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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2021
Japan's export growth fails to meet estimates as car shipments plunge
Exports gained at the slowest pace in eight months in October amid global supply constraints, compounding a greater than expected economic contraction last quarter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Nov 15, 2021
If Elon Musk is the modern day Henry Ford, he’ll have to prove it in Germany
One analyst recently compared the series of innovations the Tesla CEO is pursuing at the plant to Henry Ford's revolutionary moving assembly line.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 15, 2021
As autos go electric, Toyota chases hydrogen dream
In Japan, where mass layoffs are politically difficult, hydrogen's allure is that it would cause less disruption than a full switch to EVs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2021
Subaru unveils its first all-electric SUV, developed with Toyota
The automaker premiered its Solterra, built on the new 'e-Subaru Global platform,” at a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2021
Nissan lifts annual profit outlook despite supply disruptions
The upbeat forecast comes despite Nissan having to trim production in recent months in response to an outbreak of COVID-19 in Southeast Asia that disrupted access to chips.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 4, 2021
Toyota boosts profit outlook despite supply disruptions
The automaker's shares jumped as much as 2.5% after it said it will buy back u00a5150 billion ($1.3 billion) worth of its own shares.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2021
EV startup Rivian could be valued at nearly as much as Honda in U.S. IPO
The firm is currently pursuing a two-track strategy, building electric delivery vans for Amazon and developing an electric-pickup and SUV brand aimed at affluent individuals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 25, 2021
Shift to EVs threatens jobs across Japan as small firms struggle to adapt
As many as 300,000 jobs may disappear in the nation if the automotive sector makes a full shift to electric vehicles — equal to about 10% of all current jobs in the industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 22, 2021
Tesla looks to pave the way for Chinese battery makers to come to U.S.
The two biggest economies have many disputes to resolve, and China's regulatory crackdowns in tech could pose another hurdle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2021
Japan’s exports weakened by supply snags hurting global trade
The figures from the world's third-largest economy add to evidence that COVID-19-triggered supply chain bottlenecks are taking a toll on global trade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2021
Honda pledges to sell only electric cars in China after 2030
The firm said it will introduce 10 electric vehicles under its 'e:N Series” range within five years.
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.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.

Podcast

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

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

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