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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2018
Mitsubishi Motors clings to Ghosn-led alliance as closer integration fuels revival
After helping Mitsubishi Motors Corp. get back on its feet, Carlos Ghosn is aiming to keep the automaker on stable ground — and benefit the two other carmakers he leads along the way.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 23, 2018
Nissan and DeNA to launch self-driving taxi trial in Yokohama
Nissan and the game maker plan to hold a two-week experiment in Yokohama to develop a ride-hailing app for self-driving cabs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2018
Nissan-Mitsubishi-Renault alliance takes No. 2 spot in global auto sales for first time
The alliance of Nissan Motor Co., Renault SA of France and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said its global auto sales in 2017 rose 6.5 percent to 10,608,366 units on brisk sales in China, ranking second for the first time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2018
Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi plans $1 billion fund for auto tech startups
The world's largest automotive alliance will invest as much as $1 billion (about ¥112 billion) to fund mobility startups over the next five years, as it looks to make inroads with new technology at a time of rapid upheaval for the transportation sector.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 7, 2017
Honda boss Yusuke Hasegawa leaves team in management shake-up
Honda on Thursday made a major change at the top of its Formula One engine supply operation, parting ways with chief Yusuke Hasegawa and eliminating his position.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 30, 2017
Renault-Nissan expands China EV foray via Dongfeng alliance
The Renault-Nissan alliance is expanding its push into China, teaming up with Dongfeng Motor Group Co. on its first locally designed electric vehicle as emissions rules tighten in the world's largest car market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2017
Ghosn boosts Renault's China ties with Brilliance van buy-in
Renault SA has agreed to acquire almost half of Brilliance China Automotive Holdings Ltd.'s unprofitable minibus unit, giving the French carmaker a foothold in light commercial vehicles in the world's largest auto market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 16, 2017
Too early to assess impact of new French government on Renault, Ghosn says
Carlos Ghosn, chief executive officer of Renault S.A., said Tuesday it is too early to evaluate what impact the new French administration could have on the automaker, which is partially government-owned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2017
Ghosn sees 'good news' in Macron's France win, eyes deeper alliance with Nissan
Carlos Ghosn, chief executive officer of French carmaker Renault SA, sees the embrace of globalization by France's president-elect Emmanuel Macron as a harbinger of faster growth for the country's economy. He also signaled that Macron's policies could pave the way for a deeper alliance between Renault and Nissan.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 1, 2016
Magnussen cleared for Italian Grand Prix
Renault driver Kevin Magnussen has been given the green light to race in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix after passing a fitness check at Monza, the Formula One team said on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2016
Nissan CEO Ghosn's pay tops ¥1 billion for second year
Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn, one of Japan's best-paid executives, received more than ¥1 billion ($9.58 million) in pay for the second straight year after the carmaker's profit climbed to a record.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 15, 2016
Renault raided in emissions probe, says no emissions-dodging device found
French carmaker Renault said fraud investigators had inspected three of its sites to look into its vehicle emissions technology.
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.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2015
Nissan reportedly to consider plan to end Renault control of alliance
Nissan Motor Co. is considering plans to restructure its alliance with Renault SA, including ending the French manufacturer's voting rights, according to sources.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2015
Why carmakers don't want robots to drive
While automakers are embracing technology that eliminates the drudgery of driving, they haven't warmed up to the idea of autonomous cars.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2014
Nissan faces battery plant cuts as electric car hopes fade
Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn is preparing to cut battery manufacturing in a new reversal on electric cars that has reopened deep divisions with alliance partner Renault.
BUSINESS / THE VIEW FROM EUROPE
Sep 6, 2014
Automakers may miss boat on modularization
Toyota successfully defended its status as the world's largest automaker in the first half of 2014. However, Volkswagen has gotten very close and is widely expected to overtake Toyota either by the end of the year or in 2015 at latest.
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.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
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.
'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.
Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal
A Comac C919 during an aerial display at the Singapore Airshow at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore in February
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.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
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.
Top U.S. and China diplomats talk tough amid warnings of new ‘downward spiral’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on Friday
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.

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