called to be a special adviser to the Cabinet. There was intense confrontation between the army and navy over how war materials should be allocated between them. While Toyoda provided a formula to resolve this problem, it did not go according to plan. Toyoda once again became a cabinet minister during the Suzuki administration and was appointed Minister for Transportation and Communications as well as Minister of Munitions. With an increasing portion of Japan's industrial base and infrastructure damaged by Allied air raids, Toyoda struggled to improve efficiency and to increase production levels, particularly that of combat aircraft. After the surrender of Japan, most members of the wartime Japanese cabinets were accused of war crimes by the Allied occupation authorities and arrested. However, Toyoda was not prosecuted due to his efforts for peace prior to the start of the war. In 1958, Toyoda was appointed Chairman of the Japan-Usiminas joint venture steel development in Brazil. On November 21, 1961, he died of kidney cancer at the age of 76. Notes Bibliography External links 1885 births 1961 deaths Foreign ministers of Japan Government ministers of Japan Imperial Japanese Navy admirals People from Wakayama Prefecture 20th-century Japanese businesspeople Japanese people of World War I Japanese admirals of World War II Deaths from kidney cancer Deaths from cancer in Japan