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TOKYO -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries' U.S. railcar subsidiary will be awarded a roughly $1.5 billion contract from the operator of the New York City transit system for 378 new subway cars, Nikkei has learned. [1]

TOKYO -- Japanese motorcycle maker Kawasaki Motors has begun offering vehicle loans in the U.S. through a financing joint venture with trading company Itochu. (confirmed by 2 sources) [2]

TOKYO -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries and two other major Japanese shipbuilders will collaborate to mass-produce liquefied hydrogen carriers, leveraging Kawasaki's technology that produced the first such vessel in the world, Nikkei has learned. [3]

TOKYO -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries has teamed with Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn to develop humanoid robots that are able to perform nursing tasks, with the aim of eventually expanding their use to other sectors. [4]

CHIBA, Japan -- In the DSEI Japan defense equipment show last month, motorcycle maker Kawasaki Motors and carmaker Subaru occupied prominent positions near the entrance, showcasing their key exhibits: drones. [5]

OSAKA -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Toyota Motor and three other parties from Japan and Germany inked an agreement Monday to collaborate on developing a supply chain for hydrogen fuel. [6]

PATTAYA, Thailand – A big bike rider was killed in a late-night motorcycle collision near a railway crossing in Pattaya, after reportedly crashing at high speed into another motorcycle. [7]

PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya City, in collaboration with the Burapa Bike Week group, has announced the 29th edition of its iconic motorcycle and music festival, “BURAPA PATTAYA BIKE WEEK & WHEELS OF NOSTALGIA 2026,” scheduled to take place from 12–14 ... [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-31 · 75% match

Kawasaki Heavy to win $1.5bn contract for New York City subway cars

TOKYO -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries' U.S. railcar subsidiary will be awarded a roughly $1.5 billion contract from the operator of the New York City transit system for 378 new subway cars, Nikkei has learned.

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-09-10 · 75% match

Kawasaki Motors launches US financing unit, eyeing off-road vehicle sales

TOKYO -- Japanese motorcycle maker Kawasaki Motors has begun offering vehicle loans in the U.S. through a financing joint venture with trading company Itochu.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-01 · 75% match

Kawasaki Heavy, peers join to produce liquefied hydrogen carriers

TOKYO -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries and two other major Japanese shipbuilders will collaborate to mass-produce liquefied hydrogen carriers, leveraging Kawasaki's technology that produced the first such vessel in the world, Nikkei has learned.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-07-04 · 75% match

Kawasaki Heavy teams with Foxconn to add 'nursebots' to robot lineup

TOKYO -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries has teamed with Taiwanese manufacturer Foxconn to develop humanoid robots that are able to perform nursing tasks, with the aim of eventually expanding their use to other sectors.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-06-06 · 75% match

Drone wars put Japan's Kawasaki Motors, Subaru in spotlight

CHIBA, Japan -- In the DSEI Japan defense equipment show last month, motorcycle maker Kawasaki Motors and carmaker Subaru occupied prominent positions near the entrance, showcasing their key exhibits: drones.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-09-15 · 75% match

Toyota, Kawasaki join Japan-Germany hydrogen supply chain partnership

OSAKA -- Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Toyota Motor and three other parties from Japan and Germany inked an agreement Monday to collaborate on developing a supply chain for hydrogen fuel.

[7] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2026-03-13 · 41% match

Big bike rider killed in high-speed collision near railway crossing in Pattaya

PATTAYA, Thailand – A big bike rider was killed in a late-night motorcycle collision near a railway crossing in Pattaya, after reportedly crashing at high speed into another motorcycle.

[8] TH www.pattayamail.com · 2026-01-07 · 41% match

Pattaya goes full throttle as BURAPA PATTAYA BIKE WEEK 2026 returns

PATTAYA, Thailand — Pattaya City, in collaboration with the Burapa Bike Week group, has announced the 29th edition of its iconic motorcycle and music festival, “BURAPA PATTAYA BIKE WEEK & WHEELS OF NOSTALGIA 2026,” scheduled to take place from 12–14

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-05-21 · 75% match

Kawasaki disease and the coronavirus: six things to know

TOKYO/NEW YORK -- One of the top priorities in the fight against the coronavirus is to understand how, exactly, the pathogen attacks and kills. The virus enters through the respiratory system.

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2020-06-10 · 75% match

Doctor who discovered Kawasaki disease dies at 95

TOKYO -- Tomisaku Kawasaki, the Japanese pediatrician who discovered the rare inflammatory syndrome now known as Kawasaki disease, died earlier this month at a Tokyo hospital, it was learned on Wednesday.

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