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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2018
Auto tariffs riskier than Wall Street thinks: economist
Wall Street may be underestimating the threat of tariffs on the auto industry, according to Phil Levy, a senior fellow on global economy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2018
After big loss, Panasonic president says firm close to profit at joint factory with Tesla
Panasonic Corp. is on the verge of turning a profit at the giant U.S. battery factory it operates with Tesla Inc., finally yielding returns for a company that has shelled out billions to make power cells for Elon Musk.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2018
Tesla shares surge on Model 3 numbers, Elon Musk settling row with regulators
Shares of Tesla Inc. jumped 18 percent on Monday as signs it had met targets for quarterly car production added to relief at Chief Executive Elon Musk's settling of a lawsuit with regulators that had threatened to force him out.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 1, 2018
Tesla's SEC deal seen providing ammunition for U.S. probe, investor lawsuits
Tesla Inc.'s settlement with U.S. regulators will help soothe investors calling for more oversight of Chief Executive Elon Musk, experts said, even as it gives ammunition to short-sellers pursuing separate cases and to a probe by the Justice Department.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2018
Tesla stocks' biggest dive since 2013 sends Musk an urgent message
Tesla Inc.'s plunging stock price indicates investors want Elon Musk to quickly cut a deal with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The question is whether the notoriously unpredictable chief executive officer will take the hint.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Sep 28, 2018
SEC probe raises once unthinkable prospect of a Tesla without Elon Musk
It is nearly impossible to imagine Tesla Inc. without Elon Musk — its chairman, CEO, largest shareholder and public face.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 28, 2018
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sues Musk for fraud, seeks to remove him from Tesla
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday accused Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk of fraud and sought to remove him from his role in charge of the electric car company, saying he made a series of "false and misleading" tweets about potentially taking Tesla private last month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2018
Elon Musk's U-turn on Tesla deal could intensify his legal and regulatory woes
Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk's decision to abruptly abandon a plan to take his electric carmaker private will not resolve his mounting regulatory and legal woes, and may even make them worse, some securities lawyers said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 25, 2018
With CEO Elon Musk agreeing, Tesla drops efforts to go private
The board of Tesla Inc. said on Friday the company would remain public, following a tumultuous two weeks for the electric vehicle maker after CEO Elon Musk announced he was considering a deal to go private.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2018
Saudi PIF in talks to invest in aspiring Tesla rival Lucid: sources
PIF, the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund that Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk has said could help him fund a $72 billion deal to take his electric carmaker private, is in talks to invest in aspiring Tesla rival Lucid Motors Inc., sources said Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 16, 2018
Elon Musk may face national security review of Tesla-Saudi deal
Elon Musk will likely need clearance from U.S. national security officials for any proposal to take Tesla Inc. private with financing from Saudi Arabia, just as the Trump administration steps up scrutiny of foreign investment in American technology.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2018
SEC subpoenas Tesla as scrutiny grows after Goldman hints at adviser role
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has sent subpoenas to Tesla Inc. regarding Chief Executive Elon Musk's plan to take the company private and his statement that funding was "secured," Fox Business Network reported on Wednesday, citing sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2018
Tesla's slow disclosure after Musk's tweet of going private raises governance concerns
Tesla Inc.'s handling of Chief Executive Elon Musk's proposal to take the carmaker private and its failure to promptly file a formal disclosure has raised governance concerns and sparked questions about how companies use social media.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 13, 2018
SoftBank to skip Tesla deal as it focuses on other auto bets: sources
Speculation about who may or may not finance Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk's audacious plan to take the carmaker private is distracting deal-makers from a normally quiet August spent in the Hamptons or southern France.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2018
Lawsuits accuse Tesla's Elon Musk of fraud over tweets indicating the firm may go private
Tesla Inc. and its chief executive, Elon Musk, were sued twice on Friday by investors who said they fraudulently engineered a scheme to squeeze short-sellers, including through Musk's proposal to take the electric-car company private.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 24, 2018
Tesla's call for suppliers to refund cash going back to 2016 'reeks of desperation'
When a company asks suppliers to retroactively give money back, it's a sign that something has gone wrong.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 16, 2018
Tesla boss Musk gave almost $40,000 to U.S. Republican-allied group: FEC
Self-proclaimed socialist Elon Musk gave $38,900 to a political committee that supports U.S. House Republicans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2018
Tesla raises car prices in key market China amid trade war: Electrek
Tesla Inc. has raised prices on its Model X and S cars by more than $20,000 in China, automotive news website Electrek reported on Monday, making it one of the first U.S. carmakers to hike prices in the wake of rising trade tensions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 5, 2018
Silicon Valley may be powered using giant lithium-ion batteries under new projects to switch away from fossil fuels
California utility PG&E Corp. has proposed using giant lithium-ion batteries, including packs supplied by Tesla Inc., to supply power to Silicon Valley instead of burning natural gas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 4, 2018
Retired electric vehicle batteries find a second life chilling beer and grilling sausages
The first batches of batteries from electric and hybrid vehicles are hitting retirement age, yet they aren't bound for landfills. Instead, they'll spend their golden years chilling beer at convenience stores in Japan, powering car-charging stations in California and storing energy for homes and grids...
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
Japan doubles down on stimulus to counter effects of Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks about U.S. tariffs in Tokyo last week.
Tokyo court fines Amazon Japan ¥35 million over counterfeit products
Takahiro Fujii (center), the president of Try and E, and his lawyers speak during a news conference on Friday in Tokyo after a ruling was handed down in a case against Amazon Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Toyota chairman proposes record buyout of its supplier at $42 billion valuation
Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda after a meeting in Beijing last month
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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