Japan News Updates

GovernmentBusiness

Nippon Steel Sticks With US Steel Takeover, Not Investment

Nippon Steel reiterated its objective for the $14.1 billion takeover of U.S. Steel after President Donald Trump said the Japanese company was considering an investment instead.

February 25, 2025
GovernmentBusinessTechnologyEquipment

Japan Broaches Car Tariffs With US as Trump Threatens Hikes

Japan has raised the issue of auto tariffs with the U.S. after President Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25% levy on car imports, a move that would deliver a big blow to Japan’s economy.

February 19, 2025
GovernmentBusiness

Japan Asks for Exemption From US Steel and Aluminum Tariffs

Tokyo asked President Donald Trump to exclude Japanese companies from his fresh tariffs on steel and aluminum.

February 12, 2025
BusinessEquipment

Report: Mitsubishi Motors Won’t Join Honda, Nissan Tie-Up

Mitsubishi Motors Corp. won’t be a part of Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co.’s plans to combine their companies under a holding company, according to a Japanese newspaper.

January 24, 2025
BusinessLogistics

China Overtakes Japan as Top Auto Exporter in 2023

TOKYO — Data from a Japanese auto industry association shows that China overtook Japan as the world’s largest vehicle exporter last year.

February 1, 2024
BusinessLogistics

Japan Airlines to Debut Its First Freighter Planes in 13 Years

Japan Airlines Co. will introduce three new cargo planes for the first time in more than a decade, seeking to diversify revenue by tapping into global and local consumer demand.

May 2, 2023
GovernmentBusiness

Japan Officials Silent Over Ghosn Escape

Since news emerged on New Year’s Eve that fallen auto titan Carlos Ghosn skipped bail and fled the country, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been camped out in a luxury Tokyo hotel, sharing meals with family, hitting the gym and even playing golf.

January 2, 2020
BusinessTechnologyEquipmentFuelLogisticsTCA

Yamato Transport Rolls Out Electric Vehicles for Parcel Delivery Near Tokyo

Yamato Transport Co. unveiled on Nov. 19 what it says is a greener, compact, driver-friendly electric truck that may offer hope for coping with the acute labor shortage in Japan’s door-to-door parcel delivery industry.

November 19, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Trump to Sign US-Japan Trade Deal That Benefits Farmers

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign a limited trade agreement Oct. 7 with Japan, a deal that would win back benefits American farmers lost when Trump pulled out of a broader Asia-Pacific pact his first week in office.

October 7, 2019
BusinessTechnologyAutonomous

Toyota Moves to Deepen Ties With Suzuki

Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp. are strengthening their relationship by taking stakes in each other, the latest alliance in an industry that’s facing sweeping changes in technology, consumer preferences and business models.

August 28, 2019