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Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 24, 2018
Trump's threat of 'national security' auto tariffs tests Tokyo's patience
The U.S. Commerce Department is considering plans for new tariffs on imported vehicles under a national security law used to levy duties on aluminum and steel earlier this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 23, 2018
Taxi! Tokyo prepares for Olympic tourism boom with accessible cabs and international drivers
Tokyo's taxi industry is undergoing some radical changes as Japan, already dealing with unprecedented levels of tourism, gears up to host two major sporting events in the next 26 months.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 18, 2018
Toyota boss Akio Toyoda says automakers, various industrial sectors need to cooperate in order to innovate
Automakers need to work harder with companies in other industrial sectors in Japan to promote technological innovations, Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 14, 2018
Japanese automakers' rosy profits may be short-lived
Japan's big three automakers enjoyed soaring net profits in the last business year, but analysts warn it is too early to say the robust results suggest a return to their glory days.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 11, 2018
Despite diversity drive, Japan's carmakers struggle to hire women engineers
Facing the worst labor shortage in decades, Japan's carmakers have seen the light: hire more women.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 9, 2018
Toyota announces record net profit of ¥2.49 trillion
The company's record figure comes in the face of once-in-a-century changes faced by the automobile industry and rising protectionism.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 5, 2018
Toyota bets $1.1 billion on SUVs in Canada with Trudeau help
The investment will turn Canada into the automaker's main production site for the RAV4 and other hybrid vehicles, creating more than 400 jobs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2018
Having lost the smartphone battle, Japan now lags on connected cars
In the race to build cars with digitally connected services — such as the ability to order coffee via a dashboard display — Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. risk being held back by their home market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 17, 2018
Toyota to launch 'talking' vehicles in U.S. in 2021
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to start selling vehicles in the U.S. in 2021 that can talk to each other using short-range wireless technology, the automaker said Monday, potentially preventing thousands of accidents annually.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Taking the Lead
Apr 15, 2018
Hands-on Toyota exec passes down monozukuri spirit
Mitsuru Kawai drops by a bathhouse for factory workers at Toyota Motor's headquarters in Aichi Prefecture each day before work.
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2018
Toyota-Suzuki alliance deepens as both agree to sell each other's vehicles in India
Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp. agreed to sell each other's hybrid cars and other vehicles in India, deepening an alliance between the automakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 21, 2018
Toyota halts robot-car tests in wake of crash in Arizona
Toyota Motor Corp. halted tests of its "Chauffeur" autonomous driving system on U.S. public roads after an Uber Technologies Inc. vehicle operating in autonomous mode under the supervision of a human safety driver struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona, on Sunday evening.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 15, 2018
Lexus crafting high-end yacht as ploy to polish fading luxury car credentials
Lexus thinks it finally has a way to catch up with Mercedes in luxury-car sales: go into the high-end boat business.

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