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Global sales in May, including those of subsidiary Daihatsu, fell 7.4% from a year earlier to 885,207 units, Toyota said Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2026
Toyota sales drop again in May as Iran conflict hits output
Toyota’s global sales in May, including those of subsidiary Daihatsu, fell 7.4% from a year earlier to 885,207 units.
The 2026 Toyota RAV4 Plug-in Hybrid GR Sport at the Vancouver Auto Show in Canada in March.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2026
Toyota threatens GM’s sales crown as U.S. hybrid demand surges
Japanese automaker Toyota overtaking General Motors in sales in the Detroit automaker’s home market would mark a historic shift.
Kenta Kon, the new president of Toyota Motor, speaks to reporters after the firm's general shareholder meeting in Toyota, Aichi Prefecture, on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 18, 2026
New Toyota president vows to maintain development policy
Toyota faces a challenge to improve its earning power, with its consolidated net profit expected to decline for the third consecutive year in fiscal 2026.
Yukiaki Sasaki (left), president of Body Shop Takata, and former Mazda engineer Takao Kijima talk about a new sports car museum they plan to open at the former Kuruhara Elementary School site in Akitakata, Hiroshima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jun 15, 2026
Former Mazda engineer leads sports car museum project in Hiroshima
The hope for the museum is that it becomes the centerpiece of a broader initiative aimed at turning the surrounding area into a gathering place for motorsports fans.
Kioxia Holdings has surged more than 670% this year, making it the best performer on the MSCI World Index.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2026
Kioxia becomes Japan’s most valuable firm as AI mania goes on
Shares of the Japanese memory chipmaker surged 7.6% Friday, lifting its market value above ¥44 trillion ($274 billion) just 18 months after its stock market debut.
BYD electric vehicles on display at the company's megastore in Sydney. BYD recently used one of its own car-carriers for the first time to ship almost 5,000 EVs to Australia.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 5, 2026
China speeds past Japan in car exports to Australia on EV bonanza
Almost 36,000 passenger cars from China arrived in Australia in April, according to government data, well ahead of the 29,000 from Japan.
Samsung Electronics workers chant slogans during a rally ahead of a planned strike outside the company's semiconductor plant in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, on April 23.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 5, 2026
Do Japan’s chip workers need a Samsung-style strike?
Even as Tokyo firms prepare to award customary summer bonuses, there will be nothing on the scale that South Korean companies are offering.
Hiroshi Umiyama, president and CEO of Mitsui Sumitomo, speaks during an interview on May 25 in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2026
Merged Japanese insurer aiming for ¥280 billion profit in fiscal 2030
The target for the year that ends in March 2031, excluding gains from sales of cross-shareholdings, would mark an increase of about ¥80 billion from current levels.
Shares of SoftBank group climbed as much as 10% in Tokyo trading Monday, as AI-related shares climbed across the region.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2026
SoftBank overtakes Toyota as Japan’s most valuable company
Shares of the Masayoshi Son-led technology group climbed 14% in Tokyo trading, pushing its market capitalization past Toyota’s for the first time in more than two decades.
Toyota plans to scrap development of a mass-production model of the LF-ZC electric sedan under its Lexus luxury car brand.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 30, 2026
Toyota to pull plug on next-gen EV development
The automaker said that it will allocate its management resources to the development of SUVs, which are in strong demand.
Toyota's global sales in April, including those of subsidiary Daihatsu Motor, fell 3.7% from a year earlier to 902,015 units.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2026
Toyota sales slide for third month in April on Middle East conflict
Toyota has weathered the conflict better than other carmakers, with Honda Motor and Nissan Motor reporting bigger drops.
Toyota's bZ4X electric vehicle at an international car show in Indonesia in August 2023. At 10% of Japan’s economy, the automotive industry is a pillar of the nation.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability / OUR PLANET
May 24, 2026
Japan’s automotive industry is driving — slowly — toward a greener future
While major carmakers have committed to cut emissions, the industry’s slow shift to EVs means that it faces a high hurdle if it wants to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Toyota's manufacturing facility in San Antonio
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2026
Toyota files to build $2 billion assembly plant in Texas
The forthcoming factory would create 2,000 new jobs and deepen Toyota’s manufacturing footprint in its largest market.
Despite Tokyo's outsized impact on Japan in real life, much of Forza Horizon 6's content sends players through Japan's more rural stretches than its neon-soaked cities.
LIFE / Digital
May 14, 2026
Forza Horizon 6 is all gas, no brakes in series’ first Japan pit stop
The newest entry to the arcade racing series isn’t exactly subtle about portraying Japan as a playground for cars — but that’s what makes it so fun.
A Toyota dealership in New Delhi. Toyota plans to start production at its fourth factory in India in 2029.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2026
Toyota plans fourth factory in India after sales grew 21.3% in fiscal 2025
The company said Monday that it intends to begin production at the new plant, in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, in the first half of 2029.
Toyota, known for conservative forecasts, is bracing for prolonged pressure on the price and supply of key materials due to disruptions linked to the conflict in Iran.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2026
Toyota forecasts abrupt profit drop on Iran; shares fall
The stock reversed gains and fell as much as 2.2% after the company issued an outlook for ¥3 trillion in operating income for the fiscal year ending March 2027.
Toyota's parts suppliers are grappling with rising raw material costs, shortages of basic supplies and ongoing logistical turmoil.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 29, 2026
Toyota suppliers start to feel strain of supply chain disruptions due to Iran conflict
Toyota’s parts suppliers are grappling with rising raw material costs, shortages of basic supplies and ongoing logistical turmoil.
Joby Aviation has begun test flights of its "flying cars" in New York.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2026
Toyota-backed startup begins ‘flying car’ test flights in New York
Toyota has invested $894 million in the startup and has been involved in its design and electrification technology development.
Toyota all-new RAV4 SUVs are displayed during its world premiere event in Tokyo in May last year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2026
Toyota sees sales decline as Iran conflict looms over operations
Global sales in March — including those of subsidiaries Daihatsu and Hino — fell 5.8% from a year earlier to 983,126 units.
Denso’s signboard outside its office in Tokyo
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2026
Denso mulls withdrawing acquisition offer for chipmaker Rohm
Denso, part of the Toyota Motor group, is finding it difficult to gain support from Rohm for the acquisition offer, sources said.
Uruguay federation reportedly cancels charter flight after World Cup exit
Uruguay's Jose Maria Gimenez reacts after the team's loss against Spain at the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Friday.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
India’s gig workers pay the price for exposure to New Delhi’s hazardous air
Rohit Kushwaha waits for a customer as he delivers his last parcel of the day, in New Delhi in January. His work as a delivery driver has helped pay the family’s bills, but has had a significant impact on his health.
Chinese and Russian bombers and fighter jets stage joint patrol near Japan
A Chinese Air Force H-6 bomber is seen during a joint patrol with Russian military aircraft on Saturday.
U.S. missile moves in Japan send China clear message: A new era has arrived
Soldiers conduct the first Typhon midrange capability live-fire exercise outside of the continental United States, firing an SM-6 missile in July last year in Australia's Northern Territory during Exercise Talisman Sabre.
Inside Japan’s rigid adoption system, a British family finds a way
James Benstead, his wife, Jesse, and their three children. Their adopted son is in the rear stroller.
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
Romain Troublé, the executive director of Tara Ocean Foundation, speaks to visitors aboard the Tara during a rare port call in Tokyo in April.
LGBTQ+ families are building lives Japanese lawmakers still struggle to see
Haru Ono founded Nijiiro Kazoku in 2010 after forming a same-sex stepfamily. She said the impetus for founding the organization was that she couldn’t find much reliable information out there for families such as hers in Japan.
In Kyushu’s far south, Senti.U sparks a culinary destination
Chef Yasuhiko Uchida was born in Saga Prefecture but has made his home in Kanoya, Kagoshima Prefecture, since 2012.
‘The colors speak for themselves’: How Japan’s chroma bible went global
“A Dictionary of Color Combinations” is meant to function as a quick-reference guide for artists, designers and anyone with a passing interest in aesthetics as a quantifiable pursuit.

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