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TOYOTA

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2014
Toyota looks to overhaul Scion brand
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Scion line, a U.S. experiment intended to win over young buyers with idiosyncratic designs and low prices, will overhaul its lineup amid fading sales as the brand reaches adolescence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 17, 2014
Toyota ratchets up 'green car' race with 2015 fuel cell vehicle launch
In 1997, Toyota caught its competitors by surprise with the revolutionary Prius, the first commercially successful gasoline-electric hybrid car. Now it is trying to do the same with a technology that seems straight out of science fiction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 16, 2014
Toyota tweaks Camry as Sonata makes gains
Toyota Motor Corp. is making rare styling changes in the Camry sedan just halfway into the car's usual design cycle, a sign the automaker is eager to stem gains made by Hyundai Motor Co.'s Sonata, which also is being reworked for 2015.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 16, 2014
"Nobuyoshi Araki Ojo Shashu: Photography for the Afterlife — Faces, Skyscapes, Roads"
For renowned photographer Nobuyoshi Araki, a photograph is a way of expressing his thoughts on life, processed by taking snapshots of everyday moments. Through his fight with prostate cancer, however, along with the loss of his beloved cat Chiro — his only companion after the loss of his wife — and...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2014
Scrutiny ushers in era of big recalls
Recall first, ask questions later.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 9, 2014
Toyota glitches prompt its second-largest recall ever
Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 6.39 million vehicles globally for faults affecting various parts ranging from steering to seats in the company's second-largest recall to date.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 28, 2014
Toyota to launch next Camry remake in April
Toyota Motor Corp., whose Camry sedan has been the top-selling U.S. car for the past 12 years, will roll out a refreshed model next month as Ford Motor Co. and domestic rivals gain on the perennial leader.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 27, 2014
Flush Toyota ends pause in buybacks
Toyota Motor Corp. said it will buy back stock for the first time in five years as its cash pile swells and profit climbs.
BASKETBALL
Mar 23, 2014
Tokyo Excellence triumph in NBDL championship game
In the National Basketball Development League's title game on Sunday, the Tokyo Excellence defeated the Toyota Tsusho Fighting Eagles 93-77.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2014
Toyota to lift lockout at Indian factories
Toyota Motor Corp. will resume production in India after an impasse with union workers over wages led to a temporary lockout and halt in assembly work.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 19, 2014
Toyota set to pay $1.2 billion to settle U.S. criminal probe
Toyota Motor Corp. has reached a settlement to end a U.S. criminal probe of sudden unexpected acceleration of its vehicles, three people familiar with the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2014
Automakers luring Japan's interest-hungry banks to Mexico
Investments by Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. that look set to make Mexico the biggest car exporter to the U.S. are giving Japanese banks a chance to escape from the world's lowest yields.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Mar 14, 2014
Youths taking to auto repair classes
Toyota Motor Corp. is conducting a class in Aichi Prefecture so young people can discover the fun of building cars by learning how to repair popular old cars such as the Publica and Sports 800.
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2014
Nissan tops Asia-brand U.S. sales
Nissan Motor Co. led February U.S. sales gains for Asia-based carmakers, with its Altima passing Toyota Motor Corp.'s Camry so far this year amid severe winter weather that again was blamed for chilling demand.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
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.

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