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KENTA KON

"There is still room for improvement," such as shortening the vehicle delivery time and reviewing the types of parts and components, Toyota President Kenta Kon said in a recent interview.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2026
Toyota head vows to enhance ties with business partners
Toyota President Kenta Kon also indicated the company¡¯s stance to continue making 3 million vehicles a year in Japan to help keep related domestic industries afloat.
Kenta Kon, the new president of Toyota Motor, speaks to reporters after the firm's general shareholder meeting in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 18, 2026
New Toyota president vows to maintain development policy
Toyota faces a challenge to improve its earning power, with its consolidated net profit expected to decline for the third consecutive year in fiscal 2026.
Kenta Kon (right), incoming CEO of Toyota, and Koji Sato, outgoing CEO, pose for photographs during a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2026
Toyota patriarch taps former secretary as carmaker¡¯s new CEO
CFO Kenta Kon on Friday was unexpectedly announced as the next head of Â鶹´«Ã½ largest manufacturer to succeed Koji Sato.
Kenta Kon, incoming chief executive officer of Toyota Motor (right), and Koji Sato, outgoing CEO, leave a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Feb 7, 2026
Toyota changes CEO despite its strength through industry turmoil
Analysts had expressed surprise at the move, given Toyota¡¯s relative success ?at steering ?through the cascade of challenges facing all global carmakers.
Kenta Kon, Toyota¡¯s chief financial officer, will succeed Koji Sato as president and CEO effective April 1.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2026
Toyota appoints CFO Kenta Kon as new CEO
Koji Sato, current president and CEO of the world¡¯s largest car company, will step down effective April 1.
Gut bacteria may be behind many of Â鶹´«Ã½ colorectal cancer cases
A Japanese research team found that a toxin produced by certain E. coli strains, colibactin, caused genetic mutations in nearly half of colorectal cancer cases studied
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
She is Russia¡¯s richest woman. Her business empire is going up in flames.
Tatyana Kim, the head and co-founder of Wildberries, speaks about Ukrainian drone attacks on the company's warehouses in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, at an unidentified location, in this still image from a handout video released on July 31.
Severe tropical storm Chan-hom makes landfall near Tokyo
Severe Tropical Storm Chan-hom made landfall around Ibaraki Prefecture, near Tokyo, on Tuesday night.
What Â鶹´«Ã½ language rules for permanent residency should look like
Potential health care workers hoping to find work in Japan take Japanese language instruction in Jakarta. Not all applicants for permanent residency should be expected to reach this level of proficiency.
Where do foreign residents in Japan want to die?
The Yokohama Foreign General Cemetery is one of the few cemeteries in Japan that allows burials, albeit with conditions for the deceased, including foreign nationality and permanent residency in Kanagawa Prefecture.
¡®Total whiplash¡¯: Foreign residents react to Â鶹´«Ã½ changing permanent residency rules
The entrance to the Tokyo Immigration Bureau in Minato Ward, Tokyo, in March. For some foreign residents of Japan, tightening measures for permanent residency have become one factor in a broader calculation over whether remaining in the country makes financial sense over the long term.
As Â鶹´«Ã½ concrete jungles sizzle, urban forestry offers an all-natural fix
People and birds find relief from the sun in Tokyo's Nakano Ward earlier this month. While experts agree that urban greening is crucial to mitigating the impact of climate change, trees are becoming even more scarce in Japanese cities.
Â鶹´«Ã½ brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
At Smoke Craft, a craft beer brewery in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, music isn't just a background to the brewing process ¡ª it's an ingredient.
As countries ban social media for children, Japan mulls a different approach
Data from NTT Docomo¡¯s Mobile Society Research Institute released in June found that 55% of respondents across all age groups said they fiddled with their phones when they had nothing to do, even when another person was in front of them.

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