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TOYOTA

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2013
Imperial Family's car woes sparked Toyota whistleblower
In 2008, Toyota faced an embarrassing problem: The Imperial Family's luxury Century Royal, used to carry Crown Prince Naruhito around Japan, was a dud.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2013
Dark sides of Toyota's drive to be No. 1
Like most corporate giants, Toyota isn't all squeaky clean. Yet in their book 'Toyota no Shotai' ('The True Colors of Toyota') published in Japanese in 2006, Hajime Yokota and Makoto Sataka catalog the Japanese media's timidity when it comes to covering the nation's top advertiser.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2013
How even the mightiest can sometimes succumb to their own success
Toyota was famously slow to respond to the glut of claims of sudden acceleration problems afflicting some of its vehicles — at least until a now-notorious recording of an emergency 911 call made from one of the passengers stuck in 45-year-old California Highway Patrolman Mark Saylor's speeding Lexus on Aug. 28, 2009.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2013
'Lurching' Lexus fortunately just ran into a wall
Tanya Spotts, a real estate agent from Hamilton, Virginia, bought a new Lexus E350 in 2011. This is her story.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2013
Price cuts help boost Nissan's U.S. sales 25%
Nissan Motor Co.'s U.S. sales surged 25 percent in May, triple the industrywide gain, after cutting prices and increasing incentives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 25, 2013
Weakening yen helps Toyota outsell GM for fifth quarter
Toyota Motor Corp. outsold all automakers for the fifth straight quarter as the yen's depreciation sharpens its edge over General Motors and Volkswagen.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 21, 2013
Toyota to start producing Lexus ES sedan in Kentucky
Toyota Motor Corp. plans to build Lexus ES 350 sedans in Kentucky, the first U.S. production for its luxury brand, as CEO Akio Toyoda pushes to localize output in the automaker's biggest markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 12, 2013
Ford, Toyota both claim to have top-selling car
For the second time in seven months, Toyota Motor Corp. and Ford Motor Co. both claim to produce the world's top-selling car. The clash shows how counting in the global automotive industry is complicated.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 10, 2013
Brave Thunders eliminate Alvark, advance to JBL Finals
Toshiba center Nick Fazekas scored 23 points and grabbed 22 rebounds as the Brave Thunders edged the reigning JBL champion Toyota Motors Alvark 64-62 in the decisive third game of the playoff semifinals at Todoroki Arena on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 4, 2013
Altima tops Camry in hot U.S. midsize market
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Camry in March ceded its rank as America's best-selling midsize car for the first time in 17 months, slipping behind Nissan Motor Co.'s Altima and losing share to Honda Motor Co. and Ford Motor Co. models.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2013
Yen fall worrisome, Ford CEO says
Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally said he is concerned that the depreciation of the yen is bolstering the competitiveness of Japanese carmakers.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
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.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
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.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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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