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The company originated from Fukuoka -based ''Watanabe Tekkōjo'' (Watanabe Steel Foundry), which started building aircraft in 1935. In 1943 the aircraft division was spun off as ''Kyūshū Hikōki'', while the original company was renamed ''Kyūshū Heiki'' (Kyushu Armaments).

After the war, the company was renamed ''Watanabe Jidōsha Kōgyō'' (Watanabe Automobile Industries) and manufactured automobile bodies and parts, but was dissolved in 2001.