July 1944, Tokyo takes devastating bombing.
7/1944 Junior high school student body mobilization, military and naval draftee hiring.
December 1944, “TR 10” type, 4 ton tractor construction.
1/6/1945 Tokyo takes many damages, large air raid.
3/10/1945, Air raids, large portion of the Shibaura factory burning and the Osaka branch total destruction (14 days) start the dispersal.
3/11/1945, Nagoya air raid.
3/20/1945, Air raid Tokyo under flame fire.
4/14/1945, Tokyo air raid.
May 1945, Mother plant factories as a precaution measure to start evacuation.
June/1945 Osaka bombed (see map:
http://www.servas-japan.org/images/japan-trip.gif )
June 1945, Counterespionage, naming of the office modification (the first mother factory protection name now “national 20th factory” modification)
Historical Note: ( 8/06/1945 Atomic bombing of Hiroshima, 8/09/1945 Atomic bombing of Nagasaki. See link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_...a_and_Nagasaki )
8/14/1945 Mother Plant bombed (see map: mother plant is located in the Aichi Prefecture #1 on index
http://www.servas-japan.org/images/japan-trip.gif )
(UPDATE: Site Shows the Bombing of the Toyota Factory, using "Pumpkin bombs" called this due to the shape and color of the bomb 'orange' ironic to have found this out on Nov 31st. http://www48.tok2.com/home/yamabiko/...bingphoto.html )
Historical Note: ( 8/15/1945 Imperial Army of Japan surrenders to allied forces. Signing of “Instrument of Surrender” was September 2nd, 1945.)
8/31/1945 Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd. industrial establishment (the present Toyota Auto Body Co., Ltd.) (
http://www.toyota-body.co.jp/english.../index.html)As for the Kariya factory, since completing the first mother factory it advances to the principal occupation, conversion of the body, Corporate deciding separation independence. First capital payment was completed on August 1st, but the registration is completed on August 31st, after the termination of
war.