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RENAULT

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 24, 2022
Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi to unveil 2030 EV alliance this week
As established automakers face pressure from new competitors and an expected shift in demand toward EVs, the French-Japanese alliance is seeking to deepen cooperation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 21, 2022
Renault rips up Nissan alliance script in bid for China traction
'Renault's whole strategy in China was wrong,” the firm's CEO said. 'It's not Nissan's fault. They may be leader in China, but they aren't there to be charitable.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2021
Carlos Ghosn pledges lengthy fight to clear his name
The architect of the Renault-Nissan auto alliance has been fighting multiple probes since fleeing to Lebanon from Japan in late 2019.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 10, 2021
Mitsubishi clings to life in Europe with Renault deal
The company has long struggled in Europe, where its market share has stagnated around 1% for more than a decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 24, 2021
Mitsubishi weighing making cars at Renault plant in France
The move would be a reversal of last year's decision to pull back from Europe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 11, 2021
Ghosn exit was discussed early in 2018, Nissan insider says
Hari Nada, a senior vice president at the Yokohama-based company, was answering questions posed by the attorney representing Greg Kelly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2021
Ghosn hid Nissan salary fearing Renault ouster, Tokyo court told
Whistleblower Hari Nada says Ghosn concealed his true compensation because he feared the repercussions in France.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 23, 2020
Ghosn’s former Japan lawyer sues government for illegal search
Although Junichiro Hironaka's office was searched, he didn't turn over a computer that prosecutors believe Ghosn used when he was released on bail.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2020
Fugitive auto executive Carlos Ghosn settles scores in new French book
The former chairman of Nissan and Renault, who has denied financial misconduct charges, has long said he was set up to prevent deeper integration between the automakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2020
Ghosn says French investigators will quiz him in Lebanon in 2021
The former automotive giant says he will not travel to France in case Tokyo finds an opportunity to have him extradited to Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2020
Renault bolsters electric lineup after squandering sales lead
Renault SA’s promotional blitz for its growing electric lineup may be too late for the maker of Europe’s best-selling EV to stay atop the region’s expanding market for battery-powered cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 9, 2020
Nissan and Renault partner with Uber to provide discounted EVs in Europe
The scheme follows a pilot program in London which saw Nissan team up with the ride-hailing service.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 17, 2020
Japanese officials tried to push Nissan-Honda merger talks, report says
The idea disappeared before it reached the boards of the two companies, the Financial Times said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 24, 2020
U.S. alleges Ghosn's son paid $500,000 in cryptocurrency to man who aided escape from Japan
In a filing made to counter a bail request, U.S. prosecutors say the Ghosn family sent over $1.3 million to the former Green Beret and his son.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 20, 2020
Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn says Renault-Nissan financial results 'pathetic'
The low stock prices of the alliance partners are more a reflection of poor leadership than the COVID-19 pandemic, the fugitive ex-boss says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 18, 2020
More trouble at the top for Nissan, as COO Ashwani Gupta captures attention
Allies of the chief operating officer are pressing the board to promote him to co-CEO, so he can drive the turnaround plan he is said to have engineered.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2020
Nissan email trail casts new light on takedown of Carlos Ghosn
The documents show that a powerful group of insiders viewed his detention and prosecution as an opportunity to revamp Nissan's relationship with Renault.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2020
'We thought too big,' Renault says as it axes 15,000 jobs
Faced with a slump in demand, the French carmaker detailed plans on Friday to find u20ac2 billion in savings over the next three years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
May 29, 2020
Nissan falls behind rivals in industry's critical transitional period
Nissan Motor Co.'s business downturn may be causing a costly delay in the global race toward new mobility technologies, analysts say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 29, 2020
Renault poised to announce 15,000 layoffs worldwide
The overall cuts would affect just under 10 percent of Renault's 180,000 global workforce.
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.
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.
Number of homeless in Japan hits record low
Homeless people sleep on the street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward in August 2021.
Ukraine is far from doomed
When comparing Ukraine’s military situation in 2024 to Europe’s in 1941, Russia’s defeat seems entirely possible.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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

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Longform

Later this month, author Shogo Imamura will open Honmaru, a bookstore that allows other businesses to rent its shelves. It's part of a wave of ideas Japanese booksellers are trying to compete with online spaces.
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By Alex K.T. Martin

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