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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Aug 9, 2021
Aichi auto parts supplier helps smaller firms in supply chain go carbon neutral
Helping subsuppliers decarbonize is essential for achieving overall carbon neutrality in the manufacturing process.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 3, 2021
Nissan and AESC to build ¥50 billion car-battery plant in Japan
The plans, to be announced Wednesday, include spending as much as u00a5100 billion and boosting output to 18 gigawatt-hours after about five years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2021
Toyota’s tech arm plans major hiring push in self-driving race
With profits withstanding the pandemic, the automaker can continue making strategic investments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2021
The parking garage of the future
Inventive entrepreneurs see the parking garage as a 'mobility hub” or 'silo,” fashioned with whole lot of advanced software and hardware.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jul 5, 2021
Accident that paralyzed woman in Hiroshima highlights high bar for 'dangerous driving'
Dangerous driving resulting in death or injury became a criminal offense in 2001 in response to a series of tragic traffic accidents.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2021
Nissan’s Chinese battery partner plans U.K. project ‘very soon’
The firm may announce an agreement with Envision Group to upgrade a battery factory in Sunderland, England, as soon as this week, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 28, 2021
Suzuki Motor warns chips, battery supply will remain tight
In April, it was reported that Suzuki had further lowered its domestic auto production plan for that month, giving up an additional 10,000 units on chip shortages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2021
Big Tech’s car obsession is all about taking eyes off the road
What's at stake, essentially, is something even more valuable than profitability: The last unclaimed corner of consumers' attention during their waking hours.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2021
Honda goes all in on electric cars in stark contrast to Toyota
Honda has said publicly it will phase out sales of gasoline-powered cars completely, setting 2040 as the goal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2021
Airlines plan to plow billions into flying taxis
Flying taxis have moved a step closer to becoming a fixture buzzing across the world’s urban skyscapes after startups in the U.K. and Brazil made commercial breakthroughs and a closely watched effort was unveiled in Los Angeles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
May 24, 2021
How Toyota's president helped develop the GR Yaris from the driver's seat
In his role as the firm's 'master driver,' Akio Toyoda test drives new car models as a final check before they hit showrooms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 23, 2021
How Ford burned $12 billion in Brazil
Ford Motor Co announced the closure of its manufacturing plants in January, dealing a heavy blow to its more than 5,000 workers in the country and almost 300 dealerships.
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.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
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.
'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.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

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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