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Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jun 27, 2022
Toyota to boost motorsports in Asia
Japanese cars already hold a high market share in Asia, so promoting car racing may be aimed at spreading an interest in the higher-performance models.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2022
Toyota and Subaru shares drop on 'embarrassing' recalls of first EVs
The recall adds to problems at Toyota, which has been forced to cut production frequently this year due to the global chip shortage and other supply issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2022
Japan emphasized hybrids in policy document after lawmaker cited lobbying from Toyota head
The wording changes, which included adding a reference to 'so-called electric-powered vehicles,' appear to put hybrids on equal footing with zero-emission battery vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2022
NTT Data and Toyota to tap overseas startups for joint effort on connected cars
Japanese carmakers have been ramping up efforts to develop electric vehicles and connected cars, which can communicate with each other and outside networks to improve features.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2022
Toyota, slow to move to EVs, says it offers customers choice
Once a favorite with environmentalists for the hybrid Prius model, Toyota has come under fire from some investors for not phasing out gasoline-powered cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2022
Top Toyota supplier Denso weighs ¥420 billion chip unit spinoff
Well known as the world's second-biggest auto-parts-maker, Denso has also quietly built up a presence in automotive chips.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2022
Toyota supplier Toyoda Gosei asks employees to take leave as lockdown bites
The firm, which makes air bags, brake hoses and radiator grilles, has asked domestic employees to take a day of leave in June following production suspensions by Toyota and other automakers
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2022
Supply snags threaten EV revolution, top Toyota scientist says
Manufacturers are running low on supplies of lithium, nickel and other key battery inputs, with trade frictions and the war in Ukraine exacerbating issues and forcing prices higher.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 30, 2022
Toyota's April global sales fall 11% on chip crunch and COVID-19 lockdown
Global production fell 9.1% to 692,259 vehicles in April, slipping below the level a year earlier for the first time in three months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 27, 2022
Toyota cuts June output plan again as China lockdowns bite
Japan's largest automaker said it now expected to produce around 50,000 fewer vehicles in June, for a total of around 800,000.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 25, 2022
Japanese firms team up to help foreign workers resolve labor issues
A new service set up by an NGO and eight companies aims to resolve labor issues by providing financial relief and counseling to non-Japanese.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 18, 2022
Toyota to suspend vehicle production at plant after major water leak
A massive leakage at a reservoir in Aichi Prefecture has caused disruption to about 130 businesses, although many have switched to using stored or well water to continue operations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 13, 2022
Toyota’s ‘unprecedented’ cost surge casts shadow over Japan Inc.
The world's biggest automaker forecasts a 20% decline in operating profit for the current fiscal year despite posting robust annual car sales.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 10, 2022
Weak yen seen to be boosting Toyota’s profit
Analysts, on average, estimate that Toyota will show an operating profit of u00a53 trillion for the period ended March when it reports results on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2022
Toyota plans to invest $624 million to make EV parts in India
Indian automakers could generate $20 billion in revenue from electric vehicles between now and fiscal year 2026, according to forecast by Crisil.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 3, 2022
Toyota nearly tapped out on U.S. electric vehicle tax credits
The Japanese company has sold 166,000 electrified vehicles as of the end of 2021, followed by Ford's 157,000.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2022
Toyota exceeds annual sales goal with second-highest total
Toyota sold 903,031 vehicles in March, the automaker said Wednesday, bringing the total to 9.51 million units for the business year through March, its second-highest annual figure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2022
Toyota to launch first dedicated EV for luxury Lexus brand in late 2022
The RZ model will have a range of 450 kilometers on a single charge, the firm said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2022
Toyota aims to rev up 67-year-old Crown with SUV model, sources say
The SUV — which will come in hybrid, plug-in hybrid and full-electric models — marks an attempt to bring the Crown more in line with market trends.
Japan Times
Rugby
Apr 11, 2022
Seta Tamanivalu hat-trick pushes Brave Lupus past Verblitz
Another former All Black, Tom Taylor, kicks 18 points for the winners, who are fifth in the table on 34 points, while Verblitz are a place below on 32.
Rare sequel to 'My Neighbor Totoro' to play at Cannes
A screening of "Mei and the Baby Cat Bus," which is being billed as a "mini-sequel" to the Studio Ghibli classic "My Neighbor Totoro," is set to take place at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday.
America wasn’t made for walking, and it’s killing them
A 2010 study found that U.S. adults averaged 5,117 steps daily and that this was lower than the averages found in similar studies in Switzerland, western Australia and Japan.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
Why half of Japan's cities are at risk of disappearing in 100 years
A couple looks out onto the Fukuoka nightscape. Due to its distance from Tokyo and its close proximity to South Korea and China, professor Tomoya Mori believes that Fukuoka is one of the few metropolitan regions of Japan that will see some form of growth in the decades to come.
Japan concerned over U.S. officials' remarks on atomic bombings
U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham speaks to reporters during a news conference in Washington on Thursday.
Fuchu Prison adapting to foreign prisoners
From the outside, the light-brown complex that is Fuchu Prison in western Tokyo could easily be mistaken for a city hall.
The politicians moving Japan forward on climate
While not the most outspoken politician on the issue, digital minister Taro Kono has a track record of being serious in his commitment to addressing the climate crisis.
Seoul's eclectic Art OnO shines light on Japan's artists and galleries
Art OnO, which took place from April 19 to 21 in Seoul, featured a modest number of 36 participating galleries from 15 countries.
Want to be a voice actor? Stay 'true to the character'
SungWon Cho is a veteran with more than 10 years of experience portraying characters in anime, cartoons and video games.
Local theater in Japan is more than a hobby — it’s a community
Japan Times contributor Laura Pollacco (front right) was offered the role of one of her all-time favorite heroines, Elizabeth “Lizzie” Bennet, in the Tokyo International Players’ production of “Pride and Prejudice.”

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