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TOYOTA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 29, 2016
Toyota hybrid bet pays off as emissions scandal ignites demand in Europe
For years, Toyota Motor Corp. focused on pushing its hybrid models in Europe, avoiding a diesel-for-diesel competition with market leaders including Volkswagen AG. The carmaker's strategy is finally paying off.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 5, 2016
Toyota to revamp Camry early to defend turf in U.S. sedan market
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to unveil a redesigned Camry in Detroit next month, rolling out a new take on the best-selling car in the U.S. after just three years as Asian automakers defend their turf in the shrinking market for midsize sedans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 24, 2016
Toyota expects to improve EV batteries 'in a few years'
Toyota Motor Corp. said it aims to develop a new, more advanced electric car battery "in a few years" that will allow it to improve driving range and battery life by up to 15 percent.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 22, 2016
Spirit of Ninagawa and Shakespeare strong in Takahiro Fujita's daring take on 'Romeo and Juliet'
Takahiro Fujita was really looking forward to the new year in 2016. He'd already been honored when dramatist supreme Yukio Ninagawa asked him to write a play for him to direct. Now, they were each set to stage separate versions of "Nina's Cotton," that new work inspired by the life of Japan's worldwide...
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 8, 2016
Toyota lifts profit forecast on stable yen
Toyota Motor Corp. raised its profit forecast for this fiscal year as the yen's rally stopped short of levels that the automaker had predicted, providing some respite from a sales slowdown that is threatening its position as the world's top seller.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2016
Toyota expands battery options with safer lithium-ion devices
Engineers at Toyota Motor Corp. say they have tamed volatile lithium-ion battery technology, and can now safely pack more power at no significant extra cost, giving the automaker the option to enter the growing all-electric car market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2016
Toyota joined in top three by Buick in annual Consumer Reports automotive ranking
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus and Toyota brands held their lead atop Consumer Reports' annual reliability rankings, while General Motors Co.'s 117-year-old line became the first from the U.S. to win one of the list's top three places.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2016
Nissan issues compensation ultimatum as condition to proceed with U.K. investment
Nissan wants Britain to pledge compensation for any tax barriers resulting from its decision to leave the European Union or the automaker could scrap a potential new investment in the country's biggest car plant, its CEO said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 23, 2016
Dentsu internal probe reveals ad overcharges going back to 2012
Ad giant Dentsu discloses that it overcharged clients by an estimated u00a5230 million for internet ads, casting doubt on the transparency of digital media transactions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2016
California's eco-car campaign short on fuel as automakers use green credits to offset quotas
Toyota's zero-emission vehicle sales in California this year amount to a drop of hydrogen in an ocean of gasoline.
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Trump says India and Pakistan have agreed to 'immediate ceasefire'
A man stands amid debris on the roof of a damaged house, following Pakistan's military operation against India, in Rehari, Jammu, on Saturday.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
Suspect in Tokyo Metro stabbing chose station to highlight ‘educational abuse’
Yoshitaka Toda is escorted out of a police station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Friday to be sent to prosecutors.
Japan stuck at starting line in tariff talks with U.S. as U.K. inks deals
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s top tariff negotiator, speaks to the press on Friday. Japan and the United States are still discussing what to negotiate.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

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
By Hanako Lowry

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