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Shigeru Kawai, chairman emeritus of the Kawai Global Group, died on August 20, 2006, at the age of 84. Kawai's leadership was the driving force behind the growth and worldwide success of the Kawai company for nearly five decades. He served as company president from 1955-1989 and chairman from 1989 ...

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