Nagoya, Oct 29 (V7N)- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited Toyota Motor Corporation’s Motomachi factory in Nagoya, Japan, on Thursday as part of his four-day official visit to the country.
On the fourth day of his visit, the Prime Minister travelled from Tokyo to Nagoya by bullet train and toured the automobile manufacturing facility, observing the vehicle assembly process.
Masahiko Moeda, CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation’s South Asia region; Shigeru Harada, CEO of Toyota Tsusho Corporation’s Mobility Division; Shinichiro Otsuka, the company’s chief operating officer (COO); and other senior officials were present during the visit.
Following the factory tour, Tarique Rahman was scheduled to attend a luncheon hosted by the president and CEO of Toyota Tsusho Corporation. He was also expected to visit the Toyota Automobile Museum.
During the visit, discussions were expected to cover progress towards establishing a Toyota manufacturing facility in Bangladesh. The Prime Minister was also expected to reaffirm the government’s commitment to providing the necessary facilities to support the proposed investment.
The Prime Minister was scheduled to return to Tokyo from Nagoya in the afternoon before departing for Dhaka from Narita International Airport at 6:00pm local time.
He was expected to arrive in Dhaka at around 10:30pm Bangladesh time, concluding his four-day visit to Japan.
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