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Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 20, 2022
Japan loves its minicars. Can it embrace EV versions too?
Mitsubishi and Nissan have unveiled their takes on electrified minivehicles, possibly helping to spark a wider shift toward EVs in the nation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2022
Nissan investors seek momentum from likely swing back to profit
Analysts, on average, estimate Nissan will report an annual operating profit for the first time in three years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2022
Renault exploring sale of Nissan stocks to fund EV shift, sources say
Nissan itself may be willing to buy some of the 1.83 billion shares in the Japanese automaker that Renault owns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2022
France issues arrest warrant for Carlos Ghosn, report says
Since Ghosn's dramatic escape from Japan, his main legal risks have largely shifted to France, where he is accused of using Renault funds to pay for a yacht and his wife's birthday party.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2022
Nissan bets on in-house technologies for next-generation battery
While still new and relatively unproven, solid-state battery cells are often considered crucial to unlocking the future potential of EVs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2022
Renault chief to meet Nissan execs in Japan as woes cloud alliance
Among topics for discussion will be emerging plans for a possible separate listing of Renault's electric-vehicle unit and potential new partner for the legacy operations, sources say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2022
Japan's new car sales slip to second lowest total on record as production slows
A total of 4,215,826 cars were sold in the year ended Thursday, down 9.5%, with the nation's top automakers all seeing declines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 31, 2022
Nissan to end production of iconic Cima sedans in summer
With the automaker intending to concentrate its resources on the development of electric vehicles, it will also pull the plug on the hybrid model of its Skyline sports sedan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 16, 2022
Prosecutors appeal Tokyo court's ruling for ex-Nissan executive Kelly
Greg Kelly, who was former CEO Carlos Ghosn's right-hand man as a Nissan representative director, has also appealed the court's ruling on March 3, saying he is completely innocent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 9, 2022
Toyota to meet union demands for salary and bonus hikes in fiscal 2022, president says
Nissan Motor followed suit with the same response to its own union's demands after Toyota's announcement, in a sign of broadening momentum towards wage growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 8, 2022
Ex-Nissan exec Kelly leaves Japan after trial over Ghosn's pay
Kelly received a suspended sentence for helping Ghosn underreport compensation, and left for the U.S. from Haneda Airport on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2022
Ex-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn raps ex-aide's guilty verdict as 'face saving'
On Thursday, the court handed Greg Kelly a six-month suspended prison sentence for helping Ghosn underreport his remuneration for fiscal 2017.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2022
Nissan won’t appeal ruling that carmaker hid Carlos Ghosn’s pay
Meanwhile, lawyers for Nissan's former director, Greg Kelly, said they will appeal a ruling that saw him given a suspended sentence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2022
KKR-owned Marelli to file for debt reorganization in Japan
Marelli, a key supplier for automakers Nissan Motor Co. and Stellantis NV, had at least u00a51.1 trillion ($9.5 billion) in total debt as of September, sources said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2022
Ex-Carlos Ghosn aide Greg Kelly confident of winning acquittal
The former Nissan executive is accused of understating remuneration by around u00a59 billion, violating Japan's financial instruments and exchange law.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2022
Nissan to build two new EV models in Mississippi by 2025 in latest U.S. push
Nissan plans to invest u00a557.5 billion in technology needed for EV-specific assembly lines at the plant in Canton.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2022
Japan’s carmakers endured a tough 2021. Now it’s down to chips.
Despite Japanese carmakers being on track to increase profit, many have realized they are not in the clear yet as the supply of semiconductor chips continues to be slow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2022
Tesla escapes niche position as Japan starts to embrace EVs
In 2021, new registrations of imported EVs nearly tripled to 8,610, a small but remarkable shift in a country where overall automobile sales have stalled.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2022
Hyundai jumps back into Japan with an online-only, all-electric plan
The last time Hyundai sold a car in Japan was in 2009, when it pulled out after years of dismal sales.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2022
Renault and Nissan reboot embattled pact with $26 billion EV plan
The funds, announced separately by the carmakers last year, will be spent over five years to roll out 35 new battery-powered cars by the end of the decade.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same 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.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
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.

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