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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 6, 2019
Toyota joins rival carmakers BMW and Honda in sounding Brexit alarm bell
Toyota Motor Corp. has added its voice to warnings about potential Brexit fallout as the deadline for an agreement on the U.K.'s exit from the European Union looms less than four weeks away.
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JAPAN / Society / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 4, 2019
Few foreign residents aware of public nursing care plan but more expected to tap it as Japan grays
The number of foreign people living and retiring in Japan is expected to increase following the overhaul of the nation's immigration control law in April, which will introduce new types of working visas.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 20, 2019
Winds of change sweep auto industry
Automakers are engaged in a fierce batttle for survival.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / A Weekend In
Feb 9, 2019
A weekend in Toyota and Nagoya: Where technology meets tradition
Toyota will host four games for the Rugby World Cup at its 45,000-capacity Toyota Stadium. Read our guide to the city to find out what to do when you're in Toyota and neighboring Nagoya for the weekend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 6, 2019
Toyota slashes net profit forecast due to market turbulence
Dragged down by recent stock market turbulence, Toyota Motor Corp. slashed its net profit forecast for the current business year on Wednesday and now estimates the figure will be down by 25 percent compared to fiscal 2017.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2019
Struggling Akebono Brake seeks capital infusion from Toyota as well as debt relief
Akebono Brake Industry Co. is seeking a capital infusion from top shareholder Toyota Motor Corp. and a moratorium on debt repayment as part of a revival plan, sending its shares tumbling by a quarter on Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2019
CEOs at Davos sour on Trump policies, warning they hurt business and investment
From center-stage in Davos last year, President Donald Trump told the world's corporate bosses that America is a great place to invest. It hasn't quite turned out that way.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 23, 2019
Toyota and Panasonic to launch joint venture to make electric vehicle batteries by end of 2020
Toyota Motor Corp. and electronics giant Panasonic Corp. said Tuesday they will jointly establish a new company to make batteries for automobiles, including electric vehicles, by the end of 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2019
India's electric vehicle goals being realized on two wheels, not four
Hurt by high fuel prices, Vinod Gore, a farmer in Gove village in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, ditched his petrol scooter for an electric model, underlining how two-wheelers are driving the country's goal of electrification of its vehicles.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 13, 2019
Jets win Emperor's Cup in overtime thriller
Diminutive star Yuki Togashi ended the nail-biting, seesaw game with a clutch shot.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jan 8, 2019
In Japan, China and U.S., scientists work feverishly for a breakthrough on powerful batteries for EVs
To deliver an electric vehicle that's cheaper, safer and capable of traveling over 800 km on a single charge, the auto industry needs a breakthrough in battery technology.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Help Wanted?
Dec 31, 2018
Foreign talent eager to work for Japanese firms, but staid office culture a hindrance
Dozens of young people from around Asia descended on Tokyo last month for a job fair, dressed in a plain black suit of the type considered "the uniform" for Japanese college students when they meet with prospective employers.

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