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Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 20, 2021
Ford’s electric F-150 pickup aims to be the Model T of EVs
If the company can turn vehicle into a big seller, it could accelerate the move toward electric vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 5, 2021
As cars go electric, China builds a big lead in factories
Chinese manufacturers are using the billions they have raised from international investors and sympathetic local leaders to beat established carmakers to the market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 4, 2021
Your car is about to be a software platform, subscriptions and all
Most major automakers are fleshing out a strategy for selling upgrades via over-the-air software updates, and a rash of them will start popping up in the wild in the next few months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
May 3, 2021
Toyota's Land Cruiser proven against world's harshest conditions
Sadayoshi Koyari, who until last year was chief engineer for the vehicle, visited some 80 countries to better understand drivers' needs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2021
Vietnam's answer to Tesla has U.S. in its electric sights
A recent arrival on the automotive scene and the No. 5 car brand in Vietnam, VinFast is not short on ambition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 29, 2021
Germany to tap Rhine's 'white gold' as its automakers pivot to electric cars
Power and mining companies alike are striving to bring to the surface lithium trapped in underground springs in the Upper-Rhine Valley.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 29, 2021
Pandemic boost for global car sales to spark surge in oil demand
The car renaissance could be the latest example of how COVID-19 will leave a lasting impact on our lives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Apr 26, 2021
The inspiring journey of one Lexus car, from dream to realization
From its start as an unrealistic concept, encouragement from Toyota bosses got the LC sports coupe off the ground and into showrooms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2021
Skyrocketing metal prices threaten affordability of electric cars
Lithium, the mainstay for rechargeable power packs used in EVs, is roaring back after a three-year slump in prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2021
Even Tesla can’t overcome Australia's 'uniquely hostile market' for electric cars
Tesla Inc. and the electric-car industry generally thrive in the world's richest nations. Not so in Australia, where even tractors outsell EVs two to one.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2021
The next electric-car battery champion could be European
With Europe expected to lead the world in electric-car sales for a second straight year, a rush to build a battery-supply chain from scratch is playing out across the continent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2021
Volkswagen takes aim at Tesla with own European gigafactories
The world's No. 2 carmaker said on Monday it wants to have six battery cell factories operating in Europe by 2030.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2021
Tesla slips while Mazda rises in Consumer Reports' latest auto rankings
Vehicles made by the U.S. firm were less reliable than others, while Mazda outshone Porsche and Toyota was praised for its 'slow, methodical” design approach.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Feb 16, 2021
How McLaren aims to rebuild supercars for the electric era
There's nothing quite like the roar of a revving McLaren engine to set a petrolhead's pulse pounding, or the full-throated scream as it tears across the tarmac.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Feb 12, 2021
Closing a factory, the Toyota way
When the company decided to shut one of its plants in Japan, it took inspiration from a previous factory closure in Australia, in which efforts had been made to protect a legacy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2021
Push to go electric could wipe out Japan’s cheap microcars
Electrification can add u00a51 million to u00a52 million to the price tag of a smaller kei vehicle, potentially doubling its price.
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 launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
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.
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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