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TOYOTA

BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2015
Toyota promotes Europe chief, names first female high-level executive
Toyota Motor Corp. promoted a French national and an American woman to unprecedented executive roles, marking a shake-up in management ranks dominated by male Japanese.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2015
Toyota raises profit forecast as weak yen lifts earnings on SUVs
Toyota Motor Corp. raised its fiscal year profit forecast Wednesday as surging overseas sales of SUVs and the carmaker's production base in Japan make it one of the biggest beneficiaries of a weaker yen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2015
Toyota gets blowback from China after Abe plugs hydrogen car
Toyota Motor Corp., already falling behind competitors in China's car market, is encountering a backlash from Chinese media over Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's endorsement of its new Mirai fuel cell sedan.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jan 29, 2015
Carmakers face rosy quarter as commodity prices slump
Toyota Motor Corp. and Nissan Motor Co. are benefiting from a decline in the price of commodities like steel and rubber, which will make it cheaper to produce cars and give an extra boost to profits.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 27, 2015
Toyota to change age-based pay scale
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to change its seniority-based pay structure for workers in Japan that will erase salary gaps between age groups, the company's human resources chief said on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2015
Honda to use air bags from Takata competitor in new Accord
Honda Motor Co. has chosen a competitor of embattled Takata Corp. to supply air bags for the next North American version of its Accord sedan, the automaker's best-selling vehicle, two people with knowledge of the decision said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2015
Daihatsu dismantling 'Toyota Way' as market changes
When Daihatsu Motor Co. launched the Mira e:S minicar in 2011, the Toyota affiliate thought it had found a model for emerging markets. The Mira e:S — e for eco, S for smart — was capable of going 30 kilometers on a liter of gasoline (72 mpg) for a sticker price of just ¥795,000, or $6,637. And indeed,...
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 14, 2015
Toyota to build more SUVs as U.S. demand provides edge over VW
Toyota Motor Corp. will build more sport utility vehicles this year at factories in Japan and Canada to meet rising U.S. demand, the carmaker's top North American executive said.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 10, 2015
Dragonflies stun Alvark to reach All-Japan final
In a win-or-go-home tournament, things like this can happen. Just not all the time.
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2015
GM CEO sees U.S. auto market flattening out but room for growth
General Motors Co. Chief Executive Officer Mary Barra said she expected the U.S. auto market to flatten out this year, although growth is possible because of the strong economy and falling gasoline prices.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Russia launched intercontinental ballistic missile during attack on Ukraine, Kyiv says
A Yars intercontinental ballistic missile is launched during a test from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in Northern Arkhangelsk region of Russia, in this still image captured from video released on Oct. 29.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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