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Kawada Robotics Signage and Logo

Kawada Robotics Signage and Logo=November 6,2025,Tokyo

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Kawada Robotics Signage and Logo

Kawada Robotics Signage and Logo=November 6,2025,Tokyo

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Kawada Robotics Signage and Logo

Kawada Robotics Signage and Logo=November 6,2025,Tokyo

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Horse racing: Shuka-sho

Jockey Yuga Kawada (top) poses aboard Liberty Island after winning the Grade 1 Shuka-sho triple crown horse race for fillies at Kyoto Racecourse in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Oct. 15, 2023.

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Horse racing: Shuka-sho

Liberty Island, with jockey Yuga Kawada on board, trots away to win the Grade 1 Shuka-sho triple crown horse race for fillies at Kyoto Racecourse in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Oct. 15, 2023.

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Horse racing: Shuka-sho

Liberty Island, with jockey Yuga Kawada on board, trots away to win the Grade 1 Shuka-sho triple crown horse race for fillies at Kyoto Racecourse in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Oct. 15, 2023.

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Horse racing: Shuka-sho

Liberty Island (front), ridden by jockey Yuga Kawada, leads the field to win the Grade 1 Shuka-sho triple crown horse race for fillies at Kyoto Racecourse in the western Japan city of Kyoto on Oct. 15, 2023.

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Horseracing: Sprinters Stakes

Jockey Yuga Kawada is pictured aboard Mama Cocha after winning the Sprinters Stakes Grade 1 horse race at Nakayama racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Oct. 1, 2023.

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Horse Racing: Japanese horse wins Dubai World Cup

Jockey Yuga Kawada poses with the trophy after riding Ushba Tesoro to victory in the Dubai World Cup at Meydan in Dubai on March 25, 2023, making it the second Japanese horse to win the Grade 1 race.

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Horse Racing: Japanese horse wins Dubai World Cup

Jockey Yuga Kawada celebrates after riding Ushba Tesoro to victory in the Dubai World Cup at Meydan in Dubai on March 25, 2023, making it the second Japanese horse to win the Grade 1 race.

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Horse Racing: Japanese horse wins Dubai World Cup

Ushba Tesoro, ridden by Yuga Kawada, gallops en route to winning the Dubai World Cup at Meydan in Dubai on March 25, 2023, becoming the second Japanese horse to win the Grade 1 race.

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Horse Racing: Japanese horse wins Dubai World Cup

Jockey Yuga Kawada (far L) poses for a photo after riding Ushba Tesoro to victory in the Dubai World Cup at Meydan in Dubai on March 25, 2023, making it the second Japanese horse to win the Grade 1 race.

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Horse Racing: Japanese horse wins Dubai World Cup

Ushba Tesoro, ridden by Yuga Kawada, gallops en route to winning the Dubai World Cup at Meydan in Dubai on March 25, 2023, becoming the second Japanese horse to win the Grade 1 race.

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Worker android unveiled in Tsukuba

TSUKUBA, Japan - New android ''HRP-4,'' created to be a future component of the labor force, is unveiled in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and Kawada Industries Inc. jointly created the robot.

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Captain Thule romps to victory at Satsuki-sho

FUNABASHI, Japan - Captain Thule jockeyed by Yuga Kawada wins the Satsuki-sho, the first leg of the prestigious Triple Crown classics in Japan, at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on April 20.

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Court upholds guilty verdict for health official over AIDS death

TOKYO, Japan - Ryuhei Kawada, an independent member of the House of Councillors who was one of the plaintiffs in HIV damages suits, welcomed Japan's Supreme Court decision on March 4 over an AIDS patient's death. The top court upheld the same day a suspended prison sentence for Akihito Matsumura, a former senior health ministry official who was convicted for failing to prevent the use of HIV-contaminated blood products in the 1980s that resulted in the death of the patient.

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Activist Kawada set to win seat in upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Ryuhei Kawada, an activist known for his fight against the state and a pharmaceutical company in a lawsuit over tainted blood products given to hemophiliacs like himself, waves to supporters in Tokyo on July 29 after becoming assured of winning a House of Councillors seat in the day's election.

