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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2016
Stricken Mitsubishi Motors in talks with Nissan over ¥237 billion stake
Nissan Motor Co. is in talks to take a 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors Corp., the automakers said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2016
Nissan in talks to own third of scandal-stung MMC for $1.8 billion
Nissan Motor Co is in advanced talks to take a roughly one-third stake in Mitsubishi Motors Corp with a $1.8 billion investment, as Mitsubishi struggles with a fuel-economy data scandal, two sources said.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 2, 2016
Mitsubishi Motors drags on Nissan as minicar sales fall 51%
Mitsubishi Motors Corp.'s fuel economy testing fraud has hit its partner Nissan Motor Co. in domestic showrooms, with the latter automaker posting a steeper plunge in April minicar sales and overall market share.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2016
Toyota, Nissan domestic output down in February; Honda logs growth
Major automakers Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. on Monday reported declines in domestic production for February, while Honda Motor Co. saw output grow.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 17, 2016
Nissan halts Egyptian plant expansion over currency access snag
Nissan Motor Co.'s Egyptian unit has frozen a plant expansion project in Cairo due to a lack of access to foreign currency that prompted policy changes this week by the central bank to help investors from abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2016
Japanese automakers set sales records in U.S.
An energetic market for sports utility vehicles and pickups drove record sales in the U.S. for Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. in February, while Honda Motor Co. notched up double-digit percentage growth in passenger car sales, data showed Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 26, 2016
Nissan disables Leaf electric car app after cross-continent hack
Nissan Motor Co. has disabled a mobile application for controlling its Leaf electric car after a security researcher demonstrated how hackers could access temperature controls and other functions from across continents.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2016
Nissan recalls 1,946 vehicles, mainly ambulances, over ignition fault
Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it is recalling in Japan 1,946 vehicles, most of them used as ambulances, due to an issue that could prevent their engines from starting, following a man's death in a hospital after an ambulance intended to transport him failed to start.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2016
Strong yen is a brake on Japanese carmakers' profits
Japanese automakers may have run out of the fuel that has driven profits higher for the past four years: the weaker yen.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 11, 2016
Nissan logs record ¥453 billion nine-month profit on U.S., Europe sales
Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday it logged a record-high group net profit of ¥452.84 billion for the April to December period as strong sales in North America and Western Europe more than offset weakness in emerging markets and at home.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 14, 2016
Nissan to adapt crash prevention for China's bad drivers
Call it driving with Chinese characteristics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2016
Japan's automakers achieve record U.S. sales in 2015
Japanese automakers logged record sales in the United States in 2015 as the overall market swelled to an unprecedented level, driven by the stronger economy and robust demand for sport utility vehicles and trucks, Autodata Corp. data showed Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2015
Former Nissan President Yoshikazu Hanawa, led company's recovery, dies at 81
Former Nissan Motor Co. President Yoshikazu Hanawa, who steered a major turnaround for the automaker, died last Friday of a heart attack, the company said. He was 81.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 15, 2015
Ghosn succession a question Renault-Nissan must face after French deal
Carlos Ghosn said Nissan Motor Co. and Renault SA are unlikely to stick with one chief executive officer after him, complicating the future of the carmakers' alliance structure.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2015
Nissan reaches deal with Renault to counter French government influence
Nissan Motor Co. said Friday that its French alliance partner Renault S.A. has agreed not to interfere in the Japanese automaker's governance.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 1, 2015
Nissan mulls raising stake in Renault to 25% to block government influence
Nissan is considering raising its stake in Renault to counter the French government's influence over their alliance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2015
Ford joins Japanese carmakers in ditching dodgy Takata air bag inflators
Ford Motor Co. is no longer using the air bag inflators from embattled Japanese parts supplier Takata Corp. that utilize a potentially unstable chemical U.S. safety regulators have linked to a defect, a representative confirmed Monday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 14, 2015
Abe and the media get ahead of themselves on driverless cars
In a new TV commercial for Nissan, American actress Charlotte Kate Fox, who appeared in last year's NHK morning drama series, "Massan," is driving on city streets at night. She pushes a button on the dashboard and slowly takes her hands off the steering wheel. The car continues to move, making turns...
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2015
Nissan plans to double South Africa output with new pickup model
Nissan Motor Co. plans to build a new model of pickup at its South African plant starting in 2018 and will increase production from the facility as the carmaker seeks to capitalize on growing demand for new vehicles on the continent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2015
Nissan joins Toyota, Honda in ditching Takata's air bag inflators
Nissan Motor Co. says it will no longer use key air bag components made by Takata Corp., whose defective devices are behind the biggest-ever automotive safety recall.
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.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
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.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
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