is a Japanese businessman, who has been chairman of

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since 2013.　He graduated from

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.Takeshi Uchiyamada Chairman, Toyota Motor Corp / Bloomberg
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, the world's best-selling

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in history.

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Takeshi Uchiyamada, Chairman of the Board of Directors (Representative Director)
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