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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 5, 2018
Volkswagen Japan reports dozens of improper car inspections related to exhaust emissions and fuel economy
Volkswagen Japan says it has found 83 cases in which exhaust emissions and fuel economy data were improperly recorded for new cars since 2012.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 5, 2018
Volkswagen says the next generation of combustion cars will be its last
Volkswagen AG expects the era of the combustion car to fade away after it rolls out its next-generation gasoline and diesel cars beginning in 2026.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2018
Trump asking agencies to look at GM subsidy cuts after carmaker announced layoffs, closures: source
President Donald Trump has asked federal agencies to look for ways to cut subsidies to General Motors Co. following the automaker's announcement that it plans to close factories and lay off thousands of workers, according to a source familiar with his instructions.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 29, 2018
End of the road: Fukuoka man arrested over drifting videos on Instagram
A 31-year-old man in Fukuoka Prefecture was referred to prosecutors on Thursday over the sharing of videos of himself drifting on Instagram. His elementary-school-age son and others recorded the footage, police said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 26, 2018
Japanese parking firms see bonanza in Bangkok's traffic jams
Scarce parking space in Bangkok is aggravating chronic traffic congestion in the Thai capital, but some Japanese parking companies are taking a look at the positive side of the traffic nightmare.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INSIDER REPORT
Nov 19, 2018
Sōgō shōsha: Understanding Japan's super suppliers and distributors
As mentioned before, the sōgō shōsha have two fundamental business models: Their traditional, core business model as trader, supplier, wholesaler and distributor of a vast array of goods and materials upstream and downstream in the supply or value chain, and as an organizer of large-scale infrastructure...
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 17, 2018
Japan aims to launch flying car prototypes in 2019: draft road map
Japan aims to build prototypes of electric flying cars and hold test flights next year, with the goal of putting the technology into practical use in the 2020s, a draft road map says.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 6, 2018
Police investigate Osaka speeding case after man posts footage online
A man in Osaka Prefecture was referred to prosecutors on Monday on suspicion of driving a sports car at a speed of about 280 kilometers per hour on an expressway, after police saw footage he posted online.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INSIDER REPORT
Nov 5, 2018
'Sōgō shōsha': Navigating the changing currents of Japan's industries
The Tokyo Olympics in 1964 marked the emergence of Japan as a consumer economy with the population growing, incomes rising and the economy expanding. In fact, the Japanese economy averaged nearly 10 percent annual growth between 1957 and 1972. Sales of TVs, refrigerators, automobiles, and housing boomed....
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2018
Toyota mulls turning site of closing plant into a housing development designed to test autonomous vehicles
Toyota Motor Corp. is considering trials using autonomous vehicles to transport residents and deliver food in central Japan by the late 2020s as it focuses on new mobility services using self-driving technology, company sources said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 1, 2018
Subaru files recall for over 410,000 cars due to faulty engine part
Subaru Corp. on Thursday filed a recall with the transport ministry for over 410,000 cars due to a faulty engine part that could cause the vehicles to stall.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 28, 2018
Battery boom: The future of cars rests with firms that predate the Model T
It took more than seven years for automakers to sell 4 million passenger electric vehicles. It'll take about six months to sell the next million.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 15, 2018
Toyota and Line to offer voice-controlled AI navigation next summer
Toyota Motor Corp. and messaging app provider Line Corp. said Monday they will offer an artificial intelligence platform featuring voice commands for navigation services in Toyota cars in Japan by next summer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 15, 2018
Higher U.S. tariffs on Japanese cars less likely; trade war poses risk to Japan: poll
Higher U.S. tariffs on Japanese car exports are less likely now that the two nations have agreed to start new trade talks, economists said, but most think U.S. trade friction with China and other economies will have a significant impact on Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 12, 2018
Honda's India unit considers $1.2 billion investment to fund expansion, produce affordable hybrids
The Indian unit of Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. is considering investing over $1.2 billion as part of plans to launch new models, including electric vehicles, and fund its expansion in the South Asian country.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 12, 2018
Subaru to recall over 6,000 cars in Japan due to improper inspections
Subaru Corp. said Thursday it is recalling more than 6,000 vehicles in Japan after it revealed that its inspectors fabricated data on final product checks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2018
Honda's N-Box and other minicars prove to be a hit with Japan's elderly drivers
When Honda Motor Co. launched the latest version of its N-Box a year ago, it promoted features on the pint-sized minicar such as error-detecting pedals, automatic emergency braking and moveable seats, part of a push to market the vehicle to young families.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2018
Mitsubishi Motors plans ¥4 billion boost to Indonesia output capacity
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said Wednesday it will spend ¥4 billion ($35 million) to ramp up production capacity at a plant in Indonesia to meet solid demand for its recently launched multipurpose vehicle.
BUSINESS / Markets / TSE DATA & REPORT
Oct 3, 2018
Tokyo stocks fall back on profit-taking
Stocks fell back on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on Wednesday, hurt by a wave of profit-taking.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2018
Plowing millions into Uber, Toyota prepares for a future with fewer privately owned cars
Toyota Motor Corp., Asia's biggest carmaker, is preparing for a potential future where people don't buy cars.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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