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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 21, 2015
Season of scandal hits Japan with flurry of corporate confessions
Japan, which prides itself on maintaining propriety and order, has suddenly been hit by a spate of corporate scandals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 20, 2015
U.S. regulator may expand Takata air bag probe
U.S. regulators said Monday they could expand their investigation into Takata Corp. air bag inflators beyond the current 11 automakers, amid questions about whether vehicle design played a role in the devices posing a deadly risk to the public.
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2015
Looking to take bolder action, NHTSA sets Oct. 22 public meeting on Takata recalls
The U.S. auto safety watchdog said Wednesday it will hold an Oct. 22 public hearing on Takata Corp.'s massive air bag inflator recall, an event that could prompt regulators to take a stronger hand in efforts to eliminate the deadly defect from nearly 20 million vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2015
Toyota to buy 13 million air-bag inflators from Takata rival
Toyota Motor Corp., in a bid to reduce its risk from potentially lethal air-bag inflators supplied by Takata Corp., will buy millions of them from smaller parts-maker Nippon Kayaku Co., people familiar with the matter said.
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2015
Widening recalls may lead to shortage of replacement air bags in Japan
Japan may face a shortfall in supply of replacement air bags as automakers recall 9.8 million vehicles in the country to swap out potentially defective devices made by Takata Corp., according to the transport ministry.
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2015
Takata competitors making 68% of air bag inflator replacements
Takata Corp., the company whose faulty air bags are behind a record vehicle-safety recall, is depending on three of its key competitors to produce the majority of millions of replacement parts.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2015
Takata's lobby spending rises 22% as recall scrutiny intensifies
Takata Corp. boosted spending on U.S. federal lobbying by 22 percent in the second quarter as it faced increased attention from regulators and lawmakers about faulty air bags behind the auto industry's largest recall in history.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 18, 2015
Japan, U.S. to battle for football supremacy
Once again Japan and the United States will fight each other for the world championship of American football.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 10, 2015
Takata rejects U.S. senator's call for air-bag victim fund
Takata Corp has rejected a U.S. senator's request to set up a fund that would compensate people injured or killed by its air bags.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2015
New Honda chief discusses air bags, Asimo
Although the root cause of Takata Corp.'s deadly air bag malfunctions remains unclear, Honda's new president on Thursday tried to reassure drivers and passengers that recalled vehicles are rendered safe with replacement inflators.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2015
Honda adds 4.5 million cars to Takata air bag recall
Honda Motor Co. added 4.5 million more vehicles globally to recalls involving Takata Corp. air bags Thursday, expanding preventative measures amid a growing toll of motorists injured or killed by the safety devices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2015
Takata air bag inflator caused fire in Japan crash, Nissan says
Nissan Motor Co. on Wednesday said an air bag made by Takata Corp. installed in one of its cars had deployed with too much force and caused a fire in a light crash in Japan, marking the automaker's first such case in the country.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 8, 2015
Takata air bag deployed abnormally for first time in Japan: Nissan
Nissan Motor Co. said Wednesday an air bag made by Takata Corp. installed in one of its cars had deployed abnormally while the vehicle was on the road in Japan, the carmaker's first such case in the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2015
Takata CEO indicates he will stay on despite air bag scandal
Takata Corp. Chairman and CEO Shigehisa Takada has indicated that he doesn't intend to resign from his post despite the air bag scandal that has enveloped the company.
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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
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.

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