Production in Japan
General Status of Plants in Japan
Production plants, which play the core role in monozukuri (conscientious manufacturing), undertake production while paying great attention to quality to prevent the releasing of any defective parts, cost reduction to manufacture products as inexpensively as possible, and safety to ensure that no accidents occur. Plants are also responding to changing market conditions such as the low birth rate, aging population and maturation of the market in Japan, and globalization of the industry.
Recently, Toyota Motor Corporation has provided support to mother plants established overseas since the late 1980s in response to globalization, implemented cost reduction measures as a part of the Break Through Toyota (BT2) program launched in 2002, consolidated dispersed production plants to improve efficiency, and implemented simplification and streamlining of facilities and processes to be able to compete against countries with low production costs.
Employment of female technicians at plants was increased following amendment of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law in 1985 and the easing of restrictions on the employment of women. Also, the Toyota Skill Development System was introduced in February 1991 to expand the scope of technicians' work, and the afternoon/night two shift system (first shift from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., second shift from 9.00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.) introduced in 1962 was changed to a continuous two shift system (first shift from 6:25 a.m. to 3:05 p.m., second shift from 4:00 p.m. to 12:40 a.m.).
Environmental initiatives undertaken as plant activities include the acquisition of external ISO 14001 certification commencing in 1996 and the achievement of zero land fill waste* since 1999.
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- An internal program with a target of reducing land fill waste to no more than 5% of the 1995 level by FY1998.
Production Sites in Japan
Toyota Plants in Japan
Plant
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Main products
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Honsha Plant
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Forged parts, hybrid system parts, chassis parts
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Motomachi Plant
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Vehicles
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Kamigo Plant
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Engines
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Takaoka Plant
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Vehicles
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Miyoshi Plant
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Transmission-related parts, cold-forged and sintered parts, engine components
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Tsutsumi Plant
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Vehicles
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Myochi Plant
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Powertrain-related suspension cast parts, powertrain-related suspension machined parts
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Shimoyama Plant
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Engines, turbochargers, catalytic converters
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Kinuura Plant
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Transmission-related parts
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Tahara Plant
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Vehicles and engines
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Teiho Plant
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Machinery & equipment, resin dies, casting dies, forging dies
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Hirose Plant
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Electrical parts
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Affiliated Companies (100% Owned Subsidiaries)
Plants
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Main products
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Toyota Motor Kyushu, Inc.
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Vehicles, engines, hybrid system components
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Toyota Motor Hokkaido, Inc
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Automatic transmissions, continuously variable transmissions, transfer cases
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Toyota Motor Tohoku Corporation
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Electronically controlled brakes, axles, torque converters
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Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd
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Vehicles
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Kanto Auto Works, Ltd.
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Vehicles
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Central Motor Co., Ltd.
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Vehicles
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- Note 1:
- Main products are as of the end of December 2011.
- Note 2:
- Kanto Auto Works, Ltd., Central Motor Co., Ltd., and Toyota Motor Tohoku Corporation merged to form Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc. in July 2012.