Motoring Discussion > Toyota - Eiji Toyoda- founding family of motor giant
Thread Author: Falkirk Bairn Replies: 5
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 Thu 19 Sep 13 15:49 
 Toyota - Eiji Toyoda- founding family of motor giant - Falkirk Bairn
DT Obituary

Yesterday - Toyota

Eiji Toyoda died aged 100 and a founding family member of the Toyota car company

Today - Nintendo

Hiroshi Yamauchi died yesterday, aged 85, was the man who recreated the brand.

2 days in a row notices in a leading UK paper on the deaths of 2 x Japanese industry leaders whose products are known throughout the world

Who, from our shores, would command column inches in a Japanese paper?

I think the list be very short.

Suggestions please
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 Thu 19 Sep 13 16:00 
 Toyota - Eiji Toyoda- founding family of motor giant - jc2
Toyoda worked for Ford in the 1930's.
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 Thu 19 Sep 13 17:23 
 Toyota - Eiji Toyoda- founding family of motor giant - -
Respect seems to mean different things in Japan, i prefer their version where people don't get replaced once they turn a certain age or don't quite look the part anymore.

I suspect a respected western industry leader who had been at the helm for almost a lifetime after working their way up would be revered in the Japanese press.

I wonder what they would make of our politicians and their perverted version of honour.
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 Thu 19 Sep 13 18:59 
 Toyota - Eiji Toyoda- founding family of motor giant - Lygonos
Don't worry GB, Japan's version of honour is quite, quite perverted too.
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 Thu 19 Sep 13 19:01 
 Toyota - Eiji Toyoda- founding family of motor giant - Crankcase
Looks like he's been recalled.
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 Thu 19 Sep 13 23:02 
 Toyota - Eiji Toyoda- founding family of motor giant - Roger.
Banzai....................
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