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AUTOMOBILES

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2022
The Earth wants Biden to keep gas prices high
There¡¯s one bold move President Biden could make to curb climate change: Find a way to put a $5-a-gallon floor on gasoline prices.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2022
Tesla may be driving itself out of the running
The British bicycle bubble of the 1800s should signal caution for Tesla¡¯s stock as rival car companies catch up with EV technology.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2021
Speed limit on the autobahn? It¡¯d be great for the planet
For libertarians and petrol-heads, not to mention the German engineers who spent decades building ever more powerful combustion engines, limiting speeds would be hugely disappointing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2020
While we¡¯re waiting for?electric cars to fully charge, how about hybrids?
Investors have run up the stock prices of electric car companies and their valuations far higher than the businesses really warrant.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2020
Batteries are key to a greener and more electric future
The race to improve battery technology is proceeding on several fronts, the most visible of which is that for electric vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 25, 2019
After 40-year losing streak, Canadian fuel cell maker¡¯s shares are soaring
Canadian hydrogen fuel cell pioneer Ballard Power Systems Inc. has hung on for four decades without posting a profit, waging a battle far head of its time against the combustion engine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2019
Forget robots ¡ª the breakthrough technology will be in your car
Innovation tends to come in products and services that are already in wide use.
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2018
VW official says diesel scandal cleanup will cost it €5.5 billion this year and €2 billion in 2019
Volkswagen¡¯s cleanup of a diesel cheating scandal will cost it €5.5 billion ($6.25 billion) in 2018 and around €2 billion in 2019, Chief Financial Officer Frank Witter told German weekly Boersen-Zeitung.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2018
More people means more cars and more deaths
Traffic accidents are the leading killer of younger people worldwide, but there are signs that making our roads safer isn¡¯t impossible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 25, 2018
As tariff deadlines loom, world watches U.S. and China to see who blinks first
The U.S. and China¡¯s high-stakes game of economic ¡°chicken¡± is set to reach a critical juncture in the next two weeks, as the world¡¯s largest trading partners approach deadlines on tariffs and other barriers that may determine who blinks first.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2018
Porsche picks Taycan as name of brand¡¯s first electric vehicle
Porsche AG named its first car to directly compete with electric leader Tesla Inc. the Taycan, as the German manufacturer gears up for what will arguably be its most ambitious and potentially risky vehicle project ever.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2018
The ongoing electric vehicle war
The battle for industry supremacy has just begun.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2017
A world without exhaust pipes
The growing popularity of electric vehicles is set to curb one of the largest sources of global pollution, but consumption bias continues to impede many buyers¡¯ embrace of the technology.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 16, 2017
Do automakers dream of electric cars?
The automotive industry is precariously poised between a glamorous past and an opaque road ahead.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 28, 2017
Unnamed country will build or expand five U.S. auto plants: Trump
President Donald Trump said on Wednesday an unnamed foreign leader told him at the United Nations last week that the country would soon announce plans to build or expand five automobile industry factories in the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2017
German court rules in favor of diesel ban in Mercedes¡¯ hometown as fallout over VW scandal continues
German carmakers, fighting for a future for diesel technology in Europe, faced a setback after a Stuttgart court ruled in favor of a complaint seeking to ban all diesel cars from entering the home city of Mercedes-Benz and Porsche.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 4, 2017
No free ride for U.S. auto manufacturers
Anyone who was around in the 1980s will remember the turmoil caused by the U.S.-Japan trade imbalance, especially in the automotive field. In order to maintain their growing position in the American market, Japanese car manufacturers knew they would have to move some of their operations to the United...
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2017
Where the advent of flying cars might take us
If flying cars become popular, they are likely to ease urban traffic problems by expanding the areas where people are able to live and work.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2016
The end of America¡¯s love affair with cars?
The quintessential symbol of American mobility may be losing its grip on the national psyche.
EDITORIALS
Apr 22, 2016
Mitsubishi Motors¡¯ cheating scandal
Mitsubishi Motors¡¯ claims that it has rectified the crooked corporate culture that led to its previous scandals is now in doubt.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Head of Swiss euthanasia firm dies after collapsing while ascending Mount Fuji
Around 200,000 people typically scale the 3,776 meter Mount Fuji each year.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo¡¯s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo¡¯s ¡®stadium of desire¡¯

Longform

For many people, utility poles and power lines have become such a familiar part of Japan¡¯s landscape that they often go unnoticed.
Why Japan¡¯s utility poles won¡¯t be disappearing anytime soon
By Alex K.T. Martin

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