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TAKATA

BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2015
Honda to use air bags from Takata competitor in new Accord
Honda Motor Co. has chosen a competitor of embattled Takata Corp. to supply air bags for the next North American version of its Accord sedan, the automaker's best-selling vehicle, two people with knowledge of the decision said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 21, 2015
Takata airbag victim's husband saw his wife and baby's lives ebb away
The widower of a pregnant woman killed by shrapnel from a Takata air bag in Malaysian Borneo in July held their dying daughter in his arms for 10 minutes as the prematurely delivered infant's life sapped away.
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2015
Car costs to rise as deadly flaws lead to greater safety demands
Auto-parts suppliers are feeling the pressure as car manufacturers move to raise quality standards after last year saw a record number of vehicles recalled in the U.S.
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2015
Honda to pay $70 million to U.S. for failure to report deaths, injuries
Honda Motor agrees to pay $70 million in penalties to the U.S. government for failing to report hundreds of injuries, deaths and other consumer claims involving its cars.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 28, 2014
No quick fix for Takata air bag issue as blame game continues
After months of international controversy over possibly defective Takata Corp. air bags, one thing lawmakers, regulators, the media, carmakers and the parts supplier probably agree on is this: It won't be easy to resolve the crisis.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 26, 2014
Honda delays Legend sedan to guard against another quality lapse
Honda Motor Co., the automaker struggling with mounting recalls, said it's further delaying the start of sales for the redesigned Legend sedan to conduct additional checks on its radar safety system and hybrid powertrain.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2014
How exploding air bags infected U.S. roads
The global auto industry had plenty to worry about in 2014 as it navigated shifting technological and economic tides, the usual brutal forces of competition and consolidation, and a host of other threats: volatile fuel prices, the technological arms race toward battery- and hydrogen-electric vehicles,...
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2014
Honda starts investigative recall in Okinawa over Takata air bags
Honda Motor Co. has begun an investigative recall in Okinawa over air bags made by Takata Corp., the first such move in Japan, a company official said Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2014
Takata air bag crisis may spur maintenance changes in Japan
Takata Corp.'s air bag crisis could spur changes in how car owners maintain their vehicles, with Japan's automakers discussing whether drivers should regularly replace the chemicals used to inflate the safety devices.
BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2014
Takata issues apology ad in U.S., Germany but not in Japan
Takata Corp. issued an apology advertisement in U.S. and German newspapers on Thursday, as the Japanese auto parts supplier has been embattled due to global recalls over its potentially defective air bags.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2014
Honda, Nissan widen air bag recalls in Japan after junkyard rupture
Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Thursday followed Toyota Motor Corp. and widened air bag recalls in Japan after one of the devices made by Takata Corp. ruptured in a junked car.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2014
Takata patent history shows decades spent seeking safer air bags
Air bag patents show researchers probed ways to make the devices more durable and the explosive propellant inside them more stable for decades before the Takata Corp. products designed to save lives started killing people.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2014
Honda air bag recall goes global; 19 million cars now involved
Honda Motor Co. says it will expand its recall to replace potentially lethal Takata Corp. air bag inflators, taking the total number of vehicles affected to more than 19 million.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Dec 5, 2014
Toyota lessons lost on Takata as it resists U.S. recall order
Takata Corp.'s resistance to a U.S. order to expand the recall of its air bag inflators is likely driven by a need to protect itself from legal liability, but it risks longer-term business damage by alienating the public, experts say.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 5, 2014
Toyota says automakers agree to hire outside air bag tester
Toyota Motor Corp., which is among several automakers recalling vehicles with faulty air bags made by Takata Corp., said other carmakers are embracing its call for an independent evaluation of inflators in the safety systems.
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2014
Takata air bag recall could affect over 3 million cars in Japan, ministry says
The transport ministry expressed fears Thursday that recalls related to potentially defective air bags produced by Tokyo-based auto parts supplier Takata Corp. could affect more than 3 million cars in the country.
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2014
Honda to expand air bag recall across entire U.S.
Honda Motor announces it will expand its recall campaign to the entire United States to address the risks linked to Takata Corp. air bags.
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2014
Takata snub of recall request not backed by data, NHTSA says
The top U.S. auto-safety regulator told lawmakers Wednesday there is no way Takata Corp. can justify limiting an air-bag recall to only high-humidity states.
BUSINESS
Dec 4, 2014
Takata investigated defective air bag inflator as early as 2003
As early as 2003, Takata Corp ran an investigation into an air bag inflator that ruptured in a BMW vehicle, but concluded the problem was an anomaly, the company said on Tuesday, ahead of a second U.S. congressional hearing on dangerous air bags it supplied.
BUSINESS
Dec 3, 2014
Worried about broader fallout, Japanese government moves to contain air bag crisis
The transport ministry, concerned that a public-relations fallout could envelop Japan's auto industry, is finally scrambling into action, creating a task force to speed up recalls and delve into the Takata crisis.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
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Amid same-sex marriage ban, LGBTQ couples opt for 'photo weddings'
A lesbian couple, consisting of a 35-year-old woman (left) and 40-year-old woman, cover their faces with bouquets as they pose for wedding photos in Yokohama on Nov. 1.
China and Russia conduct joint Pacific military patrol
The Russian corvette Gromkiy enters the Chinese port of Zhanjiang as part of a joint China-Russia naval exercise on Saturday.
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Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
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She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
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