors, actuators, valves, etc.), hydraulic power units (used for various machines and plants) and hydraulic marine equipment (i.e. hydraulic deck machinery, electro-hydraulic steering gears, hydraulic fishing machinery, etc.). Also, the Superior Research Section of this Works is working toward the development of new technology and products using excellent experimental facilities. Main Plant is continuing to make the utmost efforts for improving quality, as well as stabilizing the supply of products.

Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co. Ltd. engages in building bulk carrier, oil tanker and Post-Panamax container vessel. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Nantong, China.

Japan Finance Corp. is engaged in the provision of financial services to private financial institutions. It operates through the following segments: Micro Business & Individual Unit; Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, & Food Business; Small Medium Enterprise (SME); Japan Bank for Cooperation; and Operations to Facilitate Crisis Responses & Specific Business Promotion. The Micro Business & Individual Unit provides loans for micro and small businesses. The Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries, & Food Business segment offers loans for agriculture, forestry, fisheries, and food business that support principal farmers. The SME segment handles long-term business funds for small medium enterprise. The Japan Bank for International Cooperation segment promotes overseas development and acquisition of strategically important natural resources to Japan. The Operations to Facilitate Crisis Responses & Specific Business Promotion segment opens credit to financial institutions at the time of occurrence of crises such as financial disorder, large-scale natural disasters. The company was founded on October 1, 2008 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Part of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd., Kawasaki Plant Systems Ltd. constructs industrial plants. The company is based in Kobe, Japan.

NIPPI Corp. manufactures aircraft and rocket parts, target systems, and space equipment. The frim also offers repair, maintenance, and modification services of aircraft and related vehicles. The company was founded on October 11, 1934 and is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan.