Yuri Kageyama

AP Business Writer
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In this Sunday, March 21, 2021 file photo, the company logo adorns a sign outside a Toyota dealership in Lakewood, Colo. Nippon Steel Corp. is suing Toyota Motor Corp. over a patent for technology key for electric motors in a rare case of legal wrangling between Japan’s top steelmaker and automaker over intellectual property.
Nippon Steel Sues Business Partner Toyota over Patent
The company demanded compensation totaling $177 million.
Oct 15th, 2021
Robotic arms put in the electric vehicle powertrain into the Ariya model in the assembly line at Nissan's Tochigi plant in Kaminokawa town, Tochigi prefecture, Japan, Friday, Oct. 8, 2021.
Smart Robots Do All the Work at Nissan's 'Intelligent' Plant
The factory is set to be up and running sometime before April.
Oct 8th, 2021
This 2018, photo provided by Renovo/Woven Planet shows Renovo's automated driving test fleet in Calif. Japanese automaker Toyota is revving up acquisitions in mobility technology, adding Renovo Motors Inc., a Silicon Valley software developer, to its Woven Planet team, which is working on automated driving.
Toyota Banks on Mobility Technology for Future Growth
The automaker added Renovo Motors to its mobility division.
Sep 28th, 2021
In this March 13, 2015 file photo, Toyota President and CEO Akio Toyoda, left, and IOC President Thomas Bach pose with a signed document during a press conference in Tokyo as Toyota signed on as a worldwide Olympic sponsor in a landmark deal.
Top Olympic Sponsor Toyota Pulls Games-Related TV Ads
About 200 Olympians and Paralympians are affiliated with Toyota.
Jul 19th, 2021
This Dec. 30, 2019, image from security camera video shows Michael L. Taylor, center, and George-Antoine Zayek at passport control at Istanbul Airport in Turkey.
American Father, Son Get Japan Prison Terms for Ghosn Escape
The defense argued the two had been used by Ghosn.
Jul 19th, 2021
In this May 14, 2018, file photo, a man walks in front of Nishiazabu headquarters of Fujifilm Holdings Corporation in Tokyo.
Fujifilm Finds New Niches, Record Profits Amid Pandemic
The company is a linchpin in world supply chains and innovation.
Jul 12th, 2021
In this May 25, 2016, file photo, Pepper, the robot of Softbank Robotics Europe, performs during the Innorobo European summit, an event dedicated to the service robotics industry in Aubervilliers, outskirts of Paris.
SoftBank Says Pepper Robot Remains 'Alive' and Well
Production was halted temporarily.
Jun 30th, 2021
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda during a joint press conference with Mazda Motor Corp. President Masamichi Kogai in Tokyo, Aug. 4, 2017.
Toyota Reaches Settlement Over Bullied Engineer's Suicide
A regional labor bureau ruled the employee's suicide a job-related death.
Jun 7th, 2021
A man with a mask walk through torii gates at the Hie Shrine In Tokyo, Sunday, March 1, 2020. The coronavirus has claimed its first victim in the United States as the number of cases shot up in Iran, Italy and South Korea and the spreading outbreak shook the global economy.
Sharp to Make Masks at Electronics Plant
It's going to start with 150,000 masks a day, rising to 500,000 a day.
Mar 2nd, 2020
In this July 25, 2019, file photo, a man rides an escalator as Nissan vehicles are showcased in the Nissan Gallery in Yokohama, west of Tokyo.
Scandal-hit Nissan Sees Sales Plummet
Sales are down double digits as the automaker tries to rebound from Ghosn's arrest and pending trial.
Feb 13th, 2020
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Nissan sues Ghosn
The total value of the claim was calculated by adding the costs from what Nissan called Ghosn's "corrupt practices."
Feb 12th, 2020
In this July 19, 2019, file, photo, people walk out from the headquarters of Sony Corp., in Tokyo.
Sony Warns of China Virus Impact
Sony says forecasts and results were at risk.
Feb 4th, 2020