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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 15, 2020
Subaru aims to lift 2020 global output to record 1.1 million vehicles
Subaru Corp. said Wednesday it aims to lift global production 11 percent to a record 1.10 million vehicles in 2020, reflecting solid demand in the U.S. market and a full recovery in domestic output following a series of quality-control scandals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2020
800 custom race cars displayed at event in Chiba Prefecture
Automakers and auto parts manufacturers from Japan and abroad displayed some 800 custom and race cars at an auto show near Tokyo on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tokyo Motor Show 2019
Oct 23, 2019
Subaru tackles safety and automated driving tech
Technological advancements are paving the way for an entirely new realm of auto safety and user convenience — and Subaru Corp. is at the head of the pack.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 2, 2019
U.S. auto sales took a big step back in September, with Nissan hit the hardest
U.S. auto sales took a big step back in September, setting the stage for hefty incentive spending by carmakers struggling to clear old models from dealers' inventory.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2019
As carmakers struggle, Toyota and Subaru to raise stakes in each other's companies
Such tie-ups highlight how automakers are scrambling to chase scale, manage costs and boost development.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2019
Toyota and Subaru agree to jointly develop electric SUVs
Toyota Motor Corp. and Subaru Corp. said Thursday they have agreed to jointly develop an electric sports utility vehicle to be sold under each company's brand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 10, 2019
Subaru reveals annual profit halved in fiscal 2018, releases earnings early by mistake
Subaru Corp. said Friday its operating profit for the past year has halved after it suffered a string of setbacks including production delays and mounting recalls.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 19, 2019
Transport ministry inspects Suzuki's headquarters as part of probe into recall of 2 million vehicles
The transport ministry inspected the headquarters of Suzuki Motor Corp. on Friday as part of an investigation into improper quality inspections that has led the automaker to recall more than 2 million cars in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 18, 2019
Japanese and other automakers tout SUVs at New York auto show
Automakers on Wednesday gathered at this year's New York International Auto Show where Japanese carmakers unveiled all-new sport utility vehicles amid growing demand for light trucks over passenger vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 12, 2019
Daihatsu to recall 1.9 million cars in Japan over brake problem
Daihatsu Motor Co. said Thursday it will recall about 1.92 million cars in Japan due to faults that can affect the vehicles' braking system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 14, 2019
Japan to seek help with running Subaru Telescope in Hawaii from U.S., Canada, China and India
Japan is planning to request help from other countries to operate the Subaru Telescope, located near the top of Hawaii's Mauna Kea volcano, in order to increase available funding and widen the scope of research activities, officials said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 12, 2019
Japanese classics from Toyota, Honda, Mazda and the like are now a hot bet among car collectors
When a classic red 1994 Toyota Supra sold online for $121,000 in January, it shocked not only the usual car-related Instagram junkies but also close followers of the tiny Japanese sports car. The going rate for one in good condition tends to hover around $59,000.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 5, 2019
Toyota and Subaru hope to launch jointly developed electric vehicle as early as 2021
Toyota Motor Corp. and Subaru Corp. have started jointly developing a new electric car, aiming to put it on the market possibly in 2021, sources said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2019
Subaru announces global recall of 2.3 million vehicles, its biggest yet, over faulty brake lights
Subaru Corp. is recalling around 2.3 million vehicles worldwide over a brake light problem, the automaker's biggest-ever recall, as it grapples with a series of quality-related issues following rapid expansion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2019
Subaru's domestic production halves in January due to part defect
Subaru Corp. said Wednesday its domestic production in January halved from a year earlier, reflecting the impact of a temporary factory shutdown that came after the discovery of a power-steering defect in certain models.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2019
Subaru cuts fiscal 2018 earnings forecast after plant shutdown due to power-steering defect
Subaru Corp. said Thursday it had revised downward its full-year group earnings forecast for the current business year, which runs through March, amid declining production and sales, after it temporarily shut down a factory over a power-steering defect on certain models.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 25, 2019
Subaru death-from-overwork probe finds 3,400 staff were not paid overtime for two years
Subaru Corp. on Friday said it did not pay overtime wages over a two-year period to some 3,400 employees who underreported their hours, a revelation that surfaced in an internal probe following the 2016 suicide of an overworked employee.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 14, 2018
Subaru placed under supervision after series of inspection scandals
The transport ministry has told Subaru Corp. that the automaker will be placed under strict supervision following a series of quality inspection scandals.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2018
Subaru recalls 100,000 more cars due to lax quality inspections
Subaru Corp. said Monday it is recalling an additional 100,000 vehicles in Japan after its inspectors failed to take proper steps during quality checks on braking systems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 1, 2018
Subaru files recall for over 410,000 cars due to faulty engine part
Subaru Corp. on Thursday filed a recall with the transport ministry for over 410,000 cars due to a faulty engine part that could cause the vehicles to stall.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
With eye on China, defense chiefs agree to bolster interoperability
From left: U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian defense chief Richard Marles, Japanese Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro hold a joint news conference in Honolulu on Thursday.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Traders spooked by intervention risk trim record yen shorts
Traders edged back from record bets on yen weakness this past week, in a period that included a likely bout of intervention by Japan to prop up the currency.
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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