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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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 12, 2014
Key firms agree to hike pay scales
Many major firms notified their labor unions Wednesday that they will raise pay scales to conclude this year's spring wage negotiations, responding to strong calls from the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to help end long-standing deflation.
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.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2014
Union cites 'big gap' with Toyota in wage negotiations
Toyota Motor Corp. and its workers' union are far apart over wages and bonuses, the labor group's chairman said Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2014
Toyota regards union demand for wage increase as 'surprisingly high'
Toyota Motor Corp., the nation's largest manufacturer and employer, says the wage increases labor unions have demanded going into annual negotiations this year are "surprisingly high."
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2014
Toyota restarts work at four plants
Operations resumed Tuesday at four Toyota Motor Corp. plants in central Japan that were shut the previous day when parts deliveries were disrupted due to heavy snowfall last weekend. Meanwhile, other automakers' plants remain idled.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Feb 17, 2014
Personal devices to keep you fit and calm, plus Fujitsu's latest 'convertible' ultrabook
Earbuds that's aren't earbuds; a laptop that's not just a laptop; a mouse that's not really a mouse; and a wristband that's not for telling the time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Feb 13, 2014
Toyota recalls persist as most Prius hybrids need fix
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Akio Toyoda, beset by recalls since taking over as president in 2009, is now finding more flaws in one of his most high-profile models and adding to a growing fleet of cars that need fixing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 11, 2014
Toyota plant closures put paid to Aussie industry
Toyota Motor Corp. will stop building cars in Australia in 2017, spelling the end of the local industry after Ford Motor Co. and General Motors Co. announced last year they also plan to pull out.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2014
Toyota cash mountain draws calls for plants
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda, whose company has accumulated a cash pile of almost ¥4 trillion, is facing calls to put that money to better use.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2014
Toyota looks to log record group operating profit
Toyota Motor Corp. is expected to log a record operating profit for the current business year through March aided by the yen's fall, which boosts export competitiveness, sources said.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBL NOTEBOOK
Jan 28, 2014
Toshiba sharpshooter Tsuji continues rise to prominence
Toshiba Brave Thunders' Naoto Tsuji is arguably the most prolific player among the NBL's sophomore class in the 2013-14 season.
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2014
Unions to demand robust pay rises
Unions are adopting robust demands for this spring's annual "shunto" wage talks, with those of Toyota Motor Corp. considering an average ¥2.3 million annual bonus and the electronics industry its first basic pay hike in five years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 23, 2014
Toyota outsold GM, VW in '13, sees 3% growth this year
Toyota Motor Corp. outsold General Motors Co. and Volkswagen AG in 2013 to lead the global auto industry for the second straight year and forecast 3.4 percent growth for 2014 on rising demand in the U.S. and China.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 22, 2014
Toyota, Honda at record output in N. America
Toyota Motor Corp. and Honda Motor Co. set production records at their North American auto assembly plants last year even as the yen weakened against the dollar for a second consecutive year.
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Jan 17, 2014
Toyota to commercialize robots for physical therapy market in 2015
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to launch a line of physical therapy "robots" as early as in 2015 to tap demand expected for machines that can help the elderly get through rehabilitation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 15, 2014
Toyota's Lexus sees methodical gains in U.S. to emerging markets
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus luxury line aims to grow as much as 10 percent annually for the next 30 years as it expands in the U.S., its biggest market, as well as in emerging markets from China and Vietnam to Brazil and Peru.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 13, 2014
Toshiba edges Toyota Motors for Emperor's Cup title
When a big title is on the line, a winner is often decided by how resilient it is.

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