Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd.(川崎重工業株式会社Kawasaki Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha) (English pronunciation: /kaʊ.əˈsɑːki/; TYO: 7012) is an international corporation based in Japan. It has headquarters in both Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo. The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki and has no connection with the city of Kawasaki, Kanagawa.