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Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 16, 2023
Tesla’s new car-making process stokes debate among industry experts
Musk believes the company needs to radically rethink conventional manufacturing methods in order to build more affordable — and profitable — electric vehicles in higher volumes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2023
China’s DriveGPT is here. Time to play catch-up.
Beijing’s regulations have put its autonomous-vehicle industry way ahead of competitors. Entry-level offerings won’t cut it any more.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2023
Tesla planning new Shanghai battery factory despite rising U.S.-China tensions
New manufacturing projects by the auto-maker and France’s Airbus give a boost to Chinese industry as other firms like Apple rethink production in the nation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2023
Tesla workers shared sensitive images recorded by customer cars
Some of the recordings caught Tesla customers in embarrassing situations — one ex-employee described a video of a man approaching a vehicle completely naked.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2023
As China, Europe and the U.S. power ahead with EVs, Japan clings to hybrids
Last year, 59,000 new EVs were sold in Japan — a record and a threefold annual increase, but still less than 2% of sales of all cars in the country in 2022.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2023
Tesla's legal troubles: What's next after $3 million race bias verdict?
The case is one of several involving working conditions at Tesla and other companies run by billionaire Elon Musk.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2023
China’s EV revolution shows grim future for Japan’s car titans
Although chip shortages and supply chain snarls have played a part in Japanese automakers' falling sales in China, a growing issue is the lack of attractive EV offerings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2023
Tesla offers a new ‘master plan,’ but few big revelations
Shareholders and analysts had expected Tesla to reveal information that would clarify how the company would retain its crown as the world’s dominant maker of electric vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 18, 2023
Tesla considering bid for battery metals miner
Tesla has been weighing a takeover of battery-metals miner Sigma Lithium, people with knowledge of the matter said, amid rampant demand for the metal used in electric vehicle batteries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 4, 2023
‘Teflon’ Elon wins again as jury rejects fraud claim over tweets
Tesla CEO Elon Musk was cleared of claims by investors that he defrauded them when he tweeted that he was considering taking the company private and had 'funding secured” to make it happen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 20, 2023
Tesla uses profits as weapon in EV price war
Tesla, once one of the auto industry's biggest money losers, has over the past year built a commanding lead over most major rivals in profit per vehicle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 18, 2023
SpaceX prepares for a breakout year with Elon Musk focused on Twitter
While Tesla has withered since Musk embarked on his takeover of Twitter, SpaceX is flourishing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jan 14, 2023
‘I feel like I got duped': Tesla price drop angers current owners
The company's more expensive models took the biggest hit, with Model Y base prices down 20% to start at $53,000.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 22, 2022
Elon Musk 'not suited’ to running Twitter, Tesla investor says
Ross Gerber says if Musk remains involved with the platform it should be with the underlying technology rather than as the 'front-facing CEO.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 21, 2022
Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO ... in due time
In a tweet, billionaire Elon Musk said he plans to retain control over the company's engineering teams.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Dec 5, 2022
As chatbot sophistication grows, AI debate intensifies
Start-up OpenAI has released a chatbot capable of answering a variety of questions, reopening the debate on the risks linked to artificial intelligence technologies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 21, 2022
Safety of Tesla cars at center of South Korean trial over fatal crash
The trial comes at a time when the EV-maker faces a range of lawsuits and increased scrutiny by regulators.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2022
Tesla mulls exporting China-made EVs to United States
Such a reversal would reflect the automaker's deepening cost advantage at its Shanghai plant and slower demand from Chinese consumers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2022
Panasonic to start building Kansas battery plant in November
The conglomerate's energy unit said it had picked Kansas as the site for a new plant to supply batteries primarily to Tesla.
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.
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.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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