▁baseball ▁team , ▁the ▁H iro sh ima ▁Car p . ▁ ▁His ▁adopted ▁son - in - law , ▁Ts une ji ▁M ats uda ▁succeeded ▁him ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁To yo ▁K ogy o , ▁and ▁o vers aw ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁its ▁autom obile ▁division ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁when ▁Ford ▁Motor ▁Company ▁took ▁a ▁ 2 5 % ▁equ ity ▁st ake ▁in ▁To yo ▁K ogy o . ▁ ▁The ▁al liance ▁with ▁Ford ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁div est iture ▁of ▁shares ▁from ▁the ▁M ats uda ▁family ▁and ▁the ▁change ▁of ▁To yo ▁K ogy o ▁into ▁Maz da ▁Motor ▁Corporation ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁The ▁M ats uda ▁family ▁still ▁own s ▁a ▁cont rolling ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁H iro sh ima ▁To yo ▁Car p . ▁ ▁M ats uda ▁died ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 5 2 . ▁For ▁his ▁contributions ▁to ▁H iro sh ima ▁Pref ect ure , ▁a ▁bronze ▁statue ▁of ▁Ju ji ro ▁M ats uda ▁was ▁created ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁by ▁On om ichi , ▁H iro sh ima ▁native , ▁sculpt or ▁K ats uz ou ▁Ent sub a ▁and ▁was ▁ere cted ▁at ▁the ▁Hij iy ama ▁Park ▁in ▁Min ami - ku , ▁H iro sh ima . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 7 5 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 5 2 ▁death s ▁Category : J apan ese ▁found