吉野浩行氏死去、８２歳　元ホンダ社長、「アシモ」けん引

　吉野　浩行氏（よしの・ひろゆき＝元ホンダ社長）１日午前６時４０分死去、８２歳。福井市出身。葬儀は近親者で行った。喪主は妻悦子（えつこ）さん。ホンダとして後日お別れの会を開く予定。連絡先は同社総務部。
　東大工学部を卒業し、１９６３年ホンダ入社。本田技術研究所社長を経て９８年６月から２００３年６月までホンダ社長を務めた。在任中は一世を風靡（ふうび）した人型の二足歩行ロボット「アシモ」の完成に向け、小型化や軽量化をけん引。また小型車「フィット」の発売のほか、水素で走る燃料電池車の世界初の実用化も果たした。社長退任後は相談役、特別顧問を務めた。１３年旭日重光章受章。（2022/04/11-20:40）

Former Honda Motor Co. President Hiroyuki Yoshino, who played a role in the development of the ASIMO bipedal humanoid robot, died on April 1. He was 82.
   A native of the city of Fukui, the capital of the namesake prefecture in central Japan, Yoshino entered Honda in 1963 after graduating from the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Engineering.
   He served as president of Honda between June 1998 and June 2003 after heading the major Japanese vehicle and motorcycle maker's research and development arm, Honda R&D Co. During his tenure as Honda president, Yoshino led the work to downsize ASIMO and make it more lightweight.
   Yoshino also made contributions to the launch of the Fit, a popular subcompact car of Honda, and helped the automaker become the world's first company to put a fuel cell vehicle into practical use.
   After stepping down from the post of Honda president, Yoshino served as consultant and special adviser for the company. In 2013, Yoshino was awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star from the Japanese government.