Toyota Motor Corp.'s President Koji Sato announces at a press conference in Chuo Ward, Tokyo on May 8, 2024, that the company's operating profit for the last fiscal year had increased by 96.4% year-on-year, amounting to 5,352.9 billion yen (34.48 billion US dollars) in its consolidated financial results, while operating revenue, or sales, rose 21.4% to 45,953.3 billion yen (296 billion US dollars). The final profit also had doubled to 4,944.9 billion yen (31.86 billion US dollars), exceeding 4 trillion yen for the first time. This is the highest ever for the Japanese manufacturing industry. ( The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images )