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Honda's little radiation-proof robot does nuke duty
Posted 8:58 am U.S. ET, June 17
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Now, Honda Motor Co. is parlaying its expertise in robotics into a helping hand -- quite literally a telescoping, cancer-impervious surveying arm t ...
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Resurgent economy bolsters foreign car sales in Japan
Posted 10:36 am U.S. ET, June 7TOKYO -- For months, U.S. and European automakers have been fretting about the impact of the tumbling yen on local sales.
Without doubt, the shrinking yen makes Japanese exports more profitable and increases their allure in overseas markets.
But here's the flip side they don't complain abou ...
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Driver's license in Japan comes with lots of ritual
Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, May 31TOKYO -- Japan's automakers love to moan about all the red tape that discourages young people here from buying cars: high taxes, thickets of registration, the need to show proof of an overnight parking spot, onerous inspection regimes.
Add to all that the trials and travails of simply getting a driver's license and then keepi ...
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Driver's license in Japan comes with a large helping of numbing ritual
Posted 12:09 pm U.S. ET, May 29TOKYO -- Japan's automakers love to moan about all the red tape that discourages young people here from buying cars: high taxes, thickets of registration, the need to show proof of an overnight parking spot, onerous inspection regimes.
Add to all that the trials and travails of simply getting a driver's license and then keepi ...
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This Toyota Group hybrid has small sales, huge size
Posted 7:06 am U.S. ET, March 27TOKYO -- While the sales tally for these Toyota Group hybrids aren't huge, the vehicles themselves are big. Really big.
In fact, given they are light, medium and heavy-duty trucks, it's perhaps surprising that Hino Motors Ltd. sold any at all.
Hybrids are still a niche among passenger cars, ...
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Japan may crack open market to join U.S. free-trade agreement
Posted 10:22 am U.S. ET, March 6TOKYO -- Is Japan poised to open its market to more imports?
Japan's automakers are desperate for their country to enter a free-trade deal with the United States. But U.S. automakers oppose Japan's entry, saying Japan's market is closed.
Now local media in Japan say the government is secret ...
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Nikkei's take on bailout: Japan saved GM
Posted 5:50 pm U.S. ET, Feb. 28TOKYO -- Did the U.S. taxpayer save General Motors? Or was it really saved by the missteps and misfortunes of Japan's automakers?
An interesting line caught my attention in a recent article in the Nikkei newspaper, Japan's version of The Wall Street Journal and the official chronicle of Japan Inc.
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EV nor not? Nissan tiptoes around Le Mans question
Posted 8:08 am U.S. ET, Feb. 26YOKOHAMA, Japan -- Nissan Motor Co. just announced it will return to the 24 Hours of Le Mans endurance race with a car sporting the brand's signature "electric powertrain."
But is it really a pure electric vehicle, such as the Leaf -- boasting the technology Nissan has staked its reputation on?
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Finally hints of new product for Mitsubishi?
Posted 7:21 am U.S. ET, Feb. 15TOKYO -- Could Mitsubishi Motors Corp., badly hurting for new product in the United States, be priming for a return to pickup trucks as well as its next generation of electric cars?
The Japanese carmaker says it will unveil two concept vehicles along those lines at next month's Geveva motor show.
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Mazda's diesel gambit pays in Japan. But in the U.S.?
Posted 12:51 pm U.S. ET, Jan. 10TOKYO -- Here's a good omen for Mazda Motor Corp.'s gamble on delving into diesels in the United States later this year.
In Japan, a country where diesels are all but non-existent, the diesel version of Mazda's CX-5 sold like crazy in 2012. The CX-5 small crossover went on sale here last February and sold 35,434 units by the ...
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Suzuki's split with VW may have forced its hand in the U.S.
Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, Nov. 7TOKYO — It's a small stumbling block in the mountain of problems plaguing beleaguered Suzuki Motor Corp. in America.
But its ugly fallout with partner Volkswagen made it even more untenable for Suzuki to keep selling cars in the United States.
After splitting with one-time shareho ...
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