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BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2015
Nintendo dropped from list of top 100 brands for first time
Nintendo has for the first time failed to be listed as one of the world’s top 100 brands, Interbrand announced Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2015
Japanese carmakers cling to Indonesia targets as sales skid, showrooms stay empty
Japanese automakers are sticking to their targets in Indonesia in defiance of the longest sales decline in six years, resorting to steep discounts to entice tight-spending consumers into showrooms that remain stubbornly empty.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2015
New Honda chief discusses air bags, Asimo
Although the root cause of Takata Corp.’s deadly air bag malfunctions remains unclear, Honda’s new president on Thursday tried to reassure drivers and passengers that recalled vehicles are rendered safe with replacement inflators.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 9, 2015
Honda adds 4.5 million cars to Takata air bag recall
Honda Motor Co. added 4.5 million more vehicles globally to recalls involving Takata Corp. air bags Thursday, expanding preventative measures amid a growing toll of motorists injured or killed by the safety devices.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 21, 2015
Honda remains upbeat despite F1 problems
Honda is committed to Formula One and expects its relationship with McLaren to become a winning one despite current problems with the engine, according to the Japanese car company’s motorsport head, Yasuhisa Arai.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2015
Takata drops denial for compromise in air bag crisis after ‘attitude shift’; Honda reports scrapyard rupture
Takata Corp., which for months resisted U.S. regulators’ demands to widen a recall over its potentially lethal air bags, has had an “attitude shift” and is in a mood to compromise to try to resolve the ballooning auto safety crisis, said a source close to the company.
BUSINESS
May 27, 2015
As Takata recalls widen, questions raised over whether air bag fix is safe
Automakers and safety regulators could take months to nail down why air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. are exploding with too much force, meaning consumers cannot be certain replacement inflators installed under a sweeping recall are safe, industry officials involved in the process said.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 14, 2015
Japan’s top carmakers to expand Takata air bag recalls by millions
Japan’s three biggest carmakers are expanding a huge global recall triggered by potentially fatal air bags made by Takata Corp, saying on Wednesday they will take back millions of vehicles worldwide for investigation.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2015
Honda profit forecast trails estimates on recalls, U.S. sales
Honda Motor Co. forecast profit that fell short of analyst estimates as the carmaker recovers from its worst vehicle recalls in decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 23, 2015
HondaJet makes maiden flight from Sendai to Tokyo
Honda Motor Co.’s first jet plane made its maiden flight Thursday as the company seeks to boost its reputation for cutting-edge technology.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 21, 2015
As car sales slow in China, automakers trim prices
China’s auto sales growth is slowing to a “new normal” with Bayerische Motoren Werke AG to Honda Motor Co. trimming their prices to sustain demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2015
New York motor show stealing Detroit’s thunder
Detroit may be where cars are made, but New York is becoming the town to show them off.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 25, 2015
Visionary firms on the wrong side of ‘Abenomics’
The Abe adminstration’s retrograde focus on a lower exchange rate is arguably doing the economy more harm than good.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 18, 2015
Promising signs of change in corporate Japan
Change in Japan is increasingly driven by bold action from outliers within the private sector.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 12, 2015
Honda bets that Chinese tastes will prevail in Japan, too
Honda Motor Co. designed the Jade minivan with the extended Chinese family in mind, appealing to the preference for space to carry relatives. The automaker is pitching the same car to Japanese consumers with a twist.
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2015
Honda to use air bags from Takata competitor in new Accord
Honda Motor Co. has chosen a competitor of embattled Takata Corp. to supply air bags for the next North American version of its Accord sedan, the automaker’s best-selling vehicle, two people with knowledge of the decision said.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 14, 2015
Why isn’t Japan Inc. doing more to help Japan?
If Abenomics is going to succeed, Japanese leaders need to harness the strengths of the private sector they have, not the one they remember.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 14, 2015
Honda invests $340 million in U.S. for fuel-efficient cars
Honda Motor Co. will invest $340 million to build fuel-efficient gasoline engines in Ohio as it plans a slate of new electric cars in a push for more vehicles with lower emissions.
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2015
Honda to pay $70 million to U.S. for failure to report deaths, injuries
Honda Motor agrees to pay $70 million in penalties to the U.S. government for failing to report hundreds of injuries, deaths and other consumer claims involving its cars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 3, 2015
Behind the wheel: Honda thinks outside the box
When it comes to business, no one wants to settle for second best. Companies, almost by definition, are always trying to ensure that they are in front of their rivals in terms of market share, sales and brand recognition.

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