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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2015
Two automakers dump Takata as source of air bags
Two major automakers told the U.S. Congress on Tuesday that they are replacing Takata Corp.'s air bag inflators with units from other manufacturers amid growing concerns about the safety of Takata's product.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2015
Toyota finds air bags in demand on India's deadly roads
Toyota Motor Corp. has found that customers don't mind paying more for safety on the world's deadliest roads.
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2015
Delta surrenders Seattle-Haneda route; AA to use slot for LAX
After beating American Airlines for the right to keep flying to Tokyo's close-in airport, Delta Air Lines Inc. will give up the Seattle-to-Haneda route because it says the U.S. government's terms are too onerous.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2015
Boeing bests Airbus, bags $18 billion in jet orders, commitments at start of Paris Air Show
Boeing Co. grabbed an early lead in orders and commitments at the Paris Air Show over Airbus Group SE, piling up a haul valued at almost $18 billion with help from a surprise surge in wide-body demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2015
Reeling from recalls, Honda again opts for insider as new CEO
Honda Motor Co. is turning to an insider who has spent his entire career at the company to navigate its exit from a global auto safety crisis, after seven people died in its cars.
WORLD
Jun 13, 2015
Beijing ponders drones for Senkaku surveillance duty
The Chinese military is weighing the regular use of unmanned aircraft to monitor the East China Sea, a move that may exacerbate tensions with Japan over the Senkaku Islands, a Chinese document on Beijing's use of drones showed Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 11, 2015
Residents near Futenma base in Okinawa win ¥754 million in damages over noise
Some 2,200 plaintiffs who live close to the U.S. base in Ginowan complained of mental distress, poor sleep and disruptions to their daily lives, their lawyers said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2015
Takata to name quality chief to board; Stocker to step down
Takata Corp., the company behind the biggest product-safety recall in U.S. history, will give the executive in charge of quality assurance more authority by naming him to the board of directors.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 1, 2015
Syrian barrel bomb raid believed killed dozens of civilians; U.N. slams attack, ups toll
A Syrian air force raid killed at least 59 civilians at a market in a town held by Islamic State militants in northern Syria on Saturday, according to a monitoring group.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2015
South China Sea disputes test China's peaceful rise
The South China Sea has become a critical testing ground for the changing economic, political and military relationship between China and the United States.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2015
Takata drops denial for compromise in air bag crisis after 'attitude shift'; Honda reports scrapyard rupture
Takata Corp., which for months resisted U.S. regulators' demands to widen a recall over its potentially lethal air bags, has had an "attitude shift" and is in a mood to compromise to try to resolve the ballooning auto safety crisis, said a source close to the company.
BUSINESS
May 27, 2015
As Takata recalls widen, questions raised over whether air bag fix is safe
Automakers and safety regulators could take months to nail down why air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. are exploding with too much force, meaning consumers cannot be certain replacement inflators installed under a sweeping recall are safe, industry officials involved in the process said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2015
When will drivers say 'enough is enough'?
If the automotive industry loses the public's trust, it widens the opportunity for Silicon Valley companies to foment disruptions of the entire business.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
May 21, 2015
Takata air bag recall could take years to complete, amid drastic shortage of replacement parts
Takata Corp.'s record U.S. recall of potentially deadly air bag inflators could take years to complete, industry experts and safety advocates said, as automakers scrambled to line up replacement parts, some not from Takata.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2015
Takata output of replacement air bag inflators set to soar; shares dive
Takata Corp. said on Wednesday it plans to boost production of parts needed to replace potentially deadly air bag inflators that could spray vehicle occupants with metal shards.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 20, 2015
Takata doubles U.S. recall to nearly 34 million air bags
U.S. regulators announced Tuesday that embattled auto parts supplier Takata Corp. has acknowledged defective air bags in 33.8 million vehicles in what an official described as "the most complex" recall in the country's history.
EDITORIALS
May 14, 2015
Osprey deployment a risky move
Deploying Osprey aircraft at the Yokota base in Tokyo risks alienating the area's residents.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2015
Japan's top carmakers to expand Takata air bag recalls by millions
Japan's three biggest carmakers are expanding a huge global recall triggered by potentially fatal air bags made by Takata Corp, saying on Wednesday they will take back millions of vehicles worldwide for investigation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2015
Residents upset by move to base Ospreys at Yokota, municipalities cite broken promises
Some residents and municipalities near the Yokota Air Base are upset the U.S. military plans to deploy Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft to the facility in western Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2015
U.S. to station Ospreys at Yokota Air Base starting in 2017
The government formally announces that the U.S. Air Force will deploy a squadron of tilt-rotor CV-22 Osprey aircraft at Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in 2017.

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