Introducing quality assurance guidelines will be a step in the right direction for Japan’s aluminum industry as it tattles the fires of Kobe Steel’s data falsification scandal. On Monday, Mitsuru Okada, the chairman of Japan’s aluminum industry, Japan Aluminum Association, stated the the industry is considering the creation of sector-wide quality assurance guidelines if it…
With Sprint and T-Mobile ending their merger talks, it would appear that Sprint has triggered its contingency plan which allows it to leverage Altice’s cable network to develop and provide 5G connectivity. U.S. cable operator Altice USA is set to sell its its mobile service on Sprint Corp’s network under a new multi-year agreement. The…
With the Tokyo Motor Show opening to the media on Wednesday, Nissan Motor Co said the response to its new Leaf EV has been overwhelming in Japan. On Wednesday, a senior executive of Nissan Motor Co stated, the company has received more than 9,000 orders for its new Leaf electric-vehicle (EV) model in Japan. As…
Japan’s No. 3 steelmaker is likely to face an onslaught of legal action, possibly even class-action lawsuits, over the falsification of data in its products which have affected nearly 500 companies. On Tuesday, Japan’s Kobe Steel Ltd has disclosed that U.S. authorities have requested access to the company’s documents related to tis data cheating scandal.…
This is the reason why the automaker was forced to recall 1.2 million cars in Japan. On Wednesday, Japan’s transport ministry stated it had carried out spot inspections at two of Nissan Motor Co Ltd’s plants which produce vehicles. The development assumes significance in the wake of irregularities which forced the automaker to recall 1.2…
Asatsu-DK Inc is Japan’s third largest advertising agency. Bain has stated it will step away from its bid if it fails to acquire a stake larger than 50.1% in the company. In what could potentially be one of Japan’s largest buyouts this year, Bain Capital, a U.S. private equity firm disclosed it purchase Asatsu-DK Inc,…
This strategic move is aimed at bringing a sense of finality to its bid of divesting its chip business following months of delays. Toshiba Corp has stated it will be building a new semiconductor plant in Iwate, northern Japan, even as it makes efforts to sell its memory chip business to raise funds. Significantly, it…
The development assumes significance with it having national security implications, especially with North Korea in its neighborhood. The Japanese government has disclosed that it launched a Japan on Saturday launched an H-2A rocket carrying a geo-positioning satellite into orbit following a week-long delay. The development assumes significance being Japan’s third geo-positioning satellite, which will be…
The inability to provide a stable economic, and deliver cohesive governance will have long term consequences for the current U.S. administration. Stock prices across the globe went south for a second day following an exodus of U.S. executives from Donald Trump’s business councils thus dealing a fresh blow to hopes of promised tax reforms. For…
Toyota is funding the move given the immense brand visibility and marketing potential. In a significant breakthrough, On Saturday, Toyota Motor Corp along with engineers demonstrated their flying car with which they hope to light the Olympic flames for the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Games. In 2014, a group of 30 engineers…
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