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TOYOTA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2019
Struggling Akebono Brake seeks capital infusion from Toyota as well as debt relief
Akebono Brake Industry Co. is seeking a capital infusion from top shareholder Toyota Motor Corp. and a moratorium on debt repayment as part of a revival plan, sending its shares tumbling by a quarter on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2019
CEOs at Davos sour on Trump policies, warning they hurt business and investment
From center-stage in Davos last year, President Donald Trump told the world's corporate bosses that America is a great place to invest. It hasn't quite turned out that way.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 23, 2019
Toyota and Panasonic to launch joint venture to make electric vehicle batteries by end of 2020
Toyota Motor Corp. and electronics giant Panasonic Corp. said Tuesday they will jointly establish a new company to make batteries for automobiles, including electric vehicles, by the end of 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2019
India's electric vehicle goals being realized on two wheels, not four
Hurt by high fuel prices, Vinod Gore, a farmer in Gove village in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, ditched his petrol scooter for an electric model, underlining how two-wheelers are driving the country's goal of electrification of its vehicles.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 13, 2019
Jets win Emperor's Cup in overtime thriller
Diminutive star Yuki Togashi ended the nail-biting, seesaw game with a clutch shot.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jan 8, 2019
In Japan, China and U.S., scientists work feverishly for a breakthrough on powerful batteries for EVs
To deliver an electric vehicle that's cheaper, safer and capable of traveling over 800 km on a single charge, the auto industry needs a breakthrough in battery technology.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Help Wanted?
Dec 31, 2018
Foreign talent eager to work for Japanese firms, but staid office culture a hindrance
Dozens of young people from around Asia descended on Tokyo last month for a job fair, dressed in a plain black suit of the type considered "the uniform" for Japanese college students when they meet with prospective employers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 27, 2018
Does Toyota dream of robotic housekeepers?
Toyota Motor Corp. has sold enough cars to put one outside every Japanese home. Now it wants to put robots inside those homes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2018
Toyota fears Trump's proposed tariffs could dent U.S. car sales
Toyota Motor Corp. executives are still concerned that President Donald Trump's proposed auto tariffs could come to pass and cut U.S. auto sales by about 2 million cars a year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 26, 2018
China building $9 billion Beidou rival to U.S.-run GPS, looks to go global
China is taking its rivalry with the U.S. to the heavens, spending at least $9 billion to build a celestial navigation system and cut its dependence on the American-owned GPS amid heightening tensions between the two countries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 16, 2018
Toyota gives top-selling Corolla a new look as it increases efforts in China
For Toyota Motor Corp., China wasn't always the first pit stop when it came to unveiling key car models. But this time, it's different.

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan