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TAKATA CORP

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2015
Takata CEO indicates he will stay on despite air bag scandal
Takata Corp. Chairman and CEO Shigehisa Takada has indicated that he doesn't intend to resign from his post despite the air bag scandal that has enveloped the company.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2015
Two automakers dump Takata as source of air bags
Two major automakers told the U.S. Congress on Tuesday that they are replacing Takata Corp.'s air bag inflators with units from other manufacturers amid growing concerns about the safety of Takata's product.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2015
Reeling from recalls, Honda again opts for insider as new CEO
Honda Motor Co. is turning to an insider who has spent his entire career at the company to navigate its exit from a global auto safety crisis, after seven people died in its cars.
BUSINESS
Feb 26, 2015
Takata to save faulty air bag inflators for litigation, U.S. probe
A U.S. safety regulator on Wednesday ordered Takata Corp. to preserve all air bag inflators removed through a recall process as evidence for a federal investigation and private litigation cases.
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2015
Takata shares tumble after Honda denies financial help
Shares of Takata Corp., the maker of air bags that led to millions of vehicle recalls by global carmakers, fell the most in three weeks Monday after Honda Motor Co., its biggest customer, said it wouldn't provide financial help.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2015
Takata widens annual loss forecast as air bag recall costs mount
Takata Corp., the air bag maker at the center of a safety crisis, widened its loss forecast for this business year as automakers led by Honda Motor Co. expanded recalls to investigate the cause of malfunctions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 21, 2015
Takata airbag victim's husband saw his wife and baby's lives ebb away
The widower of a pregnant woman killed by shrapnel from a Takata air bag in Malaysian Borneo in July held their dying daughter in his arms for 10 minutes as the prematurely delivered infant's life sapped away.
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2015
Car costs to rise as deadly flaws lead to greater safety demands
Auto-parts suppliers are feeling the pressure as car manufacturers move to raise quality standards after last year saw a record number of vehicles recalled in the U.S.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 28, 2014
No quick fix for Takata air bag issue as blame game continues
After months of international controversy over possibly defective Takata Corp. air bags, one thing lawmakers, regulators, the media, carmakers and the parts supplier probably agree on is this: It won't be easy to resolve the crisis.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2014
Takata air bag crisis may spur maintenance changes in Japan
Takata Corp.'s air bag crisis could spur changes in how car owners maintain their vehicles, with Japan's automakers discussing whether drivers should regularly replace the chemicals used to inflate the safety devices.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2014
Honda air bag recall goes global; 19 million cars now involved
Honda Motor Co. says it will expand its recall to replace potentially lethal Takata Corp. air bag inflators, taking the total number of vehicles affected to more than 19 million.
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2014
Honda, Mazda face bigger recalls from U.S. air bag crisis
Honda and Mazda may have to recall another 200,000 cars in Japan to replace Takata air bags if the maker complies with a U.S. order to extend the recall nationwide.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 16, 2014
Takata case shows Abe faces an uphill battle
if Abe is going to get traction with policies to make corporate Japan more vibrant and productive, executives have to drop the ignore-deny-obfuscate mindset of old.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 13, 2014
Honda discloses fifth Takata air bag-linked fatality, widens recall
Honda Motor Co said Thursday that a driver in Malaysia died after a July accident involving an air bag supplied by Takata Corp — the fifth such fatality and the first outside the United States.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2014
Facing U.S. safety probe, Honda expands air bag recall
Honda Motor Co., facing a U.S. safety probe, strengthened its recall of U.S. cars to replace potentially defective Takata Corp. air bags linked to several deaths.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 24, 2014
U.S. senators demand nationwide recall over Takata airbags
Two U.S. senators demanded Thursday that safety regulators issue a nationwide recall of automobiles with potentially defective airbags that can launch metal shards into occupants.
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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.
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A man walks past an electronic board displaying the exchange rate for the yen against the U.S. dollar (right) in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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 vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
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.
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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.
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