Yuri Kageyama

AP Business Writer

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing Podcast

Today in Manufacturing has a new podcast brought to you by the editors of Industrial Media. In each episode, we discuss the five biggest stories in manufacturing, and the implications they have on the industry moving forward.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Nissan sues Ghosn

The total value of the claim was calculated by adding the costs from what Nissan called Ghosn's "corrupt practices."

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.

Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn.

Japan Seeks Ghosn, Americans Who Helped

One of those suspected of assisting in Ghosn's escape is a former Green Beret.

Toyota's Sales Trail VW

VW took over the number one spot last year.

Former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn.

Lawyer Says Ghosn Was Questioned 7 Hours Per Day

Critics have for years said Japan's prolonged detentions tend to coerce false confessions.