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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 7, 2014

CEATEC kicks off with 4K TVs, wearable devices at the forefront

Japan's biggest consumer electronics and IT trade show kicked off Tuesday in Chiba Prefecture with major firms showing upcoming products and giving an insight into their current research and development. Technologies on display ranged from 4K televisions and fuel-cell and hydrogen technology to wearable...
COMMENTARY
Oct 13, 2008

Charge up to the fast lane

During a recent visit to China's Zhejiang University, which honored me with the title of visiting professor, I was surprised to learn that faculty members drive their own cars, many of them expensive models by my standard. A professor in his late 40s was driving a ¥10 million Audi; a 30-year-old instructor...
BUSINESS
May 22, 2007

Different roads to eco-friendly vehicles

Hybrids, plug-in hybrids, diesel-powered cars, vehicles running on ethanol and fuel-cell cars — these are among the major environment-friendly vehicles under development to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, a major cause of global warming.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2000

Japan looks to cleaner sources of energy

Tokai disaster prompts nation to take a new look at alternative power Staff writer
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2003

37th Tokyo Motor Show revs up for the media

MAKUHARI, Chiba Pref. -- The 37th Tokyo Motor Show opened to the media Wednesday at the Makuhari Messe convention center, showcasing futuristic, environmentally friendly and concept vehicles, motorcycles and the latest technology.
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2003

Honda looks to shape brighter future by remodeling the past

Honda Motor Co. hopes to recover from a slump in domestic car sales by launching redesigned models of popular vehicles, according to Honda President Takeo Fukui.
ENVIRONMENT
May 11, 2019

Reading the air: Tokyo still has work to do on air pollution

There are days when Makiko Ishikawa can barely breathe. Indeed, the 62-year-old Tokyoite has been short of breath for decades. In the early 1970s, she began feeling the effects of the miasma of vehicle exhaust along Shin-Ome Road, which ran by her home in the city of Musashimurayama in western Tokyo....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2017

In alliance-happy auto industry, go-it-alone Honda the odd carmaker out

Honda Motor Co.'s go-it-alone strategy looks increasingly risky as the alliance-happy auto industry scales up to cope with the soaring investment needed for self-driving vehicles, electrified powertrains, connected-car technologies and artificial intelligence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2007

Automakers target emissions as way to stay ahead

The growing gap in profitability among the world's automakers is becoming more apparent, as seen in the contrasting fortunes of Toyota Motor Corp., whose sales have been growing strongly, and ailing U.S. giant General Motors Corp., which is struggling to stem a tide of red ink.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2006

Nissan developing its own hybrid lineup

Nissan Motor Co. said Monday it plans to launch its own hybrid vehicles in North America and Japan in fiscal 2010 as part of a five-year environmental plan.
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2003

37th Tokyo Motor Show to feature hybrid, concept cars

Concept models of advanced hydrogen-powered vehicles and gasoline-electric hybrid cars are expected to dazzle visitors to the 37th Tokyo Motor Show beginning Oct. 25, Japanese carmakers said Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2020

Nine years after Fukushima, Japan can't quit its coal habit

A return to coal has left Japan with long-term climate goals that are unambitious — and increasingly, the subject of international censure.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2003

1.4 million visitors expected as Tokyo Motor Show opens

The 37th Tokyo Motor Show opened to the public Saturday, with some 600 passenger cars and motorcycles by about 60 automakers from Japan and 13 other countries on display.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / TOKYO MOTOR SHOW 2015
Oct 28, 2015

The highway to the future of transport starts here

The Tokyo Motor Show 2015 kicks off this week, giving visitors an opportunity to see the latest automotive trends and a glimpse of the future of vehicles and mobility.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 1, 2021

Honda sees its future in air taxis, rockets and moon robots

With its '2030 Vision,” the automaker is betting big on how people will work, travel and spend leisure time in the future.
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2002

Honda, Sanyo tie up on nickel-hydrogen batteries

OSAKA -- Honda Motor Co. and Sanyo Electric Co. have agreed to jointly develop nickel-hydrogen batteries for use in Honda hybrid automobiles, Sanyo officials said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2003

Suzuki prepares a 'mini' blitz

Suzuki Motor Corp., Japan's top minivehicle maker three decades running, is preparing an assault on the global market with a new line of compact cars, according to company President Hiroshi Tsuda.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 31, 2012

Nissan poised to sell green-vehicle credits

A new front is opening in the emerging market for electric vehicles — not for selling cars, but for credits required to meet clean-air rules.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2021

Nomura Real Estate tries to attract EV drivers with new condo

With Japan's pledge to go carbon neutral by 2050, some developers hope housing developments like this become the norm.

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