Shoichiro Toyoda, whose leadership for more than half a century guided Toyota Motor Corp. to becoming a global giant, took after his father in not being afraid to get his hands dirty.
TSU A Mie prefectural assembly member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party apologized Oct. 6 for posting a series of tweets stating that opposition to the state funeral for slain former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe largely came from a “neighboring continent.”
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party released more details on damaging revelations of ties between its lawmakers and the Unification Church that have called the party’s integrity into question, given the extent of their involvement and the prominent individuals named to date.
While many politicians have suddenly come clean about their ties to the controversial Unification Church, some top ruling Liberal Democrat Party members have gone mum on the subject.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a rare pre-election campaign stop June 17 one of the main plants of Toyota Motor Corp. where the labor union is a strong supporter of the opposition camp.