Toyoda
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- Toyoda, ShizuokaToyoda, Shizuokawas a town located in Iwata District, Shizuoka, Japan.Toyoda was founded in 1973. On April 1, 2005 Toyoda, along with the towns of Fukude and Ryūyō, and the village of Toyooka, all from Iwata District, was merged into the city of Iwata and thus it no longer exists as an independent municipality.At...
, a town located in Iwata District, ShizuokaShizuoka, Shizuokais the capital city of Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, and the prefecture's second-largest city in terms of both population and area. It became one of Japan's 19 "designated cities" in 2005.-Geography:...
, JapanJapanJapan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
People
- Sakichi ToyodaSakichi Toyodawas a Japanese inventor and industrialist. He was born in Kosai, Shizuoka. The son of a poor carpenter, Toyoda is referred to as the "King of Japanese Inventors".- Career :...
(1867–1930), a Japanese inventor and the founder of Toyota Industries Corporation Co., Ltd. - Kiichiro ToyodaKiichiro Toyodawas a Japanese entrepreneur and the son of Toyoda Loom Works founder Sakichi Toyoda. His decision to take Toyoda Loom Works into automobile manufacturing would create what would eventually become Toyota Motor Corporation, the world's largest automobile manufacturer....
(1894–1952), creator of what was to become the Toyota Motor Corporation - Eiji ToyodaEiji Toyodais a prominent Japanese industrialist, who was largely responsible for bringing Toyota Motor Corporation to profitability and worldwide prominence during his tenure as president and later chairman.-Career:...
(born 1913), a prominent Japanese industrialist, and largely responsible for the success of the Toyota Motor Corporation - Shoichiro ToyodaShoichiro Toyodais a Japanese business leader, serving as chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation between 1992–1999 and also serving as chairman of the powerful , beginning in May 1994 through May 1998.- Family tree :...
(born 1925), Chairman of the Toyota Motor Corporation 1992–1999 - Akio ToyodaAkio Toyodais the president and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation.He received his MBA from Babson College.- Career :Akio Toyoda joined Toyota in 1984. In 2000 he joined Toyota's board of directors. In 2005 he was promoted to executive vice president....
(born 1956), President of the Toyota Motor Corporation - Noriyo Toyoda, a Japanese professional wrestler
- Soemu Toyoda (1885–1957), a Japanese admiral of World War II
- Teijirō ToyodaTeijiro Toyoda, was a career naval officer who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs in 1941, and admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.- Early life :...
, a Japanese admiral and cabinet minister in World War II - Toyoda Toru, one of the perpetrators of the Sarin gas attack on the Tokyo subwaySarin gas attack on the Tokyo subwayThe Sarin attack on the Tokyo subway, usually referred to in the Japanese media as the , was an act of domestic terrorism perpetrated by members of Aum Shinrikyo on March 20, 1995....