He hasn't bowed in apology. He hasn't resigned. But this week Toyota President Akio Toyoda did perform one of the typical rituals of a Japanese executive under attack: He wept publicly. Toyoda was barely able to finish his sentences at a meeting with dozens of Toyota dealers in Washington -- a far more receptive crowd than the skeptical American lawmakers who had grilled him about the automaker's safety lapses at a congressional hearing.
February 26, 2010 at 12:00 AM
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He hasn’t bowed in apology. He hasn’t resigned. But this week Toyota President Akio Toyoda did perform one of the typical rituals of a Japanese executive under attack: He wept publicly.
The image of Toyoda choking up during a meeting with American dealers is winning accolades in Japan, a society that has always had a soft spot for such displays of emotion.
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