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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2020
Auto tariffs to be key topic in Japan-U.K. trade talks after Brexit
Auto tariffs are expected to come up as a top agenda item in Japan-U.K. trade talks that are expected to start as early as this spring after the latter's exit from the European Union.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Dec 19, 2019
Kihira sets pace at Japan nationals
Rika Kihira took the lead after the women's short program at the Japan Championships on Thursday night at Yoyogi Gymnasium.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 17, 2019
Honda to release Japan's first domestic 'level three' autonomous car
Honda Motor Co. will be the first automaker in Japan to release a domestically produced car with "level three" autonomy, according to sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 12, 2019
With Honda mired in crisis over quality lapses, CEO Takahiro Hachigo seizes the wheel
At a two-day gathering for Honda's suppliers in March, Chief Executive Takahiro Hachigo sounded the alarm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2019
Japanese hybrids beating slump in China's car market
China's once-in-a-generation car slump is hobbling carmakers around the globe that placed their bets on what is the world's biggest auto market. But one group is weathering the slowdown unscathed: Japanese automakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 6, 2019
Daihatsu Tanto displaces Honda N-Box in Japan new vehicle sales rankings
Daihatsu Motor Co.'s Tanto minivehicle topped the new vehicle sales rankings in Japan in November, seizing the leading position from Honda Motor Co.'s N-Box minivehicle, industry data showed Thursday.
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2019
Slumping vehicle sales hit employment in Japan's auto sector
Slumping vehicle sales are starting to take a toll on the employment situation in the automotive industry.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 17, 2019
Yuma Kagiyama, Mana Kawabe leave rivals in dust to win at Japan Junior Championships
Yuma Kagiyama continued his surge toward the elite of the skating world with a dominating victory at the Japan Junior Championships on Sunday night.
Figure Skating
Nov 16, 2019
Yuma Kagiyama, Mana Kawabe win short programs at Japan Junior Championships
Heavy favorite Yuma Kagiyama took the lead after the short program at the Japan Junior Championships at Shin-Yokohama Skate Center on Saturday night.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Nov 16, 2019
Japanese celebrities are using YouTube in new ways to connect with fans
The baseball offseason has arrived and Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish has taken up a few extracurricular activities. The Osaka-born player has expanded his social media presence, with recent posts on Twitter —  poking fun at teammates and playfully roasting other starters — being picked up by...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2019
Hitachi and Honda plan to merge four auto parts makers
The two agreed to merge their car parts businesses to create a components supplier with almost $17 billion in sales, joining the wave of partnerships sweeping the global auto industry.

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Professional cleaner Hirofumi Sakurai takes a moment to appreciate some photographs in a Gotanda apartment whose occupant died alone.
The last cleanup: Life and death in a lonely Japan