The decision to setup a Tokyo office has to do with Toyota’s aim to deliver happiness to people based on two major themes: carbon neutrality and the expanding value of mobility. Toyota’s Tokyo Head Office will become a place for people to gather and generate synergy as well as serving as a center for collaborative creation with partners both inside and outside the group.

More specifically, it will be an engineer-first environment that serves as a development base for software, AI, and other forms of intelligence, complete with functions that enable development while seeing and touching actual mobility vehicles and a layout that enables open communication across all levels.

In addition, Toyota will strive to enhance the facility’s welfare benefit functions and consider implementing a Genki-Kûkan—a space that enhances mental and physical well-being. With that, employees can work alongside plants, among other measures to create a space that encourages mental and physical well-being.

Toyota President Koji Sato said, “The new Tokyo Head Office will be a key base for Toyota’s transformation into a mobility company. We will create an environment where diverse talents can come together and unleash their creativity, accelerating our efforts to enrich lives through mobility. Furthermore, aiming to be ‘Best-in-town,’ we are committed to contributing to the further development of the Shinagawa Station area, firmly rooted in the local community.”