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Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 5, 2020
Japan looks to AI as coronavirus challenges quality control mantra
A rethink of the factory floor has been prompted by COVID-19, leading to an increased use of robots in manufacturing.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Sep 5, 2020
J. League sponsors exploring new marketing opportunities in response to virus
With the number of spectators at stadiums capped in keeping with government guidelines to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, companies sponsoring J. League teams are changing their marketing strategies to attract the interest of as many soccer fans as possible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 21, 2020
Toyota launches car-leasing service in India as more prefer to rent
Toyota Motor Corp. has begun a car-leasing service in India after seeing more customers in the country prefer renting a vehicle to owning one.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2020
Defying Trump, California locks in vehicle emission deals with major automakers
The Center for Biological Diversity estimates the deal will improve fuel economy 3.7 percent year over year between 2022 and 2026.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2020
Michigan developing driverless car corridor
The move would allow testing away from the spotlight on current favorite location California.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 6, 2020
Toyota launches its first hybrid car in Vietnam
Toyota Motor Corp. has launched the Corolla Cross SUV in Vietnam, its first hybrid vehicle to be sold in the Southeast Asian country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2020
Toyota likely the world's best-selling carmaker for January-June
Toyota alone globally produced 3.31 million units in the first half of 2020, down 28.6 percent from the previous year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 30, 2020
IBM ties up with Japanese business and academia in quantum computing
The 'Quantum Innovation Initiative Consortium' will be based at the University of Tokyo and include Toyota, financial institutions and chemical manufacturers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2020
Toyota's August domestic output to meet pre-pandemic targets
The carmaker has resumed operations at almost all of its plants around the world following suspension due to the outbreak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 20, 2020
Wired for profit: How an obscure Japanese auto supplier is riding out the pandemic
If the motor is the heart of an EV, then coils in turn are the heart of the electric motor.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2020
Toyota to delay restart of factory operations in Venezuela
Toyota Motor Corp. will delay the restart of its factory operations in Venezuela following a four-month suspension, as the country has extended measures to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus, an official said Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 12, 2020
Toyota to fully resume global output for first time since February
Toyota Motor Corp. will resume automobile production in all of its manufacturing bases around the world for the first time since February, a source with knowledge of the matter said Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 11, 2020
Toyota says staffers shown mocking George Floyd's death no longer employed
Two employees, including a supervisor, were fired over a video showing the supervisor kneeling on a file binder and saying 'that will keep them down.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2020
Japanese automakers' domestic output plunged 62% in May amid pandemic
The decline was worse than the previous record fall of 60.1 percent in April 2011, when a massive earthquake and tsunami struck northeastern Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2020
Toyota's global output plunged record 54.4% in May amid pandemic
Japan's biggest automaker also said its global sales fell 31.8 percent to 576,508 vehicles in the reporting month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2020
Toyota's output to recover to 10% drop in July, beating projections
Toyota Motor Corp. said Monday its domestic production volume in July is expected to recover from what is projected for June, thanks to the resumption of economic activities in Japan following the end of national state of emergency over the novel coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 18, 2020
Toyota group supplying hybrid SUVs for Suzuki to sell in Europe
Toyota Motor Corp.'s affiliate has begun manufacturing hybrid RAV4 SUVs for Suzuki Motor Corp. for the first time, with a plan to sell them under the smaller automaker brand in the European market, sources close to the matter said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 16, 2020
Toyota offers free access to collision test software
Toyota Motor Corp. said Tuesday it will make its software to simulate and analyze vehicle collisions freely available from next January.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2020
Is Tesla bigger than Toyota or not? Well, it’s complicated
Last week, Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk liked a tweet that read, "Tesla is now officially the most valuable automaker of all the world!! Congrats!!”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2020
Toyota chief promises shareholders profits despite pandemic
Toyota Motor Corp. CEO Akio Toyoda assured shareholders Thursday that the auto giant will stay in the black for the current business year even if the coronavirus crisis "exceeds the Lehman shock," thanks to years of cost-cutting efforts.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
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.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
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.
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.

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