Japan’s car exports continued to plunge in October, seeing a 36.7 percent fall from a year earlier amid parts and semiconductor shortage that led domestic automakers to reduce production, government data showed Wednesday. Although the pace of decline slowed from a 40.3 percent fall in the previous month, it was the second straight monthly fall…
New car sales of Japan’s Toyota Motor Corp. in China plunged in September, the manufacturer said Monday, highlighting that its business in the country has become sluggish against a backdrop of semiconductor shortages. Sales in China for Toyota, Japan’s largest automaker, fell 35.9 percent from a year earlier to 115,000 units last month, after decreasing…
TOKYO — While three retired nuclear reactors in Japan have been authorized to restart for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, numerous hurdles must be cleared before they resume operation in what would be a major step toward Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s goal of drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions. From stricter counterterrorism requirements to the storage of spent…
