Contribution to Local Communities

Since fiscal 2011, we have held regional exchange meetings and invited students of elementary and junior high schools near the Akashi Works and their parents. Today, these have become a very popular event with close to 200 people participating in each meeting. In fiscal 2025, an event was held on February 11. Activities have included an introduction to Kawasaki Heavy Industries, explanations about the products made at the Akashi Works, a hands-on manufacturing experience, and a tour of Kawasaki Good Times World. These activities allow visitors to get a better understanding of Kawasaki Group operations.

On October 29, 2025, Gifu Works held an outreach class for 12 fifth- and sixth-grade students from the nearby Inaba Higashi Elementary School in Kakamigahara City. This class was conducted by Kawasaki following a request from the Kakamigahara City Board of Education as part of the city’s “Manufacturing Talent Development” curriculum, with the aim of giving students a deeper insight into and understanding of the aerospace industry. During the outreach class, we provided easily understandable overviews about the aerospace industry and the Kawasaki Group’s initiatives incorporating hands-on experiments, with the theme of “Learn more about the aerospace industry that Kakamigahara in Gifu proudly shares with the world!” Participating students asked many questions during what proved to be a highly rewarding class. Going forward, we will continue to contribute to the endurance and development of local communities through activities that positively communicate the Group’s initiatives.

Kawasaki serves as an official sponsor of the J1 League VISSEL KOBE soccer team; the WE League INAC Kobe Leonessa women’s professional soccer club; the J3 League FC Gifu soccer team; the Japan Women’s Hockey League GIFU ASAHI BLUE BEES team; as well as professional golfers Ayaka Furue and Sakura Torii. Kawasaki additionally sponsors exhibition games of the Hanshin Tigers professional baseball team. We will continue to contribute to society and local communities through sports, including by fostering the sound development of young people and promoting the growth of these sporting disciplines through the academies and sports schools operated by each of these clubs. We will furthermore remain committed to contributing to the creation of a society in which people can enjoy both physical and mental well-being, while striving to enhance our corporate value, through these activities.

The Group established the Kawasaki Good Times Foundation, a social contribution fund in the U.S., in 1993. Kawasaki Heavy Industries (USA), Inc., a U.S. subsidiary, performs fund management and administration. The fund makes donations to art and cultural institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, various charitable projects, programs that support education, medicine, and science, and disaster relief activities.

With the intention of helping deserving local students attend college, Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corp., U.S.A (KMM) has established a close relationship with Northwest Missouri State University. In 2016 the "Kawasaki Powering Dreams Scholarship" was established, providing up to $10,000 a year to offset students' costs. In 2018 the Kawasaki Kids program was established to further support dependents of KMM employees who attend Northwest Missouri State University. The "Powering Your Potential Scholarship" was launched, bestowing 10 to 15 financial awards annually.

The Kawasaki Group has signed disaster prevention agreements with local governments where its facilities locate. Through providing our facilities and products, we take a social responsibility as a member of the local community.

Major agreements with local governments