National Jan 2, 2020
Japan-U.S. pact takes effect to promote goods, digital trade
Japan lowered its import duty on U.S. beef from 38.5 percent to 26.6 percent and will cut it down to 9 percent in fiscal 2033.
Business / Corporate Jun 11, 2019
Renesas opens Shanghai auto electronics lab in joint project with Volkswagen group
Japanese semiconductor-maker Renesas Electronics Corp. has opened a laboratory in Shanghai jointly with a local affiliate of Germany's Volkswagen group to boost research and development for automotive electronics applications. Renesas will mainly provide the lab with its RH850 automotive microcontroller along with its R-Car system-on-chip, ...
Business / Corporate Jan 28, 2015
Car parts firm Sanden agrees to pay U.S. fine for price-fixing
The U.S. Justice Department says Japanese automotive parts maker Sanden Corp. has agreed to plead guilty and pay a $3.2 million fine for its role in a price-fixing cartel for compressors used in air conditioning systems. Gunma Prefecture-based Sanden allegedly conspired to rig prices for ...