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Japan honors Aussie avalanche heroes

SYDNEY, Australia - Seven Australians who saved the lives of several Japanese skiers during a tragic avalanche in the Hakkoda mountain range of Aomori Prefecture in February pose for a photo with Japanese Consul General Tsukasa Kawada at his official residence in Sydney on March 26 after being honored with a joint letter of appreciation from the governments of Aomori Prefecture and Aomori City.

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Japan honors Aussie avalanche heroes

SYDNEY, Australia - Jonathan Disher (L), one of seven Australians who saved the lives of several Japanese skiers during a tragic avalanche in the Hakkoda mountain range of Aomori Prefecture in February, is officially honored by Japanese Consul General Tsukasa Kawada at his official residence in Sydney on March 26. Kawada delivered a joint letter of appreciation from the governments of Aomori Prefecture and Aomori City.

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Humanoid robot for risky work unveiled

HAGA, Japan - A handout photo shows a humanoid robot designed to take on work at construction sites and other risky places unveiled by Bridge builder Kawada Industries Inc. and two partners on Sept. 8. The HRP-3P robot demonstrated its functions at Kawada's plant in the town of Haga in Tochigi Prefecture, walking on an icy surface as well as walking under simulated heavy rainfall. The battery-powered robot, which is 160 centimeters tall and weighs 65 kilograms, carries out remote-controlled and preprogrammed work.

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Kanebo to spin off textile business

TOKYO, Japan - Akiyoishi Nakajima (R), chairman of struggling Kanebo Ltd., speaks as Seiren Co. President Tatsuo Kawada listens at a press conference in Tokyo on March 16. Kanebo will spin off its textile business and transfer it to a joint company to be established by Kanebo and Seiren, a dyeing and finishing based in Fujui.

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(7)Hiroshima marks 59th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Primary school students Saki Kawada (L) and Koya Yurino (R) read a declaration for peace at a ceremony marking the 59th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6 at Peace Memorial Park in the city.

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Resona president apologizes to shareholders for gov't bailout

OSAKA, Japan - Resona Holdings Inc. President Kenji Kawada addresses a meeting of shareholders in Osaka's Chuo Ward on June 27. Kawada apologized to shareholders for the banking group's problems that that led it to request a government bailout of 1.96 trillion yen. Photo was taken from a monitoring television screen.

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Resona eyes tie-up with foreign capital to help small firms

OSAKA, Japan - (From front to back) Resona Holdings Inc. President Kenji Kawada, Resona Holdings Chairman Eiji Hosoya, and Resona Bank President Masaaki Nomura speak at a news conference in Osaka on June 2. The new management of the troubled Resona group said it plans to rehabilitate small and midsize companies through various steps including a possible tie-up with foreign capital.

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Resona applies for public funds, to cut jobs, expenses

TOKYO, Japan - Resona Holdings Inc. President Kenji Kawada (L), Rsona Holdings Chairman Eiji Hohoya (C) and Resona Bank President Masaaki Nomura speak to reporters in Tokyo on May 30 after they applied for an injection of 1.96 trillion yen in public funds and presented a restructuring program to the government.

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HIV patients' advocate Kawada wins lower house Tokyo by-election

TOKYO, Japan - Etsuko Kawada shakes hands with her hemophiliac son Ryuhei (L) on Oct. 22 after winning in a House of Representatives by-election in Tokyo's No. 21 single-seat constituency. A 51-year-old independent and longtime supporter of people with HIV, Kawada garnered 51,008 votes, beating three rivals including Sekiichi Kato of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, who won 48,883. Kawada will fill a seat vacated by disgraced 38-year-old lawmaker Joji Yamamoto, who resigned from the Diet last month over fraud allegations.

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Independent Kawada wins lower house by-election in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - Etsuko Kawada, whose hemophiliac son's legal battle over contracting HIV through tainted blood products symbolized a challenge to the Japanese establishment, speaks to supports Oct. 22 after winning a House of Representatives by-election in Tokyo's No. 21 single-seat constituency. Kawada, a 51-year-old independent and longtime supporter of people with HIV, stood atop a beer crate in front of JR Tachikawa Station and said, ''We can create a new politics.''

