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CARMAKERS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
May 25, 2020
Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi ties more crucial than ever as pandemic rocks carmakers
Revising their strategies this week, the firms will at least have the opportunity to show progress in moving beyond last year's management paralysis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 19, 2020
Toyota prepares to spend big, but is it smart to invest billions on the future?
The automaker could very well catch the future wave just right, or mistime it terribly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2020
Virus forcing rethink of Japanese way of business at Toyota, CEO says
Changes in working style due to the pandemic may spur changes as companies are forced to re-examine long-entrenched business practices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2020
Tesla's Elon Musk says ready for arrest as he reopens California plant against local order
His move has highlighted competition for jobs and ignited a rush to woo the billionaire by states that have reopened their economies more quickly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 7, 2020
GM’s strong quarter sparks hope Barra can eke out a 2020 profit despite virus
General Motors Co. and its peers have been battening down the hatches as adverse economic conditions slam the auto industry. But after Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra announced a bigger-than-expected first-quarter profit, some are speculating the carmaker could post positive earnings for the full...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 5, 2020
Nissan to retrench further in new plan to focus on U.S., Japan and China
The carmaker will pull back from Europe and elsewhere to focus on the United States, China and Japan under a plan that represents a new strategic direction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 5, 2020
SUVs parked out at sea reveal scope of U.S. auto market glut
Even as ports struggle to cope with excess auto inventory, they're preparing for an even worse outcome — deliveries stopping altogether as the recession digs deeper.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 1, 2020
Nissan shakes off virus woes with April rebound in China, sources say
The data reinforces growing optimism that the world's biggest car market is stabilizing fast as businesses return to normal in China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2020
Divided Detroit struggles to find path to making cars again
The safety measures that Ford Motor Co. has spent weeks preparing to resume North American production fell short of assuaging the United Auto Workers union, which could stand in the way of much of the industry’s plans to reopen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2020
Nissan to slash May car production by 78% vs. last year
The automaker forecasts a dramatic drop in sales as the coronavirus pandemic adds to existing issues of declining sales and weak margins.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 25, 2020
Fugitive Carlos Ghosn promises new revelations in upcoming book
The Nissan executive-turned-fugitive who escaped Japan to avoid trial for financial crimes, promised new revelations into collusion between the carmaker, prosecutors and the government.
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.
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.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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.

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