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TOYOTA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 6, 2015
Lexus turns to German engineering to create working hoverboard
Imagine, if you will, being handed what looks like a skateboard that almost magically hovers an inch or three above the ground.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2015
Toyota shifts fewer vehicles while weak yen drives profits higher
Toyota Motor Corp. on Tuesday reported lower April-June unit sales, but higher revenues and profit thanks to the weaker yen.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2015
VW passes Toyota to take global sales lead in first half of 2015
Volkswagen AG surpassed Toyota Motor Corp. to become the biggest automaker by deliveries in the first half, putting the company on track to capture the worldwide sales crown three years ahead of its target.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 27, 2015
JBA announces preseason exhibition showcase between top NBL, bj-league teams
Last season's four championship finalists from the NBL and bj-league will compete on Sept. 13 in Tokyo, the Japan Basketball Association announced on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 22, 2015
New president urges vehicle parts maker Aisin Seiki to change gear
A former Toyota Motor Corp. executive is telling the carmaker's second-biggest supplier to raise its game across its auto parts businesses or risk being benched.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2015
342,000 hybrid vehicles recalled in Japan
Toyota Motor Corp. reported to the transport ministry on Wednesday that it is recalling some 342,000 hybrid vehicles due to defects in the power system that could make the cars unable to run.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2015
Japanese carmakers cling to Indonesia targets as sales skid, showrooms stay empty
Japanese automakers are sticking to their targets in Indonesia in defiance of the longest sales decline in six years, resorting to steep discounts to entice tight-spending consumers into showrooms that remain stubbornly empty.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 9, 2015
Kennedy aided Hamp's release from jail, U.S. official says
Former Toyota Motor Corp. executive Julie Hamp left a Tokyo jail 20 days after police arrested her for violating Japan's drug laws. U.S. Ambassador Caroline Kennedy helped secure the release, said an official.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2015
Prosecutors will not indict ex-Toyota exec Hamp over painkillers
Former Toyota executive Julie Hamp will not be charged with illegally importing a controlled painkiller, investigative sources say.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jul 4, 2015
Could Hamp's detention reinforce prejudice?
The Metropolitan Police Department arrested Julie Hamp, Toyota Motor Corp.'s first female managing officer, on June 18 on suspicion of importing oxycodone, an opioid used to relieve pain. The drug is tightly controlled in Japan but can be imported into the country with a prescription if certain procedures...
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2015
Toyota's lock-stock sale brings customers to Nomura
A new type of security Toyota Motor Corp. is selling is proving a hit with Japanese drawn to the combination of limited risk and fixed dividends that beat the near-zero interest being offered on bank deposits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jul 2, 2015
Loss of Toyota's first female executive is blow to Japan's diversity drive
The resignation of Toyota Motor Corp.'s first female executive, who lasted just 90 days in the job, is a blow to Toyota's drive to make management ranks more international and accepting of female executives.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 30, 2015
Takata asks major Japanese automakers not to seek parts price cut
As the firm grapples with a massive global recall of its faulty products, embattled air bag maker Takata Corp. is asking major Japanese automakers such as Toyota Motor Corp. to refrain from demanding a parts price cut in annual negotiations, sources familiar with the matter said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 28, 2015
Lexus heads back to the future with 'hoverboard'
Watch out, world. Toyota is heading back to the future.
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2015
Toyota's drug problem, and Japan's
Toyota has a drug problem. The company and CEO Akio Toyoda are dealing with the fallout from a bizarre case surrounding his newly promoted head of global public relations, Julie Hamp.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 25, 2015
U.S. Toyota exec 'asked father to mail' controlled painkiller
An American executive at Toyota Motor Corp. suspected of illegally importing a painkiller considered a narcotic in Japan has told police that the tablets in question were not prescribed for her, investigative sources said Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2015
Toyota president earns ¥1.27 billion, surpassing Nissan's Ghosn
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda became the highest-paid auto executive in Japan Wednesday after dividend payouts pushed his total compensation past Nissan Motor Co.'s Carlos Ghosn.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2015
Toyota finds air bags in demand on India's deadly roads
Toyota Motor Corp. has found that customers don't mind paying more for safety on the world's deadliest roads.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 20, 2015
Arrested Toyota exec didn't need painkiller, medical checkup finds
Investigators examine why parcel addressed to Julie Hamp contained drug considered stronger than morphine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2015
Toyota wins approval for shares locking in owners for five years
Toyota Motor Corp. has won approval to sell a new class of stock to long-term shareholders, a proposal that divided proxy advisers and drew criticism from foreign investors.
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.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Trump makes his grand RNC entrance with a bandaged ear and a VP pick
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Monday
China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
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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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
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