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March against Government

Demonstraton against the- government by hemophiliacs who were infected with HIV through contaminated imported blood products. A victim (Ryuhei KAWADA) and his mother. (Photo taken in Tokyo on July 24, 1995)

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Imperial Palace ceremony for Order of Culture recipients

Anthropologist Junzo Kawada, 87, (C) receives the Order of Culture, Japan's top cultural award, from Emperor Naruhito at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Nov. 3, 2021. (Pool photo)

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Kanebo to spin off textile business

TOKYO, Japan - Akiyoishi Nakajima (R), chairman of struggling Kanebo Ltd., speaks as Seiren Co. President Tatsuo Kawada listens at a press conference in Tokyo on March 16. Kanebo will spin off its textile business and transfer it to a joint company to be established by Kanebo and Seiren, a dyeing and finishing based in Fujui. (Kyodo)

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Captain Thule romps to victory at Satsuki-sho

FUNABASHI, Japan - Captain Thule jockeyed by Yuga Kawada wins the Satsuki-sho, the first leg of the prestigious Triple Crown classics in Japan, at Nakayama Racecourse in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on April 20. (Kyodo)

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(7)Hiroshima marks 59th anniversary of U.S. atomic bombing

HIROSHIMA, Japan - Primary school students Saki Kawada (L) and Koya Yurino (R) read a declaration for peace at a ceremony marking the 59th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6 at Peace Memorial Park in the city. (Kyodo)

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Horse racing: Makahiki edges Satono Diamond for Japanese Derby crown

Makahiki (R) holds off Satono Diamond in a photo finish in the Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse on May 29, 2016. The Deep Impact-sired Makahiki became the top 3-year-old in all of Japan as jockey Yuga Kawada and trainer Yasuo Tomomichi won their first Derby. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Horse racing: Makahiki edges Satono Diamond for Japanese Derby crown

Jockey Yuga Kawada (C) celebrates after riding Makahiki to victory in the Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse on May 29, 2016. The Deep Impact-sired Makahiki became the top 3-year-old in all of Japan as jockey Yuga Kawada and trainer Yasuo Tomomichi won their first Derby. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Baseball: Co-GM of Taiwan's Rakuten Monkeys

Photo taken in September 2019 shows Yoshinori Kawada in Taipei. Kawada became a co-general manager of the Taiwanese baseball club Rakuten Monkeys before the 2020 season. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Humanoid robot for risky work unveiled

HAGA, Japan - A handout photo shows a humanoid robot designed to take on work at construction sites and other risky places unveiled by Bridge builder Kawada Industries Inc. and two partners on Sept. 8. The HRP-3P robot demonstrated its functions at Kawada's plant in the town of Haga in Tochigi Prefecture, walking on an icy surface as well as walking under simulated heavy rainfall. The battery-powered robot, which is 160 centimeters tall and weighs 65 kilograms, carries out remote-controlled and preprogrammed work. (Kyodo)

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Activist Kawada set to win seat in upper house

TOKYO, Japan - Ryuhei Kawada, an activist known for his fight against the state and a pharmaceutical company in a lawsuit over tainted blood products given to hemophiliacs like himself, waves to supporters in Tokyo on July 29 after becoming assured of winning a House of Councillors seat in the day's election. (Kyodo)

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Court upholds guilty verdict for health official over AIDS death

TOKYO, Japan - Ryuhei Kawada, an independent member of the House of Councillors who was one of the plaintiffs in HIV damages suits, welcomed Japan's Supreme Court decision on March 4 over an AIDS patient's death. The top court upheld the same day a suspended prison sentence for Akihito Matsumura, a former senior health ministry official who was convicted for failing to prevent the use of HIV-contaminated blood products in the 1980s that resulted in the death of the patient. (Kyodo)

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Japan honors Aussie avalanche heroes

SYDNEY, Australia - Seven Australians who saved the lives of several Japanese skiers during a tragic avalanche in the Hakkoda mountain range of Aomori Prefecture in February pose for a photo with Japanese Consul General Tsukasa Kawada at his official residence in Sydney on March 26 after being honored with a joint letter of appreciation from the governments of Aomori Prefecture and Aomori City. (Kyodo)

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Japan honors Aussie avalanche heroes

