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NORTH AMERICA

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2019
Halliburton cuts 8% of North American jobs as fracking slackens
Halliburton Co. is shifting strategy in its largest region to deal with subdued customer spending by trimming 8 percent of its North American workforce and shelving unused frack gear.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Oct 7, 2017
Team Europe ends Japan's reign as Japan Open champion
Japan missed out on its third consecutive title at the Japan Open team figure skating competition on Saturday, settling for a runner-up finish.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2016
Takata may consolidate European plant air bag output, cut jobs abroad
Takata Corp. may consolidate its air bag production in Europe and cut jobs overseas under restructuring to recover from a global recall crisis involving its faulty inflators, sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 16, 2015
Honda's North American production reaches 30 million vehicles
Honda Motor Co. said Tuesday its North American production reached 30 million automobiles, a major milestone, since it started operations at the Marysville plant in the U.S. state of Ohio in November 1982.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 10, 2015
Global warming shrinking presence of vital bumblebees in Northern Hemisphere
Global warming is shrinking the terrain where bumblebees live in North America and Europe, with these vital pollinators departing the southernmost and hottest parts of their ranges while failing to move north into cooler climes, scientists say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 18, 2015
Oil train fireball seen adding pressure for U.S. safety decision
Video images of a fireball boiling from the wreckage of a derailed train hauling Bakken crude are adding to pressure on federal regulators to act on new safety standards for oil shipments.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2015
Toshiba to exit TV business in North America
Toshiba Corp. said Thursday it will stop developing and selling televisions in North America, licensing the business to a Taiwanese firm, as the Japanese electronics-maker showed robust earnings for the April to December period.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2014
Ajinomoto to acquire U.S. frozen foods maker Windsor
Ajinomoto Co. said Wednesday it will acquire U.S. frozen food maker Windsor Quality Holdings LP for about $800 million (about ¥84 billion) in a bid to increase its presence in the vast North American market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2014
Toyota leaving Hollywood roots to boost North American profits
A closer look at Toyota Motor Corp.'s record profit shows why the world's largest automaker is leaving behind its Hollywood beginnings.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2013
Toyota to hit U.S. sales goal for Prius after all: Lentz
Toyota Motor Corp. said it will meet its U.S. sales goal for the Prius after saying in April that it might adjust the target as declining gas prices sap demand for the hybrid car.

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