At the 26th GRIPS Forum GRIPS invited Mr. Katsuaki Watanabe, Vice President and Representative Director of Toyota Motor Corporation to deliver a lecture entitled andquot;For the Sustainable Growth-Current Situation of Automobile Industry and the Future Actionsandquot;. Mr. Watanabe talked about the influence of the economic crisis on the automobile Industry and the efforts required for sustainable growth for the future. The lecture was very fruitful and Mr Watanabeandrsquo;s passion for craftsmanship and the efforts of Toyota to create a safe, eco-friendly community, could be felt.