Sindhu, a former world champion and seeded third in the tournament, started the final at the Singapore Indoor Stadium with purpose.
World No 7 Sindhu beat world No 38 Kawakami 21-15, 21-7 in her final four clash, which lasted for 31 minutes. Former world champion will face the winner of the other semifinal between Japan's Aya Ohori and Chinese shuttler Wang Zhi Yi in Sunday's final.
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