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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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2021
Ghosn's alleged accomplices fail to block U.S. extradition to Japan
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled Michael Taylor and his son Peter can now be moved, rejecting their argument that they would be tortured by the Japanese government.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 28, 2021
Debt-ridden Nissan hopes spending big on tech will reverse slide
After two years of faltering sales and fallout from the 2018 arrest of then-Chairman Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Motor Co.'s newly installed management is at another crossroads.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jan 26, 2021
Nissan flips the switch on electric reboot in China
At least one new Nissan car will hit the Chinese market each year through 2025.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 22, 2021
Nissan to source more U.K. batteries as part of Brexit deal 'opportunity'
The firm said Brexit-related problems at ports since Jan. 1 were 'peanuts' for Nissan, which has had to handle COVID-19 and natural disasters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2021
Graying Japan drives automakers to redesign cars for seniors
A run of accidents involving older drivers has upped the pressure from regulators to standardize advanced features, such as automatic braking.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2021
Nissan to promote Japan-based contract workers to full-time status
About 800 contract workers will become full-time employees from April, as the firm looks also to abolish its system of hiring contract staff.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2021
Ghosn hid Nissan salary fearing Renault ouster, Tokyo court told
Whistleblower Hari Nada says Ghosn concealed his true compensation because he feared the repercussions in France.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 14, 2021
How the global chip shortage is impacting domestic carmakers
Lockdowns and travel restrictions are prompting housebound shoppers to snap up more phones, game consoles, smart TVs and laptops.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2020
For Japan's automakers, Brexit deal may be too little, too late
Automakers including Nissan Motor might struggle to qualify some U.K.-assembled models for tariff-free export to the EU as they evaluate their local sourcing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 23, 2020
Ghosn’s former Japan lawyer sues government for illegal search
Although Junichiro Hironaka's office was searched, he didn't turn over a computer that prosecutors believe Ghosn used when he was released on bail.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2020
Nissan decides against making EV in U.K. over Brexit worries
The battery-powered Ariya sport utility vehicle will instead be made at a facility in Tochigi Prefecture and shipped to Europe and the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2020
Carlos Ghosn investigated by France over possible tax evasion
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Monday declined to confirm a probe into Ghosn's tax affairs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2020
Nissan joins GM in exiting auto group backing Trump on emissions
Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co. on Friday joined General Motors Co. in exiting a group of automakers that had backed U.S. President Donald Trump in his bid to prevent California from imposing its own vehicle emissions rules.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2020
Ghosn’s repeated arrests 'extrajudicial abuse,' says U.N. panel
While Ghosn is unlikely to ever face trial or detention in Japan again, the report could be relevant for several ongoing proceedings related to the former auto executive.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 20, 2020
Nissan said to be in talks with U.S. startup to electrify pickup truck
Nissan has never fared well in the competitive U.S. full-size truck market, and demand for the Titan plunged 38% last year.
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 fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
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.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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