SYDNEY, Australia - Jonathan Disher (L), one of seven Australians who saved the lives of several Japanese skiers during a tragic avalanche in the Hakkoda mountain range of Aomori Prefecture in February, is officially honored by Japanese Consul General Tsukasa Kawada at his official residence in Sydney on March 26. Kawada delivered a joint letter of appreciation from the governments of Aomori Prefecture and Aomori City. (Kyodo)

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The Hakone post town

This photo depicts the post town of Hakone viewed from around the old Hakone check point site. The two-storied house behind the tree in the centre is Hatago Hafuya (present-day Hokone Hotel), an inn for commoners. The huge thatched roofed houses behind are, Kawada Honjin, an officially appointed inn for feudal lords, Koma Honjin, Ishiuchi Honjin, and Amano Heizaemon Honjin. Compared to catalogue # 2945, the backyards of honjins appear to be sticking out to Lake Ashinoko. The mountain behind on the left is Mt. Kurakake and the one in the centre is Hakone Pass.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number64‐46‐0]

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Mt. Fuji seen from the Hakone post town

This photo captures Mt. Fuji with Lake Ashinoko and the post town of Hakone in the foreground. The two-storied house with a gentle sloped roof in the centre is Hafuya (present-day Hakone Hotel), the pyramid shaped roofs on the left of it are, from the right, Matahara, Kawada, Koma, and Ishiuchi Honjins (officially appointed inns for feudal lords). The peninsulas on the left sticking out to the lake are, from the foreground, Hatabikiyama, Mikuniyama, and Nagao Pass just before Mt. Fuji can be seen.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐46‐0]

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Lake Ashi

This is the post town of Hakone as seen from what was once the Hakone barrier station. The two-storied building projecting into Lake Ashinoko is the Hafuya Inn (present day Hakone Hotel). The large structures with thatched roofs to its right are officially appointed inns (Honjin) for the feudal lords (Daimyo) and other noblemen. They are from the left, Kawada Honjin, Koma Honjin, Ishiuchi Honjin, and Amano Heizaemon Honjin. The mountain on the left is Mt. Kurakake, and Hakone Pass is located to the right.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number59‐34‐2]

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The Hakone post town

With Mt. Fuji in the background, this is a picture of Lake Ashi and Hakone city. The pyramid-shaped roofs to the left are the Honjin, or lodgings of feudal lords during the Sankin Kotai of the Edo Era. From the right, they may be Matahara, Kawada, Koma and Ishiuchi, but this is not certain.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number26‐6‐0]

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Lake Ashi

The white pole shows the remains of the sekisho (check point).In the left corner is the Hafuya Hotel, and to the right are remains of the honjin (officially appointed inns) of the lords Kawada Kakuemon, Komasa Goemon, Ishiuchi Tarozaemon and Amano Hirazaemon. The photo portrays the area which at present is a pier for tourist boats on Ashino Lake.==Date:unknown, Place:Hakone, Photo:Ogawa Kazumasa, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number6‐11‐0]

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Worker android unveiled in Tsukuba

TSUKUBA, Japan - New android ''HRP-4,'' created to be a future component of the labor force, is unveiled in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Sept. 15, 2010. The National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology and Kawada Industries Inc. jointly created the robot. (Kyodo)

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Horse racing: Danon Kingly wins Yasuda Kinen

Danon Kingly (11), ridden by Yuga Kawada, beats top favorite Gran Alegria by a head for a maiden Grade 1 victory in the Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo Racecourse on June 6, 2021.

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Horse racing: Danon Kingly wins Yasuda Kinen

Danon Kingly (11), ridden by Yuga Kawada, beats top favorite Gran Alegria by a head for a maiden Grade 1 victory in the Yasuda Kinen at Tokyo Racecourse on June 6, 2021.

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Horse racing: Grade 1 race in Japan

Jockey Yuga Kawada, riding Fine Needle, celebrates victory in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen horse race at Chukyo Racecourse in Toyoake, central Japan, on March 25, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Horse racing: Grade 1 race in Japan

Jockey Yuga Kawada (C top), riding Fine Needle, celebrates victory in the Takamatsunomiya Kinen horse race at Chukyo Racecourse in Toyoake, central Japan, on March 25, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo