Over the past 13 years, what I did to transform Toyota was call on employees to "make ever-better cars" and strive together toward that goal, rather than leading the company through numerical targets.

Much has changed over these 13 years, and I believe Toyota now offers a wide variety of products that have become the preferred choice of customers worldwide.

Everyone involved in Toyota's car making, including suppliers, has contributed to improving these products. Our dealers have also played an important role in understanding customer feedback.

I believe that our ability to offer such a wide range of products results from everyone striving together to make ever-better cars, with a shared desire to work for the good of all stakeholders.

We continue to hone Toyota's philosophy, originating in the Toyoda Principles, and our technique of TPS. I believe the fruits of these efforts are our products.

In fact, at today's venue, our methods for handling attendee flow in these wet conditions employed TPS concepts.

You may think that TPS only applies to production, but it has become a companywide skillset used by everyone from office staff to developers. I hope you understand that.

I am also doing everything I can to pass on our philosophy and skills to the next generation. I hold weekly morning meetings with executives and regional CEOs, along with other meetings with a broader group, to share my management philosophy. And I continue to get behind the wheel on the front lines of car development.

The world is moving towards a more diverse, uncertain future. As a company seeking to "produce happiness for all," I have three dos and don'ts at Toyota: "empathy, not confrontation," "winning hearts, not winning arguments," and "smiles, not anger."

The publication we distributed today describes the importance of passing on the organization's philosophy, skills, and conduct, as seen in the leadership in "iemoto" (master of the house) of traditional Japanese culture, such as tea ceremony and flower arrangement.

I will continue doing my best to pass on what makes us Toyota to the next generation.

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