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ELECTRIC VEHICLES

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2022
Tesla escapes niche position as Japan starts to embrace EVs
In 2021, new registrations of imported EVs nearly tripled to 8,610, a small but remarkable shift in a country where overall automobile sales have stalled.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2022
Hyundai jumps back into Japan with an online-only, all-electric plan
The last time Hyundai sold a car in Japan was in 2009, when it pulled out after years of dismal sales.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2022
Panasonic to start production of Tesla-championed 4680 batteries
The 4680 batteries hold more than five times the capacity of the smaller batteries currently supplied to the automaker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2022
Renault and Nissan reboot embattled pact with $26 billion EV plan
The funds, announced separately by the carmakers last year, will be spent over five years to roll out 35 new battery-powered cars by the end of the decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 24, 2022
Renault, Nissan and Mitsubishi to unveil 2030 EV alliance this week
As established automakers face pressure from new competitors and an expected shift in demand toward EVs, the French-Japanese alliance is seeking to deepen cooperation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2022
Chinese EVs find a niche making short-haul deliveries in Japan
Logistics companies in Japan are finding an unlikely white knight in Chinese electric-vehicle manufacturers, whose vans make last-mile deliveries not only cheaper, but cleaner as well.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2022
Tesla price cut helped fuel doubling of foreign EV sales in Japan in 2021
Japan has been relatively slow to embrace EVs, partly due to a lack of charging stations, parking space and sufficient subsidies as the vehicles tend to be more expensive than gasoline cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2021
U.S. toughens auto-emissions standards once scorned as weak
The move will help U.S. President Joe Biden fulfill his Paris Agreement pledge to at least halve the nation's greenhouse gas releases by the end of the decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2021
The world wants more lithium but doesn’t want more mines
Within months of unveiling plans for a $2.4 billion mine in western Serbia, local opponents organized a movement that's rocked the government and brought cities to a standstill.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2021
Nomura Real Estate tries to attract EV drivers with new condo
With Japan's pledge to go carbon neutral by 2050, some developers hope housing developments like this become the norm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2021
Toyota chooses North Carolina for first U.S. battery plant
The company will break ground on its first battery factory in the U.S., joining an industrywide push as automakers accelerate efforts to electrify their fleets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2021
Saving the dinosaurs: Startups drive to electrify fossil-fuel cars
EV conversion is a cottage industry that's emerged over the past five years, and been turbo-charged by advances in battery technology and electric motors in the past two.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 3, 2021
Toyota gets ready to sell only zero-emission cars in Europe
For all Toyota's success with hybrids, it's become difficult for the firm to contend that consumers in Europe aren't yet ready to make the jump to cars powered entirely by battery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 3, 2021
Toyota turns to Chinese tech to reach its electric holy grail
The Japanese giant will launch an all-electric car in China late next year, having turned to local partner BYD for key technology to finally make an affordable yet roomy small sedan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 29, 2021
Nissan unveils ¥2 trillion long-term electric vehicle strategy
Nissan, on track to return to annual profit for the first time in three years, is seeking to use know-how it amassed as an early entrant into the EV market as a foundation for growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2021
Toyota eyes Panasonic as partner in North Carolina battery plant
The plant would be the latest in a string of announcements by major automakers preparing to pivot toward full electrification.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 18, 2021
With Tesla in its sights, Volkswagen prepares to power up its own EV-charging grid
The automaker expects its fast-chargers to number about 45,000 by 2025, and is doubling the staff in its energy division to do it.
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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