Toyota exec Hamp resigns after arrest over drug import

Undated photo shows Julie Hamp, the first female Toyota Motor Corp. managing officer, who was arrested on suspicion of importing a painkiller considered a narcotic to Japan. Toyota said on July 1, 2015 that Hamp has resigned. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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