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CARMAKERS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 22, 2015
New president urges vehicle parts maker Aisin Seiki to change gear
A former Toyota Motor Corp. executive is telling the carmaker's second-biggest supplier to raise its game across its auto parts businesses or risk being benched.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2015
Japanese carmakers cling to Indonesia targets as sales skid, showrooms stay empty
Japanese automakers are sticking to their targets in Indonesia in defiance of the longest sales decline in six years, resorting to steep discounts to entice tight-spending consumers into showrooms that remain stubbornly empty.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2015
Honda adds 4.5 million cars to Takata air bag recall
Honda Motor Co. added 4.5 million more vehicles globally to recalls involving Takata Corp. air bags Thursday, expanding preventative measures amid a growing toll of motorists injured or killed by the safety devices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2015
Toyota finds air bags in demand on India's deadly roads
Toyota Motor Corp. has found that customers don't mind paying more for safety on the world's deadliest roads.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2015
Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn tops ¥1 billion in pay for first time
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn, Japan's best-paid automaker executive, received more than ¥1 billion ($8 million) in salary and bonuses for the first time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2015
Toyota wins approval for shares locking in owners for five years
Toyota Motor Corp. has won approval to sell a new class of stock to long-term shareholders, a proposal that divided proxy advisers and drew criticism from foreign investors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2015
Toyota lockup stock draws criticism; some call it bid to tame owners
Hiroki Sampei has a long list of things he does not like about Toyota Motor Corp.'s new class of equity.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jun 8, 2015
Toyota museum breaking records as tourists flock to Nagoya
A museum dedicated to the history of Toyota Motor Corp. is attracting so many foreign visitors that attendance has set a new all-time high.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2015
Why carmakers don't want robots to drive
While automakers are embracing technology that eliminates the drudgery of driving, they haven't warmed up to the idea of autonomous cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2015
Takata to name quality chief to board; Stocker to step down
Takata Corp., the company behind the biggest product-safety recall in U.S. history, will give the executive in charge of quality assurance more authority by naming him to the board of directors.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2015
Toyota boosting Japan exports to reach global sales target
Toyota Motor Corp., facing capacity constraints in North America, may boost exports from Japan for the first time in three years to meet its global sales target.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2015
You say you want an automotive revolution?
Though new technologies, ideas and companies are challenging the entire automotive paradigm and upsetting almost a century of stable evolution, the industry's ability to adapt should not be underestimated.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2015
Takata output of replacement air bag inflators set to soar; shares dive
Takata Corp. said on Wednesday it plans to boost production of parts needed to replace potentially deadly air bag inflators that could spray vehicle occupants with metal shards.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 20, 2015
Nissan bets connected car will resonate with young Chinese
Nissan Motor Co. introduced a sedan developed for younger consumers in China as part of plans to lower the average age of its buyers in the world's largest car market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2015
Toyota adopts new business model with cost-saving platform shift
Toyota Motor Corp. will shift half of all vehicles it makes to new cost-saving platforms by 2020, following a similar move by rival Volkswagen AG.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2015
Toyota set to approve $1 billion Corolla plant in Mexico within weeks
Toyota Motor Corp. is finalizing plans for its first car plant in Mexico, which could be approved by its board as early as next month, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2015
U.S. to fine Takata $14,000 a day for resisting air bag probe
Takata Corp. will be fined $14,000 for each day it fails to cooperate with a U.S. investigation into defects in its air bags that have led to millions of car recalls worldwide.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 14, 2015
Apple has hundreds working on secret project to create car
Apple Inc. has a secret lab working on the creation of an Apple-branded electric car, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday, citing people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2015
Lawyers ask judge to order Takata to preserve recalled air bag parts
Lawyers suing Takata ask a U.S. judge to order the company to save recalled parts for independent testing as most are being sent back to Takata, making them scarce.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jan 29, 2015
Carmakers face rosy quarter as commodity prices slump
Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. are benefiting from a decline in the price of commodities like steel and rubber, which will make it cheaper to produce cars and give an extra boost to profits.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

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