BookTitleToyota Tsusho 70-Year History

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Toyota Tsusho 70-Year History

3 Thanking Helpful EntitiesOn the 70th anniversary of its establishment, ToyotaTsusho expressed its gratitude to entities that havesupported the company and its group companies overthe years, presenting them with Toyota and Daihatsuvehicles, welfare equipment, sports equipment, and videoequipment. The following organizations received gifts:- Goto City Hall in Nagasaki Prefecture- Kesennuma City Hospital in Miyagi Prefecture- AJU Center for Independent Living- Nihon Fukushi University- Japan Para-Badminton Federation4 Opening of Hoshikaikan GuesthouseToyota Tsusho acquired the former residence of AkijiNishikawa in Chikara-machi, Higashi-ku, Nagoya-shi,and in March 2019 converted it into the Hoshikaikanguesthouse. The Hoshikaikan features a number of itemsthat belonged to Nishikawa.Akiji Nishikawa was the“Obanto”(chief clerk) ofSakichi Toyoda and was responsible for the managementof Shanghai Toyoda Boshoku Sho, thereby contributingto the realization of Sakichi Toyoda’s dream of expandingoverseas. Nishikawa subsequently served as an auditand supervisory board member of Toyota Tsusho’spredecessor company, Nisshin Tsusho. The name of theguesthouse that was formerly his home has the followingmeaning:Ho:The Japanese character means“prosperity,”in this caseindicating the prosperity of the Toyota Group and therealization of a prosperous society.Shi:The Japanese character means“aspiration,”in thiscase indicating Toyota Tsusho’s conviction and desire tocontribute to society.Kai:The Japanese character means“sea,”in this caseindicating Toyota Tsusho’s global activities andcontributions to the world.Kan:The Japanese character means“hall,”in this caseindicating a common place where Toyota Tsusho’scustomers and friends can gather and where visitors cangain a sense of the company’s ideas and intentions.Presentation of gifts (vehicle and monitor) to Goto City HallGift of wheelchairs for Nihon Fukushi UniversityPresentation of vehicle for transporting medical equipment, etc., to Kesennuma CityHospitalMain gates of Hoshikaikan guesthouse182