And the one you see in the competitions is yet another animal. The Kawai EX. In philosophy and attention to detail it is a Shigeru Kawai, althought my limited understanding is that the Shigeru Kawai is a more recent design.
The Shigeru Kawai I have played sounded and felt very much like a good German piano, if that is a compliment. I would say comparable to a Grotrian or a Bechstein, much better than an H Steinway of the same size.
BTW, I think Shigeru is the grandfather.