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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2018
Brand recognition for Apple and Google plunges in poll as Amazon stays on top; Takata comes in last
Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google corporate brands dropped in an annual survey while Amazon.com Inc. maintained the top spot for the third consecutive year. Electric carmaker Telsa Inc. rocketed higher after sending a red Roadster into space.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 25, 2018
Plug wars: leading the charge in the battle for electric car supremacy
German carmakers hope a network of high-power charging stations they are rolling out with Ford will set an industry standard for plugs and protocols that will give them an edge over rival makers of electric vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 20, 2017
Chinese startup Nio to battle Tesla's Model X with electric SUV
Chinese startup Nio marked its entry last week into the world's biggest market for electric cars with a sport utility vehicle priced cheaper than Tesla Inc.'s Model X.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 12, 2017
Japanese solar firm to take on Tesla in roof tile market
Solar Frontier K.K. plans to sell solar panels incorporated into roofing and wall materials, taking on Tesla Inc. in building technology that can generate power in the smallest spaces available.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 28, 2017
Fuel-cell bet finds Toyota the odd carmaker out as electric vehicles surge along with charging infrastructure
Toyota Motor Corp., which has made a big bet on hydrogen-powered cars, is looking more isolated as industry rivals double down on plug-in electric vehicles as the dominant technology in the emerging post-fossil fuel era.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 2, 2017
Tesla still in production 'hell' as factory issues delay Model 3: Musk
Tesla Inc. still hasn't figured out how to overcome manufacturing challenges that threaten its viability as an automaker, with glitches on the battery line pushing out production targets for the Model 3 sedan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2017
Tesla's former battery director joins high-tech farming startup Plenty
Tesla Inc.'s former director of battery technology has joined Plenty Inc. to lead the vertical farming startup's plan to build indoor growing rooms around the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2017
Elon Musk's new vision: Anywhere on Earth in under one hour
Entrepreneur Elon Musk, who envisions a human colony on Mars, said Friday he is also planning to create a SpaceX rocket ship capable of traveling anywhere on Earth in under an hour. If the concept becomes reality, a journey from Tokyo to New York could be completed in about 30 minutes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 30, 2017
Elon Musk's battery demand boom lifts Japan's Tanaka Chemical
As Elon Musk pushes out from his California base to make electric vehicles ubiquitous, a Japanese firm deep in the depths of the battery supply chain is riding his wake.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2017
Tesla's first production Model 3 rolls off assembly line
It's finally here: the Model 3, Tesla's $35,000 (¥4 million) electric game-changer. A single black Model 3 rolled off the production line last Friday with a serial number all its own, kicking off a company-defining six months. The car will belong to Elon Musk, Tesla's CEO and co-founder, who shared...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 2, 2017
Lead by Tesla, battery storage facilities look to boot fossil fuels from the grid
Tesla Motors Inc. is making a huge bet that millions of small batteries can be strung together to help kick fossil fuels off the grid. The idea is a powerful one — and has been used to help justify the company's $5 billion factory near Reno, Nev. — but batteries have so far only appeared in a handful...
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 28, 2016
Tesla, Panasonic to begin solar panel production in New York
Tesla Motors Inc. and Panasonic Corp. completed work on an agreement to begin manufacturing solar cells and modules at Tesla's factory in Buffalo, New York, eventually bringing some 1,400 jobs to the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 29, 2016
Musk unveils solar roofs made of glass tiles
Elon Musk showcased his ambitions to make Tesla Motors Inc. a clean-energy behemoth on Friday, unveiling a new solar roof product at Universal Studios in Los Angeles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2016
Tesla's Musk says updated Autopilot would likely have prevented Florida fatality
Tesla Motors Co. Chief Executive Elon Musk said Sunday the automaker is updating its semi-autonomous driving system Autopilot with new limits on hands-off driving that likely would have prevented a fatality in May.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2016
Fatal Tesla crash revs up criticism of on-road beta testing for self-driving vehicles
Tesla Motors Inc. says the self-driving feature suspected of being involved in a fatal crash on May 7 is experimental, yet it's been installed on all 70,000 of its cars since October 2014.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 12, 2015
Top IT executives pour $1 billion into artificial intelligence startup
Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk and other prominent tech executives are pouring $1 billion into a nonprofit aimed at creating artificial intelligence that augments humans' capabilities, rather than making them obsolete.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 15, 2015
Telsa overtakes competitors with new autopilot features
Tesla Motors Inc. will begin rolling out the first version of its highly anticipated Autopilot features to some owners of its all-electric Model S sedan Thursday. Autopilot is a step toward the vision of autonomous or self-driving cars, and includes features like automatic lane changing, auto steering...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2015
Automakers look to tech firms to fix cars over the air
As cars increasingly resemble digital devices, a group of technology firms that can send wireless software updates to cars are in hot demand by carmakers scrambling to catch up to Tesla Motors in the arena of over-the-air updates, or OTAs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2015
Panasonic to sell home solar batteries in Europe, pitting self against Tesla
Panasonic Corp., which makes the lithium-ion batteries for Tesla Motors Inc.'s cars, will begin selling batteries that power homes in Europe, starting in Germany, where people are given greater incentives to switch to solar-generated electricity.
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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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