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The year 1961 saw the construction of the Olympic Road in what was then Yamato-cho, Saitama Prefecture, in preparation for the Tokyo Olympics that were a mere three years away. In November, the much-anticipated new company building on that road was built and the transformation to independence was at last complete. The building was located on a 72,732,000 square meter lot within the grounds of the former Army Preparatory Academy, and was about six times larger than that of the Shirako R&D facility. With that, the shape of an R&D Center befitting the new era was established as a permanent and indelible presence.
The publication Guide to Honda R&D Co., Ltd., created on behalf of the new R&D center offered the following message from Mr.Honda, president of the new company:
- Corporate philosophy is the motivating force behind any successful organization. That applies to a research center as well, where the philosophy of those who work there should take precedence over the technologies they implement. I believe that every true technology is the fruit of a consistent and well-considered philosophy.
The true purpose of the R&D Center, I believe, is to send out products that people the world over will cherish. To do so, we must stand firm on our philosophy of maintaining a global perspective and value our theories, ideas and time.
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