JAPAN TIMES
 
Japanese carmakers have largely absorbed the cost of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on auto imports, a move that may undermine the Asian nation’s negotiating power ahead of a July 9 deadline that will see duties rocket even higher.
So far, just three of Japan’s six major auto...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Honda Motor Co President Toshihiro Mibe expressed his eagerness to collaborate with Nissan Motor Co and its alliance partner Mitsubishi Motors Corp during a general shareholders meeting on Thursday, after merger talks with Nissan collapsed earlier this year.
Asked about the likeliho...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Toyota Motor Corp has proposed to the government that it sell U.S.-made cars in Japan through its domestic dealership network, the company said in an online video.
The proposal is intended to support Japan's trade negotiations with the United States over President Donald Trump's tar...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Suzuki Motor Corp has halted production of its flagship Swift compact hatchback due to China's export restrictions on rare-earth elements, sources close to the matter said, marking the first suspension by a Japanese automaker tied to the curbs.
The restrictions have caused delays in...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Money-losing Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Corp is banking on its latest “e-Power” technology for a turnaround.
A kind of hybrid, e-Power comes equipped with both an electric motor and gasoline engine, much like the Toyota Motor Corp Prius. It’s different from a Prius in that it d...

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JAPAN TODAY
 
Struggling Japanese automaker Nissan Motor Co plans to cut around 20,000 jobs globally, more than 10,000 above the reduction announced last fall, as it deems deeper action is needed to turn its business around, a source familiar with the matter said Monday.
The job cuts under the ne...

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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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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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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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