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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 24, 2016
Honda chief rebuilds management team
Honda Motor Co. President Takahiro Hachigo is assembling his team of senior executives a year after being named to the position. Nine members of top management are retiring following a series of quality issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2016
Strong yen is a brake on Japanese carmakers' profits
Japanese automakers may have run out of the fuel that has driven profits higher for the past four years: the weaker yen.
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2016
Carmakers say India's sudden rule changes raise investment uncertainty
Behind the glitzy song-and-dance sequences at the biennial Delhi Auto Expo, executives from automakers including Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., Honda Motor Co., and Ford Motor Co. are expressing concern about sudden changes in regulation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 10, 2016
Honda aims for China jackpot with Acura SUV
Honda Motor Co. will launch a new small crossover sport utility vehicle later this year in China to compete with BMW and Audi models.
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Dec 15, 2015
Hanyu's magic transcendent, truly a sight to behold
"Yuzuru Hanyu is not from this planet."
Japan Times
SOCCER / SOCCER SCENE
Nov 11, 2015
Japan keen to work off frustration in World Cup qualifiers
Japan heads into this week's World Cup qualifiers only in second place in Group E, but Vahid Halilhodzic's side will be hungry to set the record straight against opponents Singapore and Cambodia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2015
Nissan joins Toyota, Honda in ditching Takata's air bag inflators
Nissan Motor Co. says it will no longer use key air bag components made by Takata Corp., whose defective devices are behind the biggest-ever automotive safety recall.
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2015
Honda profit falls short of estimates amid Takata-related outlays, domestic demand slump
Honda Motor Co. reported quarterly profit that missed analysts' estimates on quality-related expenses and slumping demand in Japan.
U.S. tourist arrested after bringing a handgun into Japan
Hyogo police believe the handgun a U.S. tourist inadvertently brought into Japan slipped through security procedures at Kansai International Airport in Osaka Prefecture.
3D printer used to construct train station building in Japan
A train station building (front) is assembled from parts printed using 3D printer technology, in Arida, Wakayama Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan’s leader didn’t read the job description
Prime Minister and ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba is facing a political funding scandal that has damaged his reputation and sparked speculation that internal efforts to remove him are underway.
Japan promises 'bold and speedy' response to Trump’s surprise 24% tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump unveils new U.S. tariffs at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Tokyo’s KK Line to close for decadelong overhaul as public greenway
People enjoy running and yoga on Tokyo Expressway’s KK Line, a 2-kilometer elevated expressway cutting through the capital’s commercial Ginza district, when it was opened as a pedestrian space in May last year.
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture celebrated the opening of its public art museum with festivities such as a parade that drew 1,000 revelers.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.
A Canadian made a weekend trip to Costco a Japanese pastime
Under the watchful eye of Ken Theriault, Costco representative director and Japan country manager, the American membership-model wholesaler has flourished in Japan.

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