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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 1, 2022
Build or buy? Automakers chasing Tesla rethink dependence on suppliers
Becoming more vertically integrated by doing manufacturing and sourcing in-house would represents a major shift for most global automakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2021
Global carmakers set to spend $515 billion on EVs and batteries
Automakers are amping up investments aimed at weaning car buyers away from fossil fuels and meeting increasingly tough decarbonization targets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2021
Rocking down to electric avenue? Good luck charging your car.
In order to promote electric vehicles, it is essential to have the necessary infrastructure in place.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2021
Tesla drives on Autopilot through a regulatory gray zone
The fatal crash of a Tesla with no one apparently behind the wheel has cast a new light on the safety of semiautonomous vehicles and the nebulous U.S. regulatory terrain they navigate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2021
Uber's U.K. driver benefits highlight broader gig-worker challenges
Uber has said it wants to expand limited benefits similar to those offered to drivers in the U.K. across all of Europe and the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 1, 2021
Personal touch: How U.S. rural communities get COVID-19 shots into arms
Many rural counties have excelled at getting injections into arms fast and efficiently, outpacing big cities despite disadvantages in health care infrastructure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2017
In Delaware courtroom, Takata's bankruptcy case to pit automakers against air bag injury victims
The global recall of Takata Corp.'s defective air bags widens, but legal experts said a bigger worry for car companies caught in the fallout is playing out in a U.S. courtroom
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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