TOKYO (AP) — Osamu Suzuki, the charismatic former boss of Suzuki Motor Corp. who helped turn the Japanese mini-vehicle maker into a globally competitive company, has died, the company said Friday.

The company confirmed that he succumbed to lymphoma. Born on January 30, 1930, in Gero, Japan, Osamu Matsuda joined Suzuki Motor in 1958 after marrying into the founding family, adopting the ...

Osamu Suzuki, the former president and chairman of Suzuki Motor Corp., has died, the automaker said on Dec. 27. He was 94. Suzuki entered what is now Suzuki Motor in 1958 and became the ...