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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2015
Auto sales slide 7.6% in May on minicar tax
Auto sales in May fell 7.6 percent to 335,644 units from a year ago as the April tax hike on minivehicles weighed on demand, industry bodies said Monday.
BUSINESS
May 26, 2015
Carmakers' $23 billion Mexico ventures may face snarls at ports
Carmakers from Nissan Motor Co. to Mazda Motor Corp. are churning out record numbers of vehicles in Mexico destined for consumers abroad. Yet some executives are worried that the factory hum will slow in coming years as exports get bogged down by congestion at the nation's ports.
BUSINESS
May 26, 2015
Japan to urge Indonesia to cut auto tariffs as agreed in FTA
Japan will urge Indonesia to lower its tariffs on Japanese automobiles as agreed under a bilateral free trade pact that entered into force in 2008, trade minister Yoichi Miyazawa said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2015
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa set to snip car insurance premiums for first time in over 11 years
Sompo Japan Nipponkoa Insurance Inc. is ready to trim car insurance premiums for the first time in more than 11 years, thanks to solid earnings and increased competition from online insurers, company sources said Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2015
Former Nissan executive known as 'father of Z sports car' dies at 105
Yutaka Katayama, a former Nissan Motor Co. executive known as "the father of the Z" sports car, died of heart failure, the automaker said Sunday. He was 105.
BUSINESS / Companies
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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2015
Daihatsu dismantling 'Toyota Way' as market changes
When Daihatsu Motor Co. launched the Mira e:S minicar in 2011, the Toyota affiliate thought it had found a model for emerging markets. The Mira e:S — e for eco, S for smart — was capable of going 30 kilometers on a liter of gasoline (72 mpg) for a sticker price of just ¥795,000, or $6,637. And indeed, the car was a hit, super-charging Daihatsu's earnings.
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2015
U.S. recalls may climb this year, car safety chief says
A recent wave of auto recalls may lead to even more flaws being discovered this year as drivers become alert to design faults, the top U.S. car safety official said Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 28, 2014
No quick fix for Takata air bag issue as blame game continues
After months of international controversy over possibly defective Takata Corp. air bags, one thing lawmakers, regulators, the media, carmakers and the parts supplier probably agree on is this: It won't be easy to resolve the crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 8, 2014
Media culture is the driving force behind a lack of critical car-safety stories
Last month, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism released the results of tests to evaluate automatic braking functions that some automobile manufacturers now offer. The purpose of the tests, according to a report in the Asahi Shimbun, was to "provide consumers with a set of references when they choose a new car."
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2014
Mazda Demio wins Japan car of the year award
Mazda Motor Corp.'s Demio compact car has won the car of the year Japan award for 2014 to 2015, the CTYJ executive committee, comprising representatives from automotive and other magazines, announced Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 6, 2014
Car sharing: A cheaper alternative to owning a car in the city
Owning a car in Japan can be a hassle if you live in a city because it often comes with the extra cost of renting a parking space.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2014
Panasonic riding Tesla wave to boost battery business in Europe
Panasonic Corp., the main supplier of lithium-ion battery cells to Tesla Motors Inc., has said that cooperation with the electric-car maker on the construction of a massive U.S. battery plant is likely to boost demand from European automakers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2014
Nissan faces battery plant cuts as electric car hopes fade
Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn is preparing to cut battery manufacturing in a new reversal on electric cars that has reopened deep divisions with alliance partner Renault.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2014
Nissan becomes first automaker in Japan to sell electric cars in China
Nissan Motor Co. launched Wednesday a Venucia brand electric vehicle in China, becoming the first Japanese automaker to sell such an environment-friendly car in the world's largest vehicle market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2014
Japan acts swiftly to ban loophole drugs used in driving spree
In the face of a series of accidents caused by drivers high on law-skirting "dappo" drugs, the health ministry used new emergency powers Tuesday to ban two substances.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 14, 2014
Man held in suspected drunken hit-and-run after three killed at Hokkaido beach
Hokkaido police arrested a 31-year-old man Monday for allegedly hitting four women while driving a recreational vehicle near a beach in Otaru, Hokkaido, killing three of them before he fled the scene.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 26, 2014
'Dappo' drugs skirt clampdown
The death of a pedestrian run over by a driver who was allegedly using 'dappo' herbs just shows the quasi-legal narcotic is on the rise, experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 25, 2014
Driver in fatal pedestrian ramming in Ikebukuro believed to be under influence of drugs
A man under the influence of quasi-legal herbs drove a speeding car into pedestrians Tuesday evening in the bustling Tokyo district of Ikebukuro, leaving one person dead and seven people injured.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2014
Tokyo car crash injures seven pedestrians
A man under the influence of quasi-legal herbs slammed his car into pedestrians Tuesday evening in Tokyo's bustling Ikebukuro district, injuring seven people, police 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.
Did Japan intervene to prop up the yen? Analysts think it did.
A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.

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