Nissan hiring 300 to develop common connected car technology

YOKOHAMA, Japan -- The top executive overseeing connected vehicles at Nissan and Renault believes the benefits of developing a common technology for connectivity within the Japanese and French auto partnership outweigh the risks of sustaining huge damage ... ( read original story ...)

Yokohama Adds 4 Sizes to Its 104ZR Truck Tire Lineup

"The 104ZR is a true workhorse that’s designed to deliver longer tread wear, low rolling resistance, and even wear, making it especially ideal for high scrub applications," says Tom Clauer, Yokohama Tire Corp. manager of commercial and OTR product planning. ( read original story ...)

Yokohama plant in Salem to lay off 50 employees

Yokohama plant in Salem to lay off 50 employees By Tiffany ... Local 1023 and make up about 8 percent of the union workforce at the plant, according to a news release from the company. All 50 employees had a tenure of five years or less, according to ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo panel shows cost and venue options for 2020 Olympics

TOKYO -- A Tokyo metropolitan government panel reviewing costly Olympic venues has proposed downgrading the expensive rowing and canoeing site for the Tokyo Games to temporary quality, or moving the events to an existing site in northern Japan. The city ... ( read original story ...)

Suu Kyi's long-awaited Tokyo trip

Tokyo has been clamouring for some time for the Myanmar leader ... Larry Jagan is a specialist on Myanmar and a former BBC World Service News Editor for the region. ( read original story ...)

Japan shipping companies plan container merger

Three of Japan's biggest shipping companies are merging their container operations to become more efficient. Nippon Yusen, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha said the joint venture would see savings of more than 110bn yen ($1bn; £820m ... ( read original story ...)

Halloween hits Tokyo

Tokyo closes streets in it's iconic Shibuya district for the first time as Halloween revelers converge by the thousands. Megumi Limm reports. Reuters is the news and media division of Thomson Reuters. Thomson Reuters is the world's largest international ... ( read original story ...)

Hideki Matsuyama leaves Japan to conquer the world

SHANGHAI – No one from Japan has more than Hideki Matsuyama's three PGA Tour victories. No one from Japan ever won a World Golf Championship. None of this might have been possible if Matsuyama had never left home so quickly. Even after he blew away a ... ( read original story ...)

Japan shippers plan container merger

Three of Japan's biggest shipping companies are merging their container operations to become more efficient. Nippon Yusen, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha said the joint venture would see savings of more than 110bn yen ($1bn; £820m ... ( read original story ...)

Japanese shipping giants plan merger

Three of Japan's biggest shipping companies are merging their container operations to become more efficient. Nippon Yusen, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha said the joint venture would see savings of more than $1bn (£820m) a year. The move ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo Gov. Koike sets up political study group

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