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ELON MUSK

Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 6, 2022
Elon Musk may add to U.S. regulator's ire with late report about Twitter stake
U.S. securities law requires disclosure within 10 days of acquiring 5% of a company, and in Musk's case the 10-day deadline was March 24.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2022
Elon Musk joins Twitter’s board, pitching ideas big and small
The move has implications for a social network where world leaders, lawmakers, celebrities and more than 217 million users conduct their daily public discourse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 5, 2022
Elon Musk’s ‘passive’ Twitter stake starts with poll on edit button
Whether Musk stays passive or switches to active, Twitter shares soared 27% on Monday, a signal that shareholders welcome his investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2022
Titans of carmaking are plotting the overthrow of Elon Musk
The masters of mass production laid out plans to splurge $170 billion over the coming years to preserve their claim on the industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2022
Tesla opens showroom in China’s Xinjiang region, cited by U.S. as genocide hub
The move comes just over a week after U.S. President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill requiring firms to prove their activities in Xinjiang don't involve forced labor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 3, 2022
Tesla smashes quarterly delivery record with 308,600 cars
The record quarter underscores the 'green tidal wave taking hold” for Tesla and Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk heading into 2022, one analyst has said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2021
If Tesla's got troubles, everyone should worry
Tesla is struggling to procure a raw material only available in China for a battery cell that it's trying to develop, but U.S.-China trade tensions could stand in the way.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 18, 2021
Will an island in Indonesia become a new frontier in the space race?
A tiny clan on an Indonesian island fears it will lose its place in the world as the nation pursues its longstanding quest to join the space age.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Nov 15, 2021
If Elon Musk is the modern day Henry Ford, he’ll have to prove it in Germany
One analyst recently compared the series of innovations the Tesla CEO is pursuing at the plant to Henry Ford's revolutionary moving assembly line.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 15, 2021
Elon Musk taunts Bernie Sanders, suggests he’d sell more Tesla stock
Musk, the world's wealthiest person, targeted Sanders, saying, 'I keep forgetting that you're still alive,' after after the U.S. senator repeated his call for the ultrarich to pay more tax.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2021
VW praises and BMW pans Tesla as German plant nears production
While Volkswagen CEO talks of a 'new dimension,' his counterpart at BMW appears dismissive of the EV automaker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2021
Elon Musk sells $5 billion of Tesla stock after seeking advice via Twitter poll
The world's richest person created a firestorm over the weekend with the survey about whether he should sell part of his Tesla stake.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 8, 2021
Hey, Elon: We made a $6 billion plan to end world hunger
In the coming decades, what we eat and how we grow it will change radically, and we need everyone onboard — the U.N. and Elon Musk alike — to fund the shift to sustainability.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2021
Twitter has spoken: Elon Musk should sell $21 billion Tesla stake
A majority of 3.5 million Twitter users — 58% — said they'd support a sale in a Twitter poll that Musk launched Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2021
A $1 trillion Tesla almost makes you feel for the other car giants
The trigger for Tesla's latest surge — a deal to supply 100,000 vehicles to Hertz — is a head-scratcher, as it represents 'only” about $4.2 billion of revenue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2021
Tesla value tops $1 trillion after Hertz orders 100,000 cars
The order for 100,000 Teslas was a bold move for Hertz, which is just emerging from bankruptcy, and a sign of growing momentum in the shift to electric vehicles.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2021
Musk soars while Bezos sues in the new space race
As Jeff Bezos's companies fall behind Elon Musk's SpaceX in the race to return to the moon and launch satellites, they're increasingly resorting to politics and legal filings to get ahead.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2021
Elon Musk touts Starlink progress as cost and demand hurdles linger
If the service is successful, it could vastly expand the reach of broadband internet around the world and even provide a new platform for traders and others with exotic internet needs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2021
Panasonic sells its entire stake in Tesla to raise cash
The company held some $730 million of Tesla shares as of March last year, and that stake had been reduced to zero by the end of this March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2021
Tesla dealt ‘black eye’ in recall of cars sold in China
The automaker will make a software fix to more than 285,000 cars in China, or most of the vehicles it delivered there in recent years, to address a safety issue.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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