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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 12, 2020
Nissan sues Ghosn in Japan, seeks ¥10 billion in damages
Nissan Motor Co. is stepping up its pursuit of claims against former Chairman Carlos Ghosn, suing for ¥10 billion ($91 million) in damages from the former leader of the Japanese automaker and its alliance with Renault SA.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2020
Nissan to become first Japanese carmaker to halt domestic plant operations over coronavirus outbreak
Nissan Motor Co. plans to halt operations at a plant in southwestern Japan for two days this month due to disruptions to parts supplies from China amid the new coronavirus outbreak, sources have said, becoming the first Japanese automaker to halt domestic plant operations over the crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 11, 2020
Eyeing TV and film deals, Carlos Ghosn hires legendary agent Michael Ovitz
Few people in Hollywood are more familiar with entertainment negotiations than Ovitz, who has been one of the industry's most prominent deal-makers since the 1980s.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2020
Carlos Ghosn used Nissan-Mitsubishi venture to inflate pay, companies' lawyers allege
Carlos Ghosn, the fugitive former auto executive, used a joint venture between Nissan and Mitsubishi to inflate his pay, effectively clawing back a cut to his declared wages, and to cover a personal tax debt, lawyers for the companies said on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Feb 7, 2020
Japan carmakers brace for supply and demand nightmares due to coronavirus
As many of them know, 'it's impossible to manufacture cars without China.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 6, 2020
Nissan completes U.K.'s longest and most complex driverless car trip
A Nissan car has completed a 370-kilometer journey autonomously in the U.K., the longest and most complex such trip in the country, as carmakers race to develop the driverless technologies set to revolutionize travel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 5, 2020
Hyundai to halt South Korea output as new coronavirus disrupts parts supply
Hyundai Motor will suspend production in South Korea because the outbreak of the new coronavirus has disrupted the supply of parts, it said, becoming the first major carmaker to do so outside of China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2020
Japan's Nidec betting on electric cars and acquisitions to triple sales: sources
Nidec Corp. plans to more than triple its revenue over the next five years by focusing on electric vehicle powertrains and buying specialists in motor technologies, according to two people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2020
Nissan's Brexit scenarios include closing European plants, report says
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. has drafted a contingency plan to focus on its Sunderland plant in the U.K. and cut European production if a hard Brexit leads to tariffs on car imports from the continent, the Financial Times reported, citing two people involved in the discussions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2020
Japanese firms take Brexit in stride but worry over British prospects for trade talks with EU
Japanese companies in Britain are taking the British exit from the European Union in stride, but some are wary that if Britain-EU trade talks falter, prospects for business in Europe will become uncertain.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 30, 2020
Tokyo prosecutors get warrants for Ghosn and trio suspected of helping him flee
Tokyo prosecutors on Thursday obtained a fresh arrest warrant for former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn for leaving Japan while on bail.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2020
Toyota second in 2019 global car sales, overtaking Nissan-Renault
Toyota sold a record 10.74 million units globally in 2019, up 1.4 percent from a year earlier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2020
Tokyo prosecutors search office of Carlos Ghosn's ex-lawyer
Tokyo prosecutors Wednesday searched the office of a lawyer who used to represent Carlos Ghosn, in connection with the former Nissan Motor Co. chairman's recent escape from Japan to Lebanon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2020
Nissan takes an ax to the house that Ghosn built with new cost-cutting measures
Nissan is planning aggressive cost cuts to deal with an unexpected slump in sales as the expansionist strategy it inherited from fugitive former Chairman Carlos Ghosn flounders, four people familiar with the plans said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2020
Panel upholds decision not to indict ex-Nissan chief Hiroto Saikawa
A prosecution inquest panel has upheld a decision not to indict former Nissan Motor Co. chief Hiroto Saikawa over a case of financial misconduct allegedly involving ex-Chairman Carlos Ghosn, informed sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2020
Auto tariffs to be key topic in Japan-U.K. trade talks after Brexit
Auto tariffs are expected to come up as a top agenda item in Japan-U.K. trade talks that are expected to start as early as this spring after the latter's exit from the European Union.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2020
Japanese and U.S. firms tie up in bid to use old EV batteries to slash power storage costs
As major players jostle for market share in large-scale power storage, American Electric Power and Nissan Motor Co. are testing new technology that reuses old electric vehicle batteries to slash costs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 28, 2020
Inside Nissan, a renewed push to get Renault to cut its stake
A proposal is being floated atop Nissan Motor Co. for the company to revive efforts to push Renault SA to reduce its stake in the Japanese carmaker and help balance the partnership, a person familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 27, 2020
Renault prepares for new CEO ahead of crucial alliance meeting
The meeting Thursday is aimed at showing that the deeply troubled alliance with Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors is moving past the Carlos Ghosn era.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2020
Lebanon and Japan begin 40-day countdown to decide where Ghosn will stand trial, sources say
Lebanon and Japan have about 40 days to decide whether ousted Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi boss Carlos Ghosn will be extradited to Japan or stand trial in Lebanon, a judicial source and a source close to Ghosn said on Thursday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Saudi crown prince seeks soft power in game hub Japan
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman welcomes Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, last July.
Japan survey finds 30% of student interns experience sexual harassment
The proportion of recent graduates in Japan who have worked as interns have experienced sexual harassment during their internship was 30.1%, according to a labor ministry survey, up 4.6 percentage points from the previous survey in fiscal 2020.
Nippon Steel boosts efforts to woo U.S. Steel workers and politicians
Nippon Steel, Japan’s top steelmaker, is sending Vice Chairman and Executive Vice President Takahiro Mori to Pittsburgh next week where he’ll meet with local staff and elected officials.
New Taiwan president to set tone for ties with China at inauguration
Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te arrives at the CyberSec 2024 Exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”
Can AI-generated inventions be patented? A Tokyo court says no.
The Tokyo court's ruling comes amid ongoing debates on how to regulate generative AI and is part of a transnational class action lawsuit.
Massimo Bottura: 'The Japanese let ingredients express themselves'
Italian chef and restaurateur Massimo Bottura is increasingly focusing on passing on his knowledge to chefs such as Antonio Iacoviello.
Unraveling the Japanese prose of Yukio Mishima
Author Yukio Mishima accepts the Arts Festival Award in the drama category at the 20th Arts Festival Award Ceremony on Jan. 22, 1966.

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