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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 21, 2013
Toyota to make hybrid cars with Chinese firms
Toyota Motor Corp. will jointly develop hybrid cars with two Chinese auto giants as it aims to boost sales of eco-friendly cars in the world's biggest automobile market.
BUSINESS
Nov 21, 2013
Ghosn joins hydrogen car skeptics
Nissan Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn says consumers won't take to fuel-cell vehicles before the decade's end, joining Tesla Motors Inc.'s Elon Musk in questioning the future of hydrogen-powered cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 20, 2013
Tokyo Motor Show still green, tries to spark pizazz
Japanese and foreign car manufacturers offered a glimpse of the future as they unveiled their latest eco-friendly and unique next-generation concept cars as the 43rd Tokyo Motor Show was opened to the media Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 20, 2013
Camry tweaks eyed to keep its lead in U.S. sales
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Camry, headed for a 12th straight year as the best-selling U.S. car, will get "significant attention," including freshened features, to hold the title a 13th year, the brand's U.S. sales chief said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 14, 2013
Toyota unveils revamped Harrier
Toyota Motor Corp. has unveiled the latest version of its Harrier luxury crossover vehicle, featuring a new design and better fuel economy to attract younger customers.
LIFE / Language / THE BUZZ
Nov 9, 2013
Ima desho!: Do it now!
今でしょ！
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 9, 2013
Toshiba prevails over Toyota in series opener
Toshiba big man Nick Fazekas put up a double-double performance with 19 points and 20 rebounds as the Brave Thunders took the first game of a two-game series over their archrival Toyota Motors Alvark with a 73-65 win at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2 on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 7, 2013
Staying home paying off for Toyota amid weakening yen
Staying at home is paying off for Toyota Motor Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 29, 2013
Camry loses Consumer Reports nod
Consumer Reports pulled its recommendation for Toyota Motor Corp.'s Camry sedan and said post-bankruptcy General Motors Co. is among the automakers cracking Japanese brands' dominance in fielding reliable cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2013
Toyota fined $3 million by U.S. jury
Toyota Motor Corp. must pay $3 million in a lawsuit claiming that a defect in a Camry caused the vehicle to suddenly accelerate, leading to an accident that left one woman dead and another injured, an Oklahoma jury says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 18, 2013
Race is on to develop self-driving autos
Cars that drive themselves used to be a pipe dream, only to be seen in the movies. But with cars already packed with information technology, the idea is no longer far-fetched for global automakers, and the competition is heating up.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 18, 2013
Toyota to recall 885,000 vehicles for air-con woes
Toyota Motor Corp. said Thursday it will conduct a voluntary safety recall of a combined 885,000 units of its Camry and Avalon sedans as well as the Venza SUV, mainly sold in North America, due to a problem with the air conditioning condenser unit housing.
BUSINESS / THE VIEW FROM EUROPE
Oct 13, 2013
Crumbling keiretsu networks good sign for foreign firms and Japan
For years and decades, foreign observers have cried foul over various barriers — both existing and perceived — to the Japanese economy. Their main target is usually the keiretsu, the closely knit business networks automakers exclusively maintain with groups of 200 to 300 suppliers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 11, 2013
Toyota wins first acceleration trial
Toyota Motor Corp. was not responsible for an accident that killed a 66-year-old woman who crashed her 2006 Camry into a tree after it sped out of control on a road and into oncoming traffic, a Los Angeles jury finds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 11, 2013
Hydrogen prototype takes to the road in race toward fuel cells
Toyota Motor Corp. has long held out hydrogen as the ultimate alternative to gasoline for powering automobiles. Soon, consumers will be able to kick the tires of its fuel-cell car and those of other automakers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2013
Honda Fit designed as 'Prius-killer' in challenge to Toyota
Honda Motor Co. wants to remind the world that hybrid means more than the Prius.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2013
Mazda to debut domestic hybrid
Mazda Motor Corp. said Wednesday it will launch a hybrid version of the Axela compact car in Japan on Nov. 22, entering into the segment for the first time amid growing competition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2013
Toyoda tries to revive love for cars
While Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda is on the cusp of a record year for profit, kids nowadays make him nervous. They're so clueless that boys without cars have the nerve to ask girls out.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2013
Toyota slips to third in U.S. car sales
Toyota Motor Corp. slipped to third position in U.S. new vehicle sales in September, while the overall market shrank from a year earlier for the first time since May 2011 due to fewer days reported in the month, research company Autodata Corp. said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 2, 2013
Driving systems in spotlight at high-tech fair
Automakers rolled out their advanced driving technologies and IT-equipped vehicles for the opening of Japan's major high-tech fair Tuesday.
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.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
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.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
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.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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