Yuri Kageyama

AP Business Writer
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A woman walks in the rain near the logo of Honda Motor Company Friday, May 13, 2022, in Tokyo. Honda’s fiscal fourth quarter profit slipped to almost half of what the Japanese automaker earned the previous year amid headwinds of supply shortages and rising raw material costs.
Honda's Profit Slides After Chip, Material Cost Problems
The company is cutting costs but acknowledged continuing uncertainty.
May 13th, 2022
A logo of Sony is seen at the headquarters of Sony Corp. Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in Tokyo. Sony’s fiscal fourth quarter surged 67% to 111.1 billion yen ($852.7 million) from the previous year, as the Japanese entertainment and electronics company racked up profits in video game and movie divisions, the company said Tuesday, May 10, 2022.
Sony's Profit Surges
But several months may be needed to get over the new supply problems.
May 10th, 2022
People walk near the logo of Honda Motor Company at a showroom Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Tokyo.
Honda's Sales, Profit Drop
Rising costs and chip shortages are to blame.
Feb 10th, 2022
Toyota announced Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, that it has settled a lawsuit that blamed overwork and harassment for the suicide of one of its employees.
Toyota Apologizes for Suicide After Overwork, Harassment
A court had ruled that the employee’s death was work-related.
Feb 1st, 2022
Toyota is working with Japan's space agency on the Lunar Cruiser to explore the lunar surface, with ambitions to help people live on the moon by 2040 and then go live on Mars, company officials said Friday, Jan. 28, 2022.
Toyota Heading to Moon with Cruiser, Robotic Arms, Dreams
The automaker wants to help people live on the moon by 2040.
Jan 28th, 2022
The French-Japanese auto alliance of Renault and Nissan plans to invest 23 billion euros ($26 billion) in electric vehicle technology over the next five years, the companies said Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022.
Renault, Nissan to Invest $26B in Future Electric Vehicles
The alliance will produce 35 new electric vehicle models by 2030.
Jan 27th, 2022
In this photo provided by Nissan Motor Co., Chief Executive Makoto Uchida, right, and COO Ashwani Gupta, left, pose with a Nissan Chill-Out concept car on Nov. 27, 2021.
Nissan Investing in Electric Vehicles, Battery Development
Nissan also will reduce carbon emissions at its factories.
Nov 29th, 2021
This photo shows the company logo of Toshiba Corp. displayed in front of its headquarters in Tokyo on May 26, 2017.
Toshiba Spins Off Energy, Computer Units
The embattled tech conglomerate is restructuring.
Nov 12th, 2021
This photo provided by Mazda Motor Corp., shows the Mazda Co-Pilot Concept car in Miyoshi, Hiroshima prefecture, western Japan, on Sept. 30, 2021. Cars already know how to park themselves, warn drowsy drivers, steer back into the right lanes and propose map routes to destinations.
New Mazda Cars Will Stop if Driver Suffers Health Problem
By 2025, the cars could warn drivers who are about to have a sudden health problem.
Nov 4th, 2021
In this Aug. 18, 2021, file photo, former Nissan Motor Co. executive Greg Kelly speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Tokyo. The defense for former Nissan executive Greg Kelly said Wednesday, Oct. 27, in closing arguments that no evidence or motive linked their defendant with the under-reporting of his ex-boss Carlos Ghosn’s compensation at the center of the Japanese trial.
Defense Says American Charged in Ghosn Pay Case Not Involved
He said he had been trying to find legal ways to pay Ghosn after retirement.
Oct 27th, 2021
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