automobiles

ANALYSIS: Production shift abroad a major cause...
Vehicles manufactured by Toyota Motor Corp. are ready to be loaded onto a vessel for shipment overseas. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Aggressive monetary easing measures that are at the heart of a policy package known as "Abenomics" were designed to weaken the yen and spur economic growth as the manufacturing ...
ANALYSIS: Japan could lose much, gain little from...
A farmer spreads fertilizer on a sugarcane field in Yaese, Okinawa Prefecture, on April 12. (Norio Yatsu)
Despite Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s pledge to protect national interests, Japan appears set to lose far more than it will gain--at least initially--from joining the...
Japan compromising on U.S. auto tariffs for TPP...
General Motors' Chevrolet Corvette at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit in January (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
Japan will let the United States continue imposing tariffs on Japanese vehicles for now, a decision expected to help Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announce Japan's participation in ...
U.S. won't put brakes on tariffs on Japanese...
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and U.S. President Barack Obama greet the media after a summit meeting in Washington on Feb. 22. (Teruo Kashiyama)
The United States plans to maintain tariffs on Japanese vehicles for the time being to protect its domestic auto industry even if Japan joins the Trans-Pacific Partnership free ...
BIZ BRIEF: NEC develops technology for large data...
NEC Corp. has developed and tested real-time large data processing technologies that maintain high-speed, scalable processing even for needs that require sophisticated analysis,...
BIZ BRIEF: Murata capitalizes on capacitors
Murata Manufacturing Co. announced Sept. 12 it has begun mass production of new compact, heat-resistant capacitors for use in automobiles.
U.S. auto concession requests complicate TPP...
Takeshi Yagi, director-general of the Foreign Ministry's Economic Affairs Bureau, speaks with reporters after a negotiating session with U.S. counterparts. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
The United States is seeking concessions in six areas related to automobiles in preliminary talks to determine if Japan should be allowed to take part in negotiations to join...
U.S. insists on Japanese concessions on 3 areas...
A Japanese auto manufacturer's assembly line. Washington complains that the U.S. share of Japan's car market is still too low. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
A U.S. government official has suggested that preliminary discussions be held on three trade issues before Japan formally participates in negotiations on the Trans-Pacific...
Carbon fiber makers gain ground in auto industry
BMW AG's "i3" electric car, which uses carbon fiber for about 30 percent of its body, at the Frankfurt Motor Show (Kazuyuki Kanai)
Japan's three carbon fiber suppliers are leading a drive to adopt the lightweight yet expensive materials for automobiles.
MMC to improve ties to Malaysian automaker
Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said on Sept. 15 it will strengthen its alliance with Proton Holdings Berhad, an automaker affiliated with the Malaysian government, possibly by...
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