PM Tarique Rahman Visits Toyota’s Motomachi Plant in Japan

As part of his visit to Japan, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman toured Toyota’s Motomachi plant in the Nagoya region on Thursday, observing the facility’s vehicle assembly operations.The prime minister visited the plant at around noon local time. During the visit, he toured different stages of the vehicle assembly process, according to Shahadat Swadhin, deputy press secretary to the prime minister.Senior Toyota officials were present during the visit, including Masahiko Moeda, chief executive officer for South Asia at Toyota Motor Corporation; Shigeru Harada, CEO of the mobility division at Toyota Tsusho Corporation; and Shinichiro Otsuka, the company’s chief operating officer (COO).The prime minister was accompanied by his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman. Other members of the delegation included Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M. Rashiduzzaman Millat; State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit; and Adviser on Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, and Science and Technology, Rehan Asif Asad.The delegation also included Dr Md Shakirul Islam Khan, the prime minister’s special assistant for overseas employment in the Asia-Pacific region; Additional Press Secretary to the Prime Minister Atikur Rahman Rumon; and research officer Abdus Sattar Patwary, among others.