President Akio Toyoda, the company's top executive, and Jim Lentz, CEO of the North American region.
Her clients included the designer Diane Von Furstenberg and Akio Morita, the cofounder of Sony.
Its stock sells for nine times forward earnings, and its founder, President Akio Nitori, controls 13%.
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"In Japan, everything continues for as long as it can continue, " says Akio Mikuni, president of a credit-rating company.
Two other retail tycoons, Akio Nitori and Muneaki Masuda, return to the ranks after a two-year (or more) absence.
Musk is currently in Tokyo, where he presented Toyota President Akio Toyoda with a bright red Roadster with special paint.
Akio Toyoda, Toyota's boss, declined an invitation to appear before a congressional hearing on the recall scheduled for next week.
The invention that led to Northrop Grumman's laser was made in 1995 by the Japanese researcher Akio Ikesue and others.
In Kawashima, an immigration judge ordered the removal of resident aliens Akio and Fusako Kawashima following their convictions for tax-related crimes.
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And Allworth is quick to point out that several innovators, like Akio Morito and Steve Jobs, famously never conduct traditional market research.
Remains honorary chairman of Toyota Motor, while his son Akio will become president in June, a post Shoichiro held for a decade.
The Japanese auto maker on Wednesday announced its biggest management overhaul since founding-family scion Akio Toyoda took over as president in 2009.
Toyota President Akio Toyoda has said the company won't pin the blame on customers for its problems as part of its public-relations response.
Company president Akio Toyoda will answer questions from Congress this morning.
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The biggest question, however, is how Japan will adapt to a new era of financial discipline, says Akio Mikuni, president of Mikuni and Co, a credit-rating agency.
Under the changes announced Wednesday by President Akio Toyoda, Toyota will set up a new division to oversee North American, European and Japanese markets and another for emerging markets.
Sony's founder, Akio Morita, was a master at watching what consumers were trying to get done and at marrying those insights with solutions that helped them do it better.
Societe General Asset Management senior economist Akio Yoshino said the new development "casts uncertainty over the prospects for the investment stance of foreign investors who had already turned active sellers".
Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE), for instance, slid into a prolonged decline after the passing away of its founder Akio Morita, trading into upper single digits, down from triple digits back in 1999.
At the Shanghai motor show in April, Toyota president Akio Toyoda announced that the company was studying producing in China key components of its hybrid vehicles (HV), such as batteries and motors.
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Only on February 5th did Akio Toyoda, 53, the scion of the founding family, appear in public to bow in apology and even then critics complained that he did not bow deeply enough.
But after intense media scrutiny and a grilling in Congress last year, President Akio Toyoda vowed his company would step up its commitment to safety and to understanding the needs of U.S. customers.
Two other former officials charged in the case - Akio Hanawa, 63, and Tadashi Koshikawa, 61 - also held positions at the time of the accident, with Mr Koshikawa in charge of quality control.
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