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AUTOS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Dec 10, 2015
Lexus races to fill sports coupe gap a decade after SC's demise
What does 2+2 equal? If Lexus is doing the math, its newest model could be the answer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2015
VW wins approval to fix diesel engines in Europe
Volkswagen AG said it has approval to repair most of its rigged European diesel engines and made a deal with U.S. regulators to resubmit questionable software for review in 85,000 other vehicles, signs of progress in its effort to overcome the two-month-old emissions crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 17, 2015
Subaru maker to raise profit forecast on high U.S. crossover demand
Yasuyuki Yoshinaga has a problem that other automaker bosses would love to have.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 14, 2015
Abe and the media get ahead of themselves on driverless cars
In a new TV commercial for Nissan, American actress Charlotte Kate Fox, who appeared in last year's NHK morning drama series, "Massan," is driving on city streets at night. She pushes a button on the dashboard and slowly takes her hands off the steering wheel. The car continues to move, making turns...
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2015
U.S. says Takata air bag recalls may widen to more carmakers
The Takata Corp. air bag recall already affecting a dozen automakers in the U.S. may widen as the nation's regulator heightens its scrutiny of the devices.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2015
Takata slashes outlook as clients flee
Auto parts supplier Takata Corp. slashed its annual earnings forecast on Friday, saying it had yet to determine the full impact of a global safety recall as customers began ditching its air bag inflators.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 5, 2015
Takata braces for exodus of air bag customers after losing Honda
Takata Corp. is bracing for further defections after Honda Motor Co., its top customer, began turning its back on the distressed Japanese air bag maker.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 28, 2015
Opening day of the 44th Tokyo Motor Show
The Tokyo Motor Show opened its car doors to the press on Wednesday with automakers showcasing the latest in vehicular technology, from every stripe of eco-friendliness to early prototypes of self-driving cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2015
Driverless systems are scene-stealers at Tokyo Motor Show
The road ahead for the auto industry is on view at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show, where driverless technology and greater energy-efficiency are themes this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 28, 2015
Auto power play: Japan's hydrogen car in a race against China's battery drive
Asia's two vehicle-making powerhouses, Japan and China, are jostling for supremacy over how future electric cars should generate their power — from batteries or hydrogen-powered fuel cells.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2015
Honda takes on Toyota Mirai with roomier ¥7.66 million fuel cell sedan
Honda Motor Co. will begin sales of a ¥7.66 million hydrogen-powered sedan in March, a car that has a greater range and roomier interior than Toyota Motor Corp.'s Mirai.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 27, 2015
Futuristic hydrogen cars come with a curfew — for now
Hiroshi Matsushita brims with pride about the staring and pointing that goes along with driving his dream car, Toyota's hydrogen-powered Mirai fuel cell sedan. There's just one problem: his new set of wheels came with a curfew.
Japan to revise consumption tax exemption for overseas tourists
Tourists walk through Nakamise shopping street near Sensoji Temple in Tokyo in April
Japan's tourism industry hit by cancellations after megaquake alert
A beach closed due to a megaquake alert in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, from Friday to Thursday.
Focus shifts to incoming typhoon as Tropical Storm Maria dissipates
Newly formed Tropical Storm Ampil, which is forecast to approach eastern Japan this weekend, is seen on the left side of this satellite image.
Kishida to step down in September in bid to show ‘LDP has changed’
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference Wednesday at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo.
Publisher finds surprise audience after translating history textbooks
Yamakawa Shuppansha president Takeshi Nozawa holds the publisher's textbook on Japanese history — used in high schools across Japan — alongside the new English version in Tokyo on May 23.
Economic security is about strengthening and sustaining growth, former minister says
Former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi says changes in the international balance of power, along with deepening economic interdependence, have led some countries to attempt to use their economic power to impose their will on others.
Ice bandanas, convenience store breaks: Running under Japan’s summer sun
Blistering heat is becoming a fixture of summer in Japan, but a few tweaks to your routine can make your outdoor runs bearable — if not enjoyable — until cooler temperatures return.
Japan issued its first-ever megaquake alert. What does that mean?
Naoshi Hirata (center), chairman of a committee tasked with evaluating the risk of a Nankai Trough earthquake, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
France brings down the curtain on its Olympic party with Tom Cruise and Leon Marchand
Fireworks are set off during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics at Stade de France in Saint-Denis on Sunday.
Japan fuels U.S. LNG boom even as climate targets and impacts loom
Flaring at the Cameron LNG export terminal in Hackberry, Louisiana. Flaring, a common sight at LNG plants, is a controlled burning of gas for reasons ranging from depressurizing equipment to disposing of gas that can’t be used. The practice is a "waste of money" and negatively impacts climate change and human health, says the International Energy Agency.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sociologist Gracia Liu-Farrer argues that even though immigration doesn't figure into Japan's autobiography, it is more of a self-perception than a reality.
In search of the ‘Japanese dream’
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