Tag - honda

 
Menu
Search
 
April 29, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access

HONDA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2022
Honda posts 16% rise in second-quarter profit and lifts outlook
The firm has been helped by robust performance in its motorcycle business, particularly in Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Longform
Nov 7, 2022
Collapsing pyramid: EV shift strikes at heart of Japan’s auto sector
The major transition is fundamentally reshaping how the domestic industry works and is understood.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 29, 2022
Honda unveils new jet with longer flight range and autolanding
The company is expected to start delivering the aircraft to customers from November after obtaining a certificate for flight operations from U.S. aviation authorities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2022
Japan automakers boost exports in September amid weak yen
The surge in exports by Japanese automakers came as the yen fell sharply against the dollar due to widening interest rate differentials between Japan and the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 13, 2022
Sony-Honda alliance aims to deliver first EV in 2026
Sony Honda Mobility said delivery to Japanese consumers will begin in the second half of 2026, while plans for other markets including Europe are still undecided.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2022
Toyota's October vehicle output to be weighed down by chip shortage
Toyota has not adjusted its global vehicle production target for the current financial year, sticking to its forecast for a record 9.7 million units.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 14, 2022
Honda speeds up electric motorcycle shift to meet carbon neutrality goals
The carmaker, which also has the biggest global market share in motorbikes, set a target to make all of its bikes carbon neutral before the middle of the century.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2022
Honda to slash output by up to 40% at Japan plants due to supply snag
The reduction could be seen as a warning that automakers may not be able to lift production volumes in the second half of the financial year to end-March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2022
Toyota ranks last in top 10 carmakers for decarbonization efforts
Zero-emission vehicles made up just 0.18% of the firm's total sales last year versus General Motors Co. at 8.18%
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2022
Nissan and Honda to boost battery procurement amid electric vehicle push
The announcements come as automakers worldwide expand their efforts to roll out the less-polluting, electrified cars amid stricter environmental regulations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 29, 2022
Honda and LG set to build $4.4 billion EV battery plant in U.S.
The facility will have an annual capacity of about 40 gigawatt-hours with mass production slated to start at the end of 2025, Honda has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2022
Toyota and Honda top list of carmakers facing climate-change risks
As changes in the weather make the impact of natural disasters more frequent and intense, carmakers will face high risk of damage and disruption at their operational facilities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 10, 2022
Honda raises annual profit forecast after beating quarterly view
Honda raised its operating profit forecast to u00a5830 billion ($6.15 billion) from u00a5810 billion for the year ending March 31.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2022
Tired of waiting for cars, Japan’s consumers turn to motorcycles
Sales of bikes with engines larger than 251cc rose 32% to 51,035 units in the first half of the year, according to the Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Association.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2022
Japan automakers log double-digit sales drops in U.S. in April-June
The continued plunges came as prolonged supply constraints hampered production activities at the three firms — Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 28, 2022
Sony's next big thing in tech is helping Honda take on Tesla
Of all Japan's carmakers, Honda had thrown itself most aggressively into EVs, targeting a full phase-out of combustion-engine vehicle sales by 2040.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2022
Sony and Honda agree to joint venture to sell electric cars by 2025
Honda, like bigger rival Toyota Motor, has been slower to shift to electric vehicles than global automakers and is under pressure from investors to make cars that are carbon-free.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 14, 2022
Honda look to sell three-wheel electric scooters in Japan this year
The scooter is designed to handle bumpy roads or slopes and prevent some of the accidents that have plagued other types of stand-up scooters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 13, 2022
Weak yen helps Honda’s annual profit but fails to lift outlook
While the weaker yen has long been considered a boon for Japan's blue-chip exporters, it's now starting to damage Japanese automakers as material costs inflate for importers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 13, 2022
Honda CEO bets ¥5 trillion to reach goal of going fully electric
The carmaker aims to introduce 30 EV models by 2030 with a production volume of more than 2 million vehicles a year.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Raising kids in Japan as a single parent? It takes a village.
Making things work as a foreign, single mother in Japan isn't easy, but these tips and tricks can help you through the hardest parts.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
In Japan, regional revitalization fails to halt population decline
Sakiyama elementary school in Tamba, Hyogo Prefecture, in March .Over the past decade, the government has directed efforts toward policies designed to give young people incentives to base themselves in rural areas.
Putin’s war will soon reach Russians’ tax bills
Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks during a meeting in St. Petersburg on Friday.
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.
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.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

When trying to trace your lineage in Japan, the "koseki" is the most important form of document you'll encounter.
Climbing the branches of a Japanese family tree
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Vol. 34: Tokyo, a vanguard city for sustainability
Vol. 34: Tokyo, a vanguard city for sustainability

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER