Eiji Toyoda, former president of Toyota Corp., died today at the age of exactly 100.
The Toyota company started in the early 1930’s by Eiji Toyoda’s father and the company’s name was originally “Toyoda” but was changed a few years later to the current トヨタ (Toyota) because it’s sounds nicer in spoken Japanese and looks nicer in written Japanese.
Eiji Toyoda, R.I.P., 1913 September 13 – 2013 September 17
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RIP Toyoda-san, well done.
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Yes, his father started the company and made it big in Japan…and he made it an international phenomenon.
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We do happen to own a Prius and have drive Camrys before that. We’ve loved our Toyotas.
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Toyota is the most popular car company in Japan.
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