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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2023
China’s EV revolution shows grim future for Japan’s car titans
Although chip shortages and supply chain snarls have played a part in Japanese automakers' falling sales in China, a growing issue is the lack of attractive EV offerings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2023
Tesla offers a new ‘master plan,’ but few big revelations
Shareholders and analysts had expected Tesla to reveal information that would clarify how the company would retain its crown as the world’s dominant maker of electric vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 18, 2023
Tesla considering bid for battery metals miner
Tesla has been weighing a takeover of battery-metals miner Sigma Lithium, people with knowledge of the matter said, amid rampant demand for the metal used in electric vehicle batteries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 4, 2023
‘Teflon’ Elon wins again as jury rejects fraud claim over tweets
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was cleared of claims by investors that he defrauded them when he tweeted that he was considering taking the company private and had 'funding secured” to make it happen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 20, 2023
Tesla uses profits as weapon in EV price war
Tesla, once one of the auto industry's biggest money losers, has over the past year built a commanding lead over most major rivals in profit per vehicle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 18, 2023
SpaceX prepares for a breakout year with Elon Musk focused on Twitter
While Tesla has withered since Musk embarked on his takeover of Twitter, SpaceX is flourishing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jan 14, 2023
‘I feel like I got duped': Tesla price drop angers current owners
The company's more expensive models took the biggest hit, with Model Y base prices down 20% to start at $53,000.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 22, 2022
Elon Musk 'not suited’ to running Twitter, Tesla investor says
Ross Gerber says if Musk remains involved with the platform it should be with the underlying technology rather than as the 'front-facing CEO.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 21, 2022
Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO ... in due time
In a tweet, billionaire Elon Musk said he plans to retain control over the company's engineering teams.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Dec 5, 2022
As chatbot sophistication grows, AI debate intensifies
Start-up OpenAI has released a chatbot capable of answering a variety of questions, reopening the debate on the risks linked to artificial intelligence technologies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2022
Safety of Tesla cars at center of South Korean trial over fatal crash
The trial comes at a time when the EV-maker faces a range of lawsuits and increased scrutiny by regulators.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2022
Tesla mulls exporting China-made EVs to United States
Such a reversal would reflect the automaker's deepening cost advantage at its Shanghai plant and slower demand from Chinese consumers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2022
Panasonic to start building Kansas battery plant in November
The conglomerate's energy unit said it had picked Kansas as the site for a new plant to supply batteries primarily to Tesla.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 27, 2022
Japanese Tesla supplier to take on Chinese rivals to tap EV boom
Sumitomo Metal Mining wants to start making materials for a cheaper type of electric vehicle battery that contains no nickel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 24, 2022
Toyota scrambles for EV reboot with eye on Tesla
Proposals under review, if adopted, would amount to a dramatic shift for Toyota and rewrite the $38 billion EV rollout plan the automaker announced last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2022
Tesla shares fall on sales miss as Elon Musk promises ‘epic’ year end
'We have excellent demand for Q4 and we expect to sell every car that we make for as far into the future as we can see,” Musk said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Oct 9, 2022
‘Plot Twist!’: Musk’s deal for Twitter lurches toward a close
Behind the scenes, Twitter's lawyers raced to verify Musk's renewed affinity for the deal, checking whether he had indeed asked lenders for the money they had earlier committed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 8, 2022
Musk offers proposal on China-Taiwan tensions, after Russia-Ukraine plan
The billionaire suggested that tensions between Beijing and Taipei could be resolved by handing over some control of Taiwan to China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Oct 5, 2022
Tesla’s big batteries aren’t the fire problem. Lithium is.
Investors need to look behind the headline data and realize the danger in the widespread use of this technology.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2022
Tesla's logistical challenges overshadow record deliveries
Deliveries fell short of Tesla's production of 365,923 vehicles, which is rare for an automaker that has seen its deliveries higher or similar to production in many of recent quarters.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
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.
Tokyo prices rise most in two years, backing central bank's hike path
Consumer prices excluding fresh food in Tokyo gained 3.4% in April from a year earlier, as a mixture of impacts from last year’s school fee cuts and higher food and energy costs accelerated inflation, according to the internal affairs ministry.
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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