1963 Fujisawa-san at AHM HQ opening
Honda Motor Executive Vice President and co-founder Takeo Fujisawa (2nd from right) attended the grand opening of American Honda’s second headquarters in Gardena, Calif. It was his decision to establish Honda’s first overseas subsidiary in the United States. From left to right: Kihachiro Kawashima, the first General Manager of American Honda; Kenneth Hahn, of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors; Fujisawa; and Kiyohiko Okumoto, who would become the second general manager of American Honda.