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LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Oct 1, 2022
Grand Theft Auto suffers a stunning blow as Netflix plots an unlikely rise
Rockstar deals with a massive theft of its own while the streaming giant announces plans for its own internal game studio.
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2021
Forklift driving becomes a desk job with Phantom-Mitsubishi deal
Via the tie-up, the firms will offer forklifts that can rove around a warehouse in California, controlled by workers sitting at a desk a continent away.
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MORE SPORTS
Feb 10, 2021
Former SMAP member Katsuyuki Mori out for year after auto race injury
Katsuyuki Mori, a former member of superstar pop idol group SMAP, will need a year to recover after fracturing his pelvis and lumbar spine during a motorcycle race, the Japan Keirin Autorace foundation said Tuesday.
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BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2020
800 custom race cars displayed at event in Chiba Prefecture
Automakers and auto parts manufacturers from Japan and abroad displayed some 800 custom and race cars at an auto show near Tokyo on Saturday.
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BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2019
Rolls-Royce savors blowout demand for Cullinan SUV starting at $325,000
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is having a hard time meeting demand for its Cullinan sport utility vehicle, as the high-end British automaker's biggest-ever model has proved popular with its ultra-rich clientele.
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BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2018
Japanese, EU cars in the crosshairs as U.S. weighs tariffs on national security grounds
The U.S. Commerce Department has submitted draft recommendations to the White House on its investigation into whether to impose tariffs of up to 25 percent on imported cars and parts on national security grounds, two administration officials said.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2018
Toyota and Mazda look to integrate automobile loan units
Toyota Motor Corp. and Mazda Motor Corp. are considering integrating their automobile sales loan businesses in a deeper capital tie-up to cut costs amid the shrinking domestic market, sources close to the matter said Tuesday.
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BUSINESS
Aug 28, 2018
U.S. and Mexico reach NAFTA overhaul deal, upping pressure on Canada
The United States and Mexico agreed on Monday to overhaul the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), putting pressure on Canada to agree to new terms on auto trade and dispute settlement rules to remain part of the three-nation pact.
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BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Aug 6, 2018
Prospect of U.S. tariffs on auto imports too close for comfort, Japan carmakers warn
Automakers and industry experts say the levies would surely hit Japanu2019s signature industry hard, with manufacturers expected to shoulder thousands of dollars of additional costs for every imported car.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / SENTAKU MAGAZINE
Jul 20, 2018
Japan automakers' dominance is fading
Japanese automakers have fallen behind Germany in the development of autonomous driving technologies.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2018
Trump car tariff threat divides Detroit's blue and white collars
Blue-collar auto workers are getting behind U.S. President Donald Trump's latest threat against car imports, but the suits in America's car capital doubt a crackdown will come to pass.
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BUSINESS
May 25, 2018
Tesla boss Elon Musk bashes media, proposes credibility check and gains Twitter fans
Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk gained the support Thursday of more than half a million people on Twitter for plans to create a website evaluating journalists' credibility, spurred by his frustration over media reports about the electric carmaker.
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BUSINESS
May 17, 2018
Swiss prosecutors investigate fatal Tesla crash, suspect 'thermal runaway' of battery
Swiss prosecutors have begun looking into the circumstances of a fatal crash of a Tesla electric car last week that firefighters think may have set off a fire in the vehicle's battery.
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WORLD
Apr 3, 2018
Car's California cliff plunge fatal to same-sex parents, adopted multiracial kids believed intentional
A sports utility vehicle carrying a large, multiracial family from Washington state drove straight off a scenic cliff on the California coast last week, killing at least six people in what appears to have been an intentional wreck, police said.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 28, 2018
Lyft co-founder: Fatal crash of autonomous Uber taxi should have been prevented
The co-founder of ride hailing company Lyft Inc. said on Tuesday a fatal collision in which an Uber Technologies Inc. self-driving vehicle struck a pedestrian could have been prevented.
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BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2018
Custom cars dazzle at Tokyo's ride-pimping extravaganza
It's Japan's biggest custom-car show. The Tokyo Auto Salon has hundreds of exhibitors — from automotive titans like Toyota and Mercedes to tire makers, tool makers and toy makers — who all want to show you how to tune up, dress up, or otherwise pimp your ride.
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BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2017
Auto sales in Japan fall 1.7% in October after Nissan inspection scandal
Auto sales in the country last month fell 1.7 percent from a year earlier, to 372,470 units, dragged down by Nissan Motor Co.'s inspection scandal, industry data showed Wednesday.
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2017
Yokohama expressway crash leaves one dead, five hurt
A man was killed and five other people were injured Sunday morning after a truck rammed a car parked on the shoulder of the Metropolitan Expressway in Yokohama, police said.
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CULTURE / Music
May 23, 2017
Tofubeats: the art of reality in an era of 'post-truth'
The final months of 2016 left Yusuke Kawai feeling confused. The electronic artist who records under the name tofubeats came across a BBC news segment touching on the concept of "post-truth" — the Oxford Dictionary named it word of the year and defines it as "relating to or denoting circumstances in which objective facts are less influential in shaping public opinion than appeals to emotion and personal belief" — and it struck a chord with him. In late October, he uploaded a seemingly angry lyric-focused rap song reaction called "Shoppingmall" to YouTube.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2017
Aichi firm eyes the fast lane as Asia's top race car seat maker
Though it only has 13 employees, an auto parts manufacturer in central Japan boasts a 50 percent share of the market for auto racing seats in Asia, and is regarded as one of the five biggest global brands.

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A statue of "Dragon Ball" character Goku stands outside the offices of Bandai Namco in Tokyo. The figure is now as recognizable as such characters as Mickey Mouse and Spider-Man.
Akira Toriyama's gift to the world