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Toyota Names 1st Non-Japanese to Board
Thursday April 12, 7:18 am ET
By Yuri Kageyama, AP Business Writer Toyota Names 1st Non-Japanese to Board, an American, to Avert Backlash for Booming U.S. Sales
TOKYO (AP) -- Toyota named the first non-Japanese to its board of directors Thursday, appointing American James Press, the automaker's president of North American operations, amid growing fears of a political backlash for its booming U.S. sales........>
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