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TOYOTA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 30, 2022
Toyota group production and sales outside Japan hit record in February
Toyota's group overseas production in February was 531,183 vehicles, a 16% increase from the same month last year, while sales totaled 620,360, a 5.2% jump from the same period a year ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2022
Toyota plans ¥100 billion buyback with shares trending down
The firm said in a statement it was taking the current stock price into account and being 'more flexible” than ever in its implementation of buybacks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 21, 2022
Toyota, Subaru and Mazda still betting on green combustion fuels amid EV shift
Japanese carmakers' approach of maintaining a broad range of options has drawn criticism from those who argue that they will fall behind in the pivot to battery-powered cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2022
Quake-hit Japan plants restart but Toyota to suspend 18 assembly lines
The quake has sparked concerns of further disruptions to a pandemic-hit supply chain for precision components vital to electronics and autos production.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2022
With Toyota as partner, Mazda hopes to jump-start U.S. market
For Mazda, restarting U.S. production with help from Toyota is the game-changer it hopes will jump-start sales in the world's second-biggest market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 15, 2022
Chip crunch forces further production cuts at Toyota
Toyota said it would suspend production on one line at a factory for eight weekdays starting March 22 through the end of the month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 15, 2022
Bridgestone to halt operations in Russia amid Ukraine crisis
The major Japanese tire-maker said it will suspend production at its passenger car tire plant in Ulyanovsk in western Russia from Friday and freeze all new capital investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2022
Cyberattack hits Toyota supplier Denso, but operations not affected
If confirmed, the incident against Denso would mark the second recent cyberattack against a Toyota supplier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Mar 13, 2022
Business exodus from Russia has limited impact on Japanese economy
Major Japanese manufacturers have added their names to the ever growing list of businesses halting operations in Russia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 11, 2022
Toyota to cut quarterly production to ease strain on beleaguered suppliers
The move by the car giant is the latest to spotlight the supply-chain difficulties hobbling the global auto industry as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 9, 2022
Toyota to meet union demands for salary and bonus hikes in fiscal 2022, president says
Nissan Motor followed suit with the same response to its own union's demands after Toyota's announcement, in a sign of broadening momentum towards wage growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2022
Toyota subsidiary Hino admits yearslong use of fraudulent emissions data
The use of fraudulent data has been ongoing since at least 2016, with the company having sold at least 115,526 vehicles with engines certified by the government based on rigged data.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2022
Toyota to suspend Russian car production, vehicle imports
While Western companies have spurned Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, the response of many Japanese firms has been more muted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 2, 2022
Toyota restarts all domestic plants after cyberattack at supplier hit operations
Plant suspensions at the automaker resulted in a production loss of about 13,000 vehicles, or 5% of monthly output.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2022
Toyota to restart all suspended Japan plants after supplier cyberattack
As a result of the attack on major business partners, the automaker took the decision to halt factories on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2022
Toyota gears up its first BEV with safer and longer-lasting battery
Battery electric vehicles, or BEVs, typically take hours to charge, using quick-charging methods that often cause the battery's cells to heat up, leading to degradation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 28, 2022
Domestic output of Japanese automakers hit lowest level in 45 years in 2021
According to the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, total output in Japan decreased for the third straight year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2022
Canada trucker protests hitting Japanese auto giants
Toyota officials have said that production at the carmaker's plants in Ontario and Kentucky have been affected by protests in Canada.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2022
Japan’s carmakers endured a tough 2021. Now it’s down to chips.
Despite Japanese carmakers being on track to increase profit, many have realized they are not in the clear yet as the supply of semiconductor chips continues to be slow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2022
Tesla escapes niche position as Japan starts to embrace EVs
In 2021, new registrations of imported EVs nearly tripled to 8,610, a small but remarkable shift in a country where overall automobile sales have stalled.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese billionaire sues Meta over investment scams using his image
Entrepreneurs Yusaku Maezawa (second from right) and Takafumi Horie (third from right) attend a study session on fake social media ads and investment scams at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on April 10.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.

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