She represented her country in the 20 km race walk at the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics.
Her personal best time for the 20 km race walk is 1:28:49 hours.
A three-time Asian Race Walk Champion, she is a former national record holder and the second fastest Japanese race walker after Masumi Fuchise.
Kawasaki has competed at the World Championships in Athletics on four occasions, with her best finish being tenth in 2007.