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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2014
Nissan finds Datsun cars a tough sell in India at $5,000 each
In July last year, as Nissan Motor Co. prepared to bring Datsun out of a decades-long retirement, the company scoffed at the idea that the budget brand would follow Tata Motors Ltd.'s $2,500 Nano and flop.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 20, 2014
Lack of charging stations hurting EV growth
The growth potential of electric vehicles is being hampered by a lack of charging stations nationwide, industry experts say.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2014
Nissan faces battery plant cuts as electric car hopes fade
Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn is preparing to cut battery manufacturing in a new reversal on electric cars that has reopened deep divisions with alliance partner Renault.
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2014
Nissan becomes first automaker in Japan to sell electric cars in China
Nissan Motor Co. launched Wednesday a Venucia brand electric vehicle in China, becoming the first Japanese automaker to sell such an environment-friendly car in the world's largest vehicle market.
BUSINESS / THE VIEW FROM EUROPE
Sep 6, 2014
Automakers may miss boat on modularization
Toyota successfully defended its status as the world's largest automaker in the first half of 2014. However, Volkswagen has gotten very close and is widely expected to overtake Toyota either by the end of the year or in 2015 at latest.
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Sep 3, 2014
Nissan's defections continue to mount
Nissan Motor Co.'s loss of its second executive since July is fueling concern that the pool of talent surrounding Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn is drying up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 2, 2014
Aston Martin appoints Nissan exec Andy Palmer as CEO
Aston Martin Lagonda Ltd. has tapped Nissan Motor Co. executive Andy Palmer to run the 101-year-old U.K. sports car maker, ending almost nine months without a leader.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 2, 2014
Toyota rises to No. 2 automaker in July U.S. sales, outranks Ford
Rising consumer confidence in the United States drove Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. to double-digit sales gains in July, with Toyota overtaking Ford Motor Co. to become the second-largest automaker in the market, data released by Autodata Corp. show.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2014
Ghosn promises self-parking cars, traffic-jam pilots by end of 2016
Nissan Motor Corp. will introduce cars featuring an automatic parking system and traffic-jam pilot within the next year and a half, President and CEO Carlos Ghosn said Thursday in Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2014
Driverless cars will require industry shift, Nissan scientist says
Automakers intending to develop driverless cars need to work as much on software design as mechanical engineering, according to the researcher leading Nissan Motor Co.'s automated-vehicle program.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2014
Backlog of orders, savvy marketing stave off carmaker crisis
A backlog of orders as well as concerted marketing efforts by carmakers have minimized the impact from April's consumption tax hike on sales between April and June — but there are still concerns about sales volume after July, the chairman of the nation's automaker lobby said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2014
Toyota, Nissan kick off summer with steady U.S. car sales in June
Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. posted steady sales gains in the United States in June, despite a shorter selling month, while sales at Honda Motor Co. dropped almost 6 percent, according to statistics from Autodata Corp.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2014
Five Japanese firms among top 10 global green brands
U.S. consulting firm Interbrand said Tuesday that five Japanese companies were among the 10 best global green brands in 2014, recognizing their work on tackling environment problems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2014
Ghosn to top executive pay scale again
Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn earned more than ¥1 billion last year, putting him on track to become the best-paid Japan executive for the fourth time in five years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2014
Ambitious Japanese fans deflated by Samurai Blue’s first-match loss in World Cup
Japanese soccer fans fall into a funk after the national team loses its first World Cup match, including nearly 12,000 who watched the game at a Yokohama stadium.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2014
N.Y. plan for fleet of Nissan taxis ruled legal
New York's plan for a new fleet of cabs from Nissan Motor Co. is legal, an appeals court ruled, overturning an earlier judgment that said the city's Taxi and Limousine Commission had overstepped its authority by requiring owners to buy a specific vehicle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2014
Nissan to launch first electric minivan
Nissan Motor Co., moving to expand its lineup of eco-friendly vehicles here, said Monday it will launch its first all-electric commercial-use vehicle in October.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 4, 2014
Buoyant U.S. buyers drive up Japan auto sales
Improving consumer confidence in the U.S. boosted new car sales for Japanese automakers in May, with Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. posting double digit gains, and Honda Motor Co. rising by 9 percent.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 19, 2014
New group to lead joint research into automobile engines
A joint research initiative for developing car engines will be led by the Research Association of Automobile Internal Combustion Engines (AICE), it was announced Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2014
Yen losing force as driver of automakers' profits
The fiscal year ending March 2015 is looking less rosy for Japanese automakers, who are unlikely to benefit any further from the weakened yen because of fierce overseas competition, experts say.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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