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SoftBank takes top spot on Topix from Toyota as influence grows

Business / Corporate Mar 3, 2021

SoftBank takes top spot on Topix from Toyota as influence grows

by Shoko Oda and Toshiro Hasegawa

While Toyota trades are little changed in 2021, SoftBank stock is up nearly 30%, rallying past a two-decade record to a new high.

Toyota to sell adapted Mirai fuel cell system to other sectors from spring

Business / Corporate Feb 26, 2021

Toyota to sell adapted Mirai fuel cell system to other sectors from spring

The system uses electricity generated through a chemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen, and does not emit carbon dioxide.

Japan automakers' output falls 4.5% in January due to chip shortage

Business Feb 25, 2021

Japan automakers' output falls 4.5% in January due to chip shortage

Only Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. saw their production in the month climb from the previous year.

Toyota begins building smart city near Mount Fuji

Business / Corporate Feb 23, 2021

Toyota begins building smart city near Mount Fuji

The automaker describes the city as a "living laboratory" where it will test autonomous vehicles, robots and artificial intelligence in a real-world environment.

Tesla slips while Mazda rises in Consumer Reports' latest auto rankings

Business Feb 19, 2021

Tesla slips while Mazda rises in Consumer Reports' latest auto rankings

by Skylar Woodhouse and Keith Naughton

Vehicles made by the U.S. firm were less reliable than others, while Mazda outshone Porsche and Toyota was praised for its "slow, methodical” design approach.

Toyota broke its just-in-time rule just in time for the chip shortage

Commentary / Japan Feb 19, 2021

Toyota broke its just-in-time rule just in time for the chip shortage

by Anjani Trivedi

In contrast to the rest of the auto industry, Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. said it wasn’t expecting a shortfall of semiconductors to affect its production.

Japan auto unions ease wage-hike demands on pandemic-hit carmakers

Business / Corporate Feb 18, 2021

Japan auto unions ease wage-hike demands on pandemic-hit carmakers

In the recent survey, many firms said they would limit pay rises to young and skilled workers.

The Nikkei is back at 30,000. But it’s a whole different world.

Business / Financial Markets Feb 17, 2021

The Nikkei is back at 30,000. But it’s a whole different world.

by Shoko Oda, Toshiro Hasegawa and Gearoid Reidy

With the index crash in 1990 that followed the deflating of the asset-price bubble, it would take more than three decades for the benchmark to hit a threshold first reached in 1988.

Vehicle electrification shaking industry pyramid in Japan

Business | FOCUS Feb 12, 2021

Vehicle electrification shaking industry pyramid in Japan

Progress in the shift away from gasoline-only vehicles will render about half of auto parts redundant, forcing manufacturers to consider realigning with other firms.

Closing a factory, the Toyota way

Business / Corporate | Regional voices: Chubu Feb 12, 2021

Closing a factory, the Toyota way

When the company decided to shut one of its plants in Japan, it took inspiration from a previous factory closure in Australia, in which efforts had been made to protect a legacy.

Toyota corrects course on electric vehicles with new models for U.S

Business / Corporate Feb 11, 2021

Toyota corrects course on electric vehicles with new models for U.S

by Skylar Woodhouse

The firm's executives in the U.S. said as recently as last year they hadn’t seen enough demand to justify a broader lineup of battery-powered vehicles.

Tokyo Olympic organizers to meet on sexist comments row as firestorm grows

National Feb 10, 2021

Tokyo Olympic organizers to meet on sexist comments row as firestorm grows

Meanwhile, Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike said she would not attend four-party Olympic talks later this month, where local media speculated Mori's comments are expected to be discussed.

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