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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 28, 2017
Denso exec Koji Kobayashi to join Toyota's expanded leadership
Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will increase the number of its executive vice presidents to six from the current four, and tap Koji Kobayashi, vice chairman of affiliate Denso Corp., to fill one of the slots on Jan. 1.
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2017
Japanese companies look to partner with Indian firms at tech giant's largest IT event
Japanese firms are looking to partner with Indian information technology companies to invest in local startups, according to a delegation from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry attending India's largest IT industry event.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 25, 2016
Denso, NEC to tie up on self-driving technology for automobiles
Major auto parts maker Denso Corp. will team up with NEC Corp. on developing self-driving automobile technology that makes use of artificial intelligence, sources at the two companies said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 22, 2016
Denso, NTT Docomo to cooperate on self-driving technology
Auto parts maker Denso Corp. and mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo Inc. will work together in developing a vehicle control system for automated driving and advanced driver assistance.
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2016
EU fines Mitsubishi, Hitachi units €138 million over auto parts cartel
The European Union fined Mitsubishi Electric Corp. and Hitachi Ltd. on Wednesday a total of around €137.8 million (¥18.05 billion)after finding that the two Japanese firms had participated in a cartel over the sale of auto parts.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 10, 2016
Tokashiki leads Sunflowers to rout of Iris in All-Japan final
The Jx-Eneos Sunflowers maintained their dominance of Japan's women's basketball scene as they completed a three-peat with an 83-44 victory over the Denso Iris in the final of the All-Japan Championship at Yoyogi National Gymnasium on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
May 28, 2015
Early summer shifts have merit but experts see overtime, family disruption risks
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is hoping to kick-start a summer of love by shifting work hours forward in order to free up time in the evenings for families to spend together.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2015
South Korea fines Japan's Denso, NGK Spark Plug for price-rigging
South Korea's Fair Trade Commission said Thursday it had slapped fines totaling 3.5 billion won (about $3.1 million) on five auto parts suppliers, including Japan's Denso Corp. and NGK Spark Plug Co., for forming a price-fixing cartel.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 11, 2015
JX-Eneos outplays Denso in fourth quarter, claims Empress Cup
The Sunflowers players and staff insisted after the game that what separated them from their opponents was their spirited mentality rather than their skills.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2014
Toyota supplier Denso mulls domestic expansion in as yen weakens
Denso Corp. is giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a reason to believe his weak-yen policy will eventually boost investment by manufacturers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2014
Denso hit with $2 million fine over bid-rigging in Canada
Denso Corp., the nation's largest manufacturer of electronic auto parts, said Thursday it had been fined $2.45 million Canadian dollars (¥200 million) by a court in Canada for breaking the competition law by rigging bids on transactions in several kinds of auto parts.
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2014
Ex-Denso exec to be jailed in U.S. over obstructing cartel probe
A former executive of Japanese auto parts maker Denso Corp. will be jailed in the United States after pleading guilty to obstructing a 2010 investigation of a price-fixing allegation, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 19, 2013
Denso mulls tie-up with Sharp; Makita also eyes investment
Top car parts maker Denso Corp. is considering a business and capital tie-up with ailing electronics maker Sharp Corp. to reduce development and investment costs, a Denso executive said Friday.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 1999
Analysis: Nissan's troubles deeper than Renault's pockets
Nissan Motor Co.'s long road to reconstruction and the ongoing realignment of Japan's automobile industry is far from over -- in fact it may have only just begun, according to auto industry observers.

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