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Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 17, 2016
Asia airline mergers may be in the cards after world's largest budget carrier tie-up
The creation of the world's biggest alliance of low-cost airlines may signal that some of Asia's struggling budget carriers are headed for the altar.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 5, 2016
Takata's survival gets harder due to Malaysian deaths, expanded recall in U.S.
Two deaths in Malaysia are linked to ruptured air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. It is also working to comply with a U.S. order to expand a record recall.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 2, 2016
Takata to log extra ¥20 billion loss over air bag recalls
Takata Corp. said Monday it will book an additional special loss of around ¥20 billion ($188 million) for the year ended March due to costs related to the global recall of its potentially lethal air bag inflators.
BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2016
Vehicles subject to Takata air bag recall may jump to 100 million units globally
More than 100 million vehicles are likely to be subject to global recalls linked to faulty air bags made by Takata Corp., up from the current 60 million units, sources close to the matter said Friday.
JAPAN
Apr 18, 2016
159 from Taiwan bypass immigration at Narita, slip into Japan
Narita International Airport allows 159 people on a flight from Taiwan to enter Japan without going through immigration because of a logistics mishap.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 16, 2016
Contamination: The human cost of dioxin, PCBs and pollution at Kadena Air Base
Documents recently obtained under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act highlight the American base's struggles to manage hazardous waste.
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2016
Air China plane ignored 'go around' order at Tokyo's Haneda airport
An Air China passenger plane landed at Haneda airport in Tokyo on Saturday despite instructions from the air traffic controller to abandon and reattempt the landing, officials said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2016
Contamination: Kadena Air Base's dirty secret
For the first time, documents released under the U.S. Freedom of Information Act reveal extensive pollution on an active American base in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2016
Bodies of last two ASDF airmen recovered from cliff in Kagoshima
The bodies of the last two crew members and the wreckage of an Air Self-Defense Force airplane have been found on a cliff in Mount Takakuma, Kagoshima Prefecture, defense officials said Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2016
Honda recalls in Japan after accident involving Daicel inflator
Honda Motor Co. on Thursday said it will recall about 143,000 vehicles in Japan after an air bag fitted with an inflator made by Daicel Corp. failed to deploy during a collision in which the driver was injured.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 30, 2016
Takata said to put worst-case recall costs at $24 billion
A source familiar with the matter says Takata estimates a callback of its air bag inflators would total about u00a52.7 trillion.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 30, 2016
Honda and Takata's stealth air bag fix
In August 2009, after ruptured air bag inflators in Honda vehicles were linked to least four injuries and a death, the automaker quietly requested a design change and did not notify U.S. regulators, Honda confirmed in response to inquiries from Reuters.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 3, 2016
Toyota adds 331,200 more vehicles to recalls over Takata air bags
Toyota Motor Corp said Wednesday it is expanding by 331,200 cars worldwide its recall involving potentially defective Takata Corp. air bag parts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 23, 2016
Up to 90 million more Takata air bag inflators may face U.S. recalls
U.S. auto safety regulators are examining whether an additional 70 million to 90 million Takata Corp. air bag inflators should be recalled because they may endanger drivers, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2016
Japan's Daicel and Britain's BAE target helicopter air bags for U.S. Army
Japanese air bag component maker Daicel Corp. and Britain's biggest defense firm, BAE Systems, are designing an air bag for military helicopters that they hope to sell to the U.S. Army.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2016
Documents indicate chemical leaks at U.S. base have polluted Okinawa water supply
U.S. documents released under the Freedom of Information Act reveal that lax safety standards at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa may be to blame for the recent contamination of local drinking water sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 8, 2016
Nomura, Mizuho see Takata's distressed debt at bargain price
Takata Corp. may be embroiled in the biggest vehicle recall in U.S. history as its air bags have been linked to 11 deaths, but don't count it out as an investment, say credit analysts at Mizuho Securities Co. and Nomura Holdings Inc. who are recommending investors buy its bonds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2016
Takata asks automakers to shoulder portion of air bag recall costs
Auto parts maker Takata Corp., which is at the center of a global recall crisis over faulty air bags, has asked Japanese automakers to shoulder a portion of the recall costs, sources familiar with the matter said.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2016
Carmakers say India's sudden rule changes raise investment uncertainty
Behind the glitzy song-and-dance sequences at the biennial Delhi Auto Expo, executives from automakers including Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., Honda Motor Co., and Ford Motor Co. are expressing concern about sudden changes in regulation.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 28, 2016
U.S. admiral vows to defend Senkakus if attacked, names China as potential aggressor
A top officer of the U.S. Navy reaffirmed Washington's commitment to defending a group of Japan-administered islets in the East China Sea under a bilateral security treaty, while taking the rare step of naming China as a potential aggressor.

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