Auto-electronics maker Pioneer is among Japanese companies developing safety systems for nursery-school buses to make sure no children are left inside.
Major Japanese tire makers are responding to ongoing advances in the car industry by experimenting with technologies that may one day form part of self-driving and eco-friendly systems.
The Japan Car of the Year has been awarded for the first time to electric minivehicles. Two models were selected from all the cars put on the domestic market in 2022.
Japan's government has announced that it plans to reopen its ports to international cruise ships in line with the easing of border controls for inbound tourists.
Mitsubishi Electric has established a policy of taking additional internal disciplinary action against executives involved, including president Hiroshi Uruma, after a series of problems involving improper product inspections at many factories in Japan. The company will also announce the newly discovered fraud on 20 October 2022.
In order to prevent car accident caused by tires such as punctures while driving, a new system was developed to automatically detects conditions such as tire pressure using IT technology.
Toyota Motor's financial results from April to June this year were more than 8.49 trillion yen, which is the highest ever for this period due to the weak yen.
Hino Motors has continued to suspend the shipment of trucks and other vehicles after submitting fraudulent exhaust gas and fuel consumption data to the government.
Toyota Motor has decided to forgo the “price revision” in the second half of this year, which demands a reduction in the prices of parts to be procured, because the burden on business partners is increasing due to soaring raw material prices.
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