Toyota chief apologizes for brake problems

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Toyota President Akio Toyoda made his first public apology for the company’s manufacturing problems, as the company announced it would further investigate possible break problems with its Lexus hybrid. New York Times business reporter Hiroko Tabuchi joins us from Japan to talk about the company’s continuing problems.

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