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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 7, 2015
Without doubt, company executives will just go with the flow
Asahi Kasei. Toyo Tire & Rubber. Toshiba. What's the connection? Executives lined up before the cameras, bowing their heads in shame.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2015
Volkswagen faces new €2 billion hit as 800,000 more cars are tied to emissions woes
Volkswagen AG said an internal probe in the wake of the diesel scandal that has engulfed the company for the past six weeks showed irregularities on an additional 800,000 cars, deepening a crisis that has already cost long-time Chief Executive Officer Martin Winterkorn his job, depressed the stock price and led to ballooning provisions.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 23, 2015
Cheating software found on privately imported VWs
Thirty-six diesel cars under Volkswagen group brands imported privately to Japan have software that can cheat on emissions tests, the transport ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2015
Volkswagen and the future of corporate honesty
The plummet of Volkswagen's stock shows that honesty is the best policy for corporations that want to maximize value over the long term.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 8, 2015
U.S. chief knew VW could be breaking emissions rules 18 months ago
Volkswagen's top U.S. executive knew the carmaker might be breaking U.S. emissions rules as long as 18 months before it admitted cheating diesel tests to regulators, he will tell a panel of U.S. lawmakers on Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2015
Let VW face the same penalties as the rest of us
Corporations are responsible for lawbreaking and murder on a massive scale. So why is it just little private individuals who get the book thrown at them?
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2015
VW's monthly sales skid 9% in Japan amid emissions scandal
Volkswagen AG's sales in Japan skidded 9.1 percent from a year earlier to 5,989 vehicles in September, sources familiar with the imported vehicle industry said Monday. The shortfall reflected fallout from VW's emissions manipulation scandal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2015
Mercedes to continue pushing diesel cars to Japanese motorists in wake of VW scandal
Mercedes-Benz will continue to promote diesel cars in Japan despite the negative impression that Volkswagen AG has cast on the fuel technology with its emissions-cheating scandal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2015
Climate and the Volkswagen scandal
But there are several scandals swirling around Volkswagen's emissions malfeasance, and the most important may be European governments' passion for diesel over gasoline.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2015
Emissions bombshell stretches far beyond VW
The revelation that Volkswagen cheated for years on emissions tests raises a mammoth question: Who else did the same?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 27, 2015
Something is rotten in the state of Germany
Malfeasance like that at Volkswagen, Deutsche Bank and Siemens, and the lack of executive responsibility for it, may be built into the German corporate governance system.
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2015
Persistent U.S. probe, real-time driving cut through VW obfuscation to find smoking tailpipe
The revelation that ended Martin Winterkorn's career at Volkswagen AG came on Sept. 3 in a meeting at an office park east of Los Angeles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 24, 2015
VW says reputation in Japan may take hit from emissions scandal
A diesel emissions scandal that hit German auto titan Volkswagen may not pose a direct threat to its Japanese operation, but the company is bracing for a hit to its reputation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 24, 2015
Volkswagen CEO resigns over diesel scandal
Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn resigned on Wednesday, taking responsibility for the German carmaker's rigging of U.S. emissions tests in the biggest scandal in its 78-year history.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 23, 2015
Volkswagen needs to explain away software to avoid criminal charges, experts say
Volkswagen AG will probably have to show there was some legitimate reason to install software that led to false vehicle emissions tests if it is to avoid U.S. criminal charges, lawyers said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2015
VW admits cheating on U.S. pollution tests; criminal charges weighed
Volkswagen AG's admission that it cheated to make its diesel cars appear cleaner-burning leaves it facing billions in fines, its executives risking criminal charges and its U.S. expansion plans in tatters.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 17, 2015
Suzuki seals ¥460.3 billion buyback marking end to Volkswagen stake
Suzuki Motor Corp. confirmed that Volkswagen AG has sold back all the shares it held in the Japanese carmaker for ¥460.3 billion, closing the final chapter of an acrimonious partnership.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2015
VW passes Toyota to take global sales lead in first half of 2015
Volkswagen AG surpassed Toyota Motor Corp. to become the biggest automaker by deliveries in the first half, putting the company on track to capture the worldwide sales crown three years ahead of its target.
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2015
Surging demand for luxury cars vaults Mercedes-Benz past Volkswagen in Japan
Mercedes-Benz is poised to pass Volkswagen to become the top-selling import auto brand in Japan for the first time in 16 years, underscoring the nation's surprising boom in demand for luxury cars.
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2015
VW Chairman Piech is out: Bottom lines are in
The departure of VW Chairman Ferdinand Piech reflect a fundamental transition in the auto industry, from a tradition of romantic, product-focused leaders back toward a more rational, process-focused approach.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Number of vacant homes in Japan hits record high of 9 million
A vacant house in Tokyo is seen demolished in January 2020.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Saudi Arabia steps up Gaza-related arrests as Israel ties edge closer
The arrests for Gaza-related posts indicate Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s regime will take a hard line against citizens not toeing the line when it comes to normalizing ties with Israel.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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