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FUJI HEAVY

BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 1, 2017
Marking 100 years, Fuji Heavy changes name to Subaru
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. on Saturday officially changed its corporate name to Subaru Corp., the name of its most popular car brand, to enhance its image and boost sales as it marks 100 years since its founding.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 22, 2016
Subaru loses its cool over hot SUVs
Subaru, a tiny, conservative Japanese brand, is about to build a big, brash, American-style SUV. It's either an exercise in kaizen — slow, steady improvement — or a complete loss of cool.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 17, 2015
Subaru maker to raise profit forecast on high U.S. crossover demand
Yasuyuki Yoshinaga has a problem that other automaker bosses would love to have.
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2015
U.S.-Japan maintenance deal means Osprey will become familiar sight in Chiba
The U.S. Navy has chosen the Ground Self-Defense Force's Camp Kisarazu near Tokyo as the maintenance site for its MV-22 Ospreys deployed in Okinawa, the Defense Ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 24, 2015
Fuji Heavy to relocate U.S. headquarters to Camden, New Jersey
After merging office operations in three separate locations in New Jersey, Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the maker of Subaru cars, is planning to relocate its U.S. headquarters to Camden, in the same state, sometime in late 2016 or early 2017, the head of the automaker's U.S. arm said.
JAPAN
Jan 30, 2015
Defense ministry ordered to pay over canceled chopper order
The Defense Ministry was ordered Thursday by the Tokyo High Court to pay all of about ¥35 billion in damages sought by Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. for canceling a helicopter order in 2008.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2015
Subaru puts China production plans on hold as car demand wanes
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the only Japanese automaker without Chinese government approval to start a joint venture, has put efforts on hold to build cars in the country, where demand growth is slowing.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 25, 2014
Close watch needed for tax hike's impact on auto demand: Fuji Heavy exec
An executive in charge of marketing at Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said Monday that the maker of Subaru brand vehicles must continue to keep a close eye on the domestic auto market nearly five months after the consumption tax increase began denting demand.
BUSINESS
Jul 18, 2014
Fuji Heavy to recall Subaru Legacy cars over computer fault
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. said Thursday it is recalling 10,143 Subaru Legacy sedans with turbo-charged engines sold in Japan to fix a programming fault that could cause engine damage.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2014
Backlog of orders, savvy marketing stave off carmaker crisis
A backlog of orders as well as concerted marketing efforts by carmakers have minimized the impact from April's consumption tax hike on sales between April and June — but there are still concerns about sales volume after July, the chairman of the nation's automaker lobby said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 19, 2014
New group to lead joint research into automobile engines
A joint research initiative for developing car engines will be led by the Research Association of Automobile Internal Combustion Engines (AICE), it was announced Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 9, 2014
FHI to stop making Toyota's Camrys in U.S.
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the maker of Subaru cars, will stop making the Camry in the United States for Toyota Motor Corp., its largest shareholder.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2014
Subaru shaking niche status with strong share gain in U.S.
Subaru, the auto unit of Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., added the most U.S. market share of any foreign carmaker last year as the brand long known for quirky all-wheel-drive vehicles continued to win more mass-market fans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 13, 2013
Subaru targets 1 million cars sold
Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the maker of Subaru cars, expects annual global sales to break 1 million vehicles around 2020, its president said.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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