JAPAN NEWS
 
Three companies including Waymo LLC, a self-driving vehicle company affiliated with Google LLC’s parent Alphabet Inc., announced Thursday that they will begin test runs of self-driving taxis in Tokyo from Monday.
Taxi drivers belonging to Nihon Kotsu Co., a major taxi company in Toky...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Honda's executive vice president resigned on Monday over "an allegation of inappropriate conduct", the Japanese automaker said.
The incident occurred "during a social gathering outside of work hours", Honda said in a statement without specifying what accusations were made against Sh...

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TECH IN ASIA
 
Foxconn, a Taiwanese semiconductor manufacturer, will hold a seminar in Japan on April 9 to outline its EV strategy.
The seminar aims to provide Japanese automakers and suppliers with insights into Foxconn’s EV plans. Jun Seki, Foxconn’s chief EV strategy officer and a former Nissa...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japanese online shopping giant Rakuten Group Inc is considering introducing autonomous mobile robots to deliver goods amid a severe labor shortage in the transportation sector, according to a senior official.
The company plans to expand the technology to its flagship Rakuten Ichiba ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Japan saw record-high exports last year, as its annual trade deficit declined 44% from the previous year, the Finance Ministry reported Thursday.
The trade deficit, which measures the value of exports minus imports, totaled 5.3 trillion yen, according to government data, as imports ...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota Motor Corp is considering shifting some production at its central Japan home ground to other areas in a realignment aimed at addressing a labor shortage and natural disaster risks, sources familiar with the matter said.
One of the reorganization plans under consideration is t...

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CAR NEWS CHINA
 
BYD overtook Toyota in its all-electric vehicle sales last year for the first time. 59,736 all-electric vehicles were sold in Japan in 2024, down 33% from the previous year – the first decline in four years.
BYD sold 2,223 electric vehicles in 2024, up 54% from the year before. T...

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JAPAN NEWS
 
Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co., expected to sign a memorandum toward their integration as early as Monday, will likely face a shared issue of how to deal with China — the world’s largest car market.
While China’s BYD Co. continues to perform well at home, the two Japanese carma...

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THE SUN
 
 
A tie-up would help them better compete against Tesla and other electric vehicle makers, the Nikkei, the Financial Times and others said.
The two firms agreed in March to explore a strategic partnership on electric vehicles, a move analysts said was aimed at catching up with Chinese c...

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THE NEWS MARKET
 
Kia will develop Japanese-market-specific PBVsPV5 to be on sale in Japan in 2026, followed by PV7 and further PBV models and variantsKia will partner with Sojitz Corporation for PBV distribution in JapanKia Corporation (Kia) today announced that it will commence sales of its Pla...

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