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EDITORIALS
Sep 15, 2019
Nissan's challenges post-Saikawa
Whoever takes over from Saikawa faces the tough challenge of normalizing Nissan's management as quickly as possible to allow the automaker to charter a path for its revival and start pouring its resources into crucial technologies such as autonomous driving.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 15, 2019
How Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa went from defiant to fired in 24 hours
Hiroto Saikawa's tone bordered on defiant on Sept. 8 when discussing his future as chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co. He accepted responsibility for the Carlos Ghosn scandals and said he'd resign after a successor was found, but he wasn't taking the fall for a burgeoning controversy over his...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2019
NHTSA probing reports of sudden unintended braking in Nissan's Rogue SUV
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating Nissan Motor Co.'s top-selling model after hundreds of drivers complained a safety system is prone to suddenly triggering the brakes for no apparent reason.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2019
Chinese auto firms out in force at Frankfurt car show, led by battery makers
Chinese suppliers and manufacturers have stepped up their presence at the Frankfurt auto show, capitalizing on their strong position in electric technologies being forced on European carmakers by regulators seeking to curb pollution.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 10, 2019
Nissan, Ghosn and Japan's legal double standards
Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa's fate suggests it's riskier to be a foreign executive in Japan when trouble is afoot.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 10, 2019
Nissan finally breaks with the Ghosn era
CEO's departure allows auto giant to focus on making and selling cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 10, 2019
Nissan ousts CEO Hiroto Saikawa over pay scandal as carmaker's turmoil deepens
Less than a year since the dramatic downfall of Carlos Ghosn, Nissan Motor Co. is losing another leader.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Sep 9, 2019
Hiroto Saikawa's departure only adds to Nissan's uncertainty
Nissan Motor Co. has announced that CEO Hiroto Saikawa will step down next Monday, which will likely add another layer of dark clouds over the viability of the Yokohama-based automaker already mired in low profits, waning trust in corporate governance and a shaky alliance with French Renault SA.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2019
Nissan CEO Hiroto Saikawa to step down, report says
Nissan Motor Co. CEO Hiroto Saikawa, whose tenure has been rocked by a scandal leading to the downfall of one of the most charismatic leaders in Japanese business and raising serious questions over the company's corporate governance, has expressed his intention to step down, the Nikkei business daily...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2019
Top Nissan investigator into CEO Hiroto Saikawa's excess pay set to quit carmaker
Nissan Motor Co.'s internal investigation into former Chairman Carlos Ghosn's alleged financial misconduct has been completed and the results will be reported to its board meeting this coming week.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 6, 2019
Nissan overpaid Carlos Ghosn whistleblower Hari Nada along with CEO Hiroto Saikawa
Nissan Motor Co. overpaid other executives in addition to its chief executive officer, according to people with knowledge of the matter, among them Senior Vice President Hari Nada, a key figure in the downfall of former Chairman Carlos Ghosn.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 6, 2019
Nissan mulls exit from South Korea as trade tensions rise: newspaper
Nissan Motor Co. is considering pulling out of South Korea, the Financial Times reported on Friday, as political and trade tensions between Japan and South Korea have caused sales of Japanese products in the neighboring country to plummet.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2019
Japan will let up to 100 self-driving cars roam freely ahead of Olympics
For seven days next July, just before the Summer Olympics begin, Tokyo will let dozens of self-driving vehicles roam freely around the competition venues in the city's waterfront area to promote the nascent technology.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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