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DIESEL

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 22, 2022
World's most-crucial fuel heads for shortage touching everything
The shortage comes at a time when supply crunches in nearly all the world's energy markets have worsened inflation and stifled growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2020
Suzuki and Jeep found to have broken EU emissions rules
Suzuki's Vitara and Fiat Chrysler's Jeep Grand Cherokee diesel models both violate emissions rules and must be fixed or face a ban on sales across Europe, the Dutch road authority RDW ruled on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 24, 2019
Honda to cease diesel vehicle sales in Europe by 2021
Honda Motor Co. says it will phase out all diesel cars in Europe by 2021 in favor of models with electric propulsion systems as the automaker moves to electrify all of its European cars by 2025.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2018
VW official says diesel scandal cleanup will cost it €5.5 billion this year and €2 billion in 2019
Volkswagen's cleanup of a diesel cheating scandal will cost it €5.5 billion ($6.25 billion) in 2018 and around €2 billion in 2019, Chief Financial Officer Frank Witter told German weekly Boersen-Zeitung.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2017
Egyptian students produce fuel from used tires, seek investors
Egyptian students have built a machine they say can produce fuel from worn-out vehicle tires, after big rises in energy prices as part of recent economic reforms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2017
German court rules in favor of diesel ban in Mercedes' hometown as fallout over VW scandal continues
German carmakers, fighting for a future for diesel technology in Europe, faced a setback after a Stuttgart court ruled in favor of a complaint seeking to ban all diesel cars from entering the home city of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche.
BUSINESS
Jul 11, 2017
Dutch prosecutors probe Jeep, Suzuki models for alleged emissions violations
Dutch prosecutors said on Monday they will investigate possible misuse of vehicle emissions software by Suzuki and Fiat Chrysler's Jeep.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 29, 2016
Toyota hybrid bet pays off as emissions scandal ignites demand in Europe
For years, Toyota Motor Corp. focused on pushing its hybrid models in Europe, avoiding a diesel-for-diesel competition with market leaders including Volkswagen AG. The carmaker's strategy is finally paying off.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 15, 2016
Nissan says new VC-T gasoline engine could make diesels obsolete
Nissan Motor Co. has come up with a new type of gasoline engine that it says may make some advanced diesel engines obsolete.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2016
Volkswagen's diesel crisis is now a global threat
The auto-emissions scandal is only going to grow, destroying the capital and credibility of automakers in the U.S., Europe and Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2016
Sources say VW may offer to buy back nearly 500,000 U.S. diesel cars
Volkswagen AG and U.S. officials have reached a framework deal under which the automaker would offer to buy back almost 500,000 diesel cars that used sophisticated software to evade U.S. emission rules, two people briefed on the matter said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Apr 9, 2016
New places to shop and an all-inclusive way to approach fashion
Diesel adds to the family
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2015
VW wins approval to fix diesel engines in Europe
Volkswagen AG said it has approval to repair most of its rigged European diesel engines and made a deal with U.S. regulators to resubmit questionable software for review in 85,000 other vehicles, signs of progress in its effort to overcome the two-month-old emissions crisis.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 13, 2015
Usugrow feels the art of skulls in his bones
With shows four times a year, Diesel Art Gallery in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward is one of the best free art venues in Tokyo and is well worth checking out. Located in the basement of the clothes brand shop, it puts on consistently good shows that steer clear of the pretentiousness of more "artsy" venues, while...
EDITORIALS
Oct 13, 2015
Volkswagen cheats
The Volkswagen scandal has also exposed an uncomfortable truth that has long been known but rarely discussed — virtually all automakers 'cheat' on the emissions tests.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2015
Mercedes to continue pushing diesel cars to Japanese motorists in wake of VW scandal
Mercedes-Benz will continue to promote diesel cars in Japan despite the negative impression that Volkswagen AG has cast on the fuel technology with its emissions-cheating scandal.
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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