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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2022
Toyota chief says California zero-emissions requirements 'difficult' to meet
Toyota's strategy has been criticized by some environmental groups and investors who want the company to move faster to adopt battery electric vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2022
Toyota's global vehicle output rises by record 44.3% in August
The news offers some relief for the automaker, which has been under scrutiny over whether it can stick to its annual production target of 9.7 million vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 27, 2022
In China’s auto market, electric isn’t the future. It’s the present.
This year, the U.S. passed a key threshold of EVs accounting for 5% of new car sales. China passed that level in 2018.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2022
Toyota's October vehicle output to be weighed down by chip shortage
Toyota has not adjusted its global vehicle production target for the current financial year, sticking to its forecast for a record 9.7 million units.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 20, 2022
Affordable EVs remain fantasy for most as automakers capitalize on high demand
Many of the electric vehicles at dealerships are available in top trims, and for amounts far above the starting prices in ads and product launch presentations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 4, 2022
When driving, tires emit pollution. And EVs make the problem worse.
Tires on most passenger vehicles are made from petrochemicals — and are considered the second leading source of microplastic in oceans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 2, 2022
The next big battery material squeeze is old batteries
Old EV batteries will eventually start rolling in to scrap yards, but recycling companies will have to survive until they do.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 26, 2022
In isolated Russia, a tale of two economies
Russia's record employment signals a surprisingly smooth decoupling from the West, yet pressures are building inside its economic machine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 26, 2022
California says new cars must be zero emission by 2035
California ruled Thursday that all new cars sold in America's most populous state must be zero emission from 2035, in what was billed as a nation-leading step to slash the pollutants that cause global warming.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2022
Electric cars have a big tire conundrum
Where the rubber literally meets the road on electric vehicle range, there's an escalating battle between physics and aesthetics.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 22, 2022
The world’s roads aren’t ready for a hotter planet
With temperatures rising and heat waves more frequent and intense, roads are increasingly vulnerable to global warming.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 22, 2022
Toyota prepares for hybrid reboot in India, building local supply chain
The Japanese carmaker is doubling down on a bet that emerging markets will learn to love its hybrids — as long as the price is right.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2022
Chipmakers have a message for carmakers: Your turn to pay
The shortages of computer chips that forced global automakers to scrap production plans over the past two years are easing — at a new and permanent cost to the car companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2022
Toyota shares drop after carmaker maintains sober profit outlook
The automaker's decision comes even as a weaker yen boosts income in its home currency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2022
Toyota may quit production if Britain bans hybrids, report says
The carmaker said that a hybrid vehicle ban would affect its operations as well as its future investments in Britain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2022
Shenzhen accelerates China's driverless car dreams
The United States took an early lead in autonomous vehicle technology, but the industry appears to be changing gears in Shenzhen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 31, 2022
Elon Musk’s antics turn owners and would-be buyers against Tesla
Dennis Levitt got his first Tesla, a blue Model S, in 2013, and loved it. "It was so much better than any car I've ever driven,” the 73-year-old self-storage company executive says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 29, 2022
Why Spotify's Car Thing was destined for the hardware graveyard
The device was aimed at increasing the number of users who listen to music or podcasts while in the car.
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.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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