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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2015
Toyota to start Tokyo trial of i-Road vehicle in green mobility push
Tokyoites will get a chance to zip around town on Toyota Motor Corp.'s three-wheeled electric car-cum-motorbike from Friday, in a trial aimed at crafting a global business model to reduce gridlock and pollution.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2015
New York motor show stealing Detroit's thunder
Detroit may be where cars are made, but New York is becoming the town to show them off.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 31, 2015
Toyota's recovery revives automaker's hometown
Takako Sugiyama isn't sure how old her two grandchildren's school is. She knows this: the building, in the city of Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, was dated when her three kids — now in their 50s — attended.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 26, 2015
Toyota adopts new business model with cost-saving platform shift
Toyota Motor Corp. will shift half of all vehicles it makes to new cost-saving platforms by 2020, following a similar move by rival Volkswagen AG.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2015
Toyota set to approve $1 billion Corolla plant in Mexico within weeks
Toyota Motor Corp. is finalizing plans for its first car plant in Mexico, which could be approved by its board as early as next month, according to three people with knowledge of the matter.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 18, 2015
Toyota's measly wage increase won't help turn Japan around
The government should reengage in old-fashion industrial policy to force companies into being more generous.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 12, 2015
Toyota recalls RAV4 EVs to repair Tesla system posing crash risk
Toyota Motor Corp., which built about 2,500 electric vehicles over three years with Tesla Motors Inc., said it's recalling the RAV4 EVs to repair components supplied by Tesla.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2015
Toyota promotes Europe chief, names first female high-level executive
Toyota Motor Corp. promoted a French national and an American woman to unprecedented executive roles, marking a shake-up in management ranks dominated by male Japanese.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2015
Toyota raises profit forecast as weak yen lifts earnings on SUVs
Toyota Motor Corp. raised its fiscal year profit forecast Wednesday as surging overseas sales of SUVs and the carmaker's production base in Japan make it one of the biggest beneficiaries of a weaker yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2015
Toyota gets blowback from China after Abe plugs hydrogen car
Toyota Motor Corp., already falling behind competitors in China's car market, is encountering a backlash from Chinese media over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's endorsement of its new Mirai fuel cell sedan.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jan 29, 2015
Carmakers face rosy quarter as commodity prices slump
Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. are benefiting from a decline in the price of commodities like steel and rubber, which will make it cheaper to produce cars and give an extra boost to profits.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 27, 2015
Toyota to change age-based pay scale
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to change its seniority-based pay structure for workers in Japan that will erase salary gaps between age groups, the company's human resources chief said on Tuesday.
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.
Man admitted to 2025 Osaka Expo with 85-year-old ticket
The Osaka Expo, which opened last month, runs through mid-October.
In his first appearance, Pope Leo offers three big clues about his papacy
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday.
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.
'Big picture thinker': Ispace CEO Hakamada on reaching the moon and dreaming of starships
Takeshi Hakamada, founder and CEO of Ispace, says his primary interest in space development is not to abandon Earth, but to protect it.

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