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AUTOS

BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2015
Honda shelves plan to build new plant in China
Honda Motor Co. has put off a plan to build a new plant in China amid recent signs of a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2015
Toyota targets 90% emissions reduction by 2050 with fuel cell vehicles
Toyota Motor Corp. said it is targeting a 90 percent reduction in emissions from its new vehicles by 2050 as it seeks to build on the success of its hybrid autos.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 6, 2015
Toyota's driverless car is put through paces in Tokyo
Touch a button on the steering wheel and put your hands up — this Toyota will take it from here.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2015
Mercedes to continue pushing diesel cars to Japanese motorists in wake of VW scandal
Mercedes-Benz will continue to promote diesel cars in Japan despite the negative impression that Volkswagen AG has cast on the fuel technology with its emissions-cheating scandal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2015
VW admits cheating on U.S. pollution tests; criminal charges weighed
Volkswagen AG's admission that it cheated to make its diesel cars appear cleaner-burning leaves it facing billions in fines, its executives risking criminal charges and its U.S. expansion plans in tatters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 9, 2015
Toyota unveils Prius hybrid with 10% greater fuel efficiency
Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled the new Prius, its leading hybrid car, in Las Vegas on Tuesday, saying it will be 10 percent more fuel-efficient than existing comparable vehicles.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2015
Japan, U.S. to resume TPP auto talks Wednesday in Washington
Japan and the United States will resume bilateral talks Wednesday in Washington on auto trade issues under the Trans-Pacific Partnership free trade initiative, the Foreign Ministry said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2015
Auto recalls break record in Japan; air bags not only problem
More vehicles have been recalled in Japan since April than in any year previously, largely due to potentially fatal Takata Corp. air bag inflators, the government said Thursday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 4, 2015
NGK Insulators pleads guilty in U.S., agrees to pay $65 million fine for price fixing
The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday that Japanese manufacturer NGK Insulators Ltd., which makes electricity insulators and automotive parts, has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $65.3 million (about ¥7.8 billion) fine for price fixing and rigging bids.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 25, 2015
Japan Electric carmaker GLM closes round of funding with ¥1.7 billion
GLM Inc., a Kyoto-based maker of electric sports cars, closed a new funding round that raised about ¥1.7 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2015
Senators urge Takata to recall all cars with its air bags in U.S.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2015
Toyota to add 1,400 workers for new Prius and Land Cruiser
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to add about 1,400 workers at factories in Japan as the automaker ramps up production of Prius hybrids and Land Cruiser SUVs, people familiar with the matter said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2015
Toyota to unveil first Prius revamp since 2009 next month
Toyota Motor Corp. will reveal the first redesign of the Prius in almost seven years in Las Vegas next month, wagering that new looks can revive demand for its top- selling hybrid.
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2015
Sanctions-free Iran looks to Japan's carmakers for eco-friendly vehicles
Iranian Vice President Masoumeh Ebtekar said Thursday the country plans to provide subsidies for hybrid cars and electric vehicles to make environmentally friendly cars widely available, and urged Japanese carmakers to look at building plants there.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 6, 2015
Lexus turns to German engineering to create working hoverboard
Imagine, if you will, being handed what looks like a skateboard that almost magically hovers an inch or three above the ground.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2015
Takata's lobby spending rises 22% as recall scrutiny intensifies
Takata Corp. boosted spending on U.S. federal lobbying by 22 percent in the second quarter as it faced increased attention from regulators and lawmakers about faulty air bags behind the auto industry's largest recall in history.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2015
Toyota shifts fewer vehicles while weak yen drives profits higher
Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday reported lower April-June unit sales, but higher revenues and profit thanks to the weaker yen.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2015
Nissan profits beat estimates as deliveries increase in U.S.
Nissan Motor Co. reported profits that beat analyst estimates as deliveries increased in the U.S., its biggest market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2015
Subaru's hometown transformed by foreign workers
Afghan children studying at a madrassa, Catholic mass in seven languages, workers from over sixty countries.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2015
VW passes Toyota to take global sales lead in first half of 2015
Volkswagen AG surpassed Toyota Motor Corp. to become the biggest automaker by deliveries in the first half, putting the company on track to capture the worldwide sales crown three years ahead of its target.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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