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Tsuyoshi Inajima
Taiyo Oil CEO Takahiro Yamamoto says Japan should continue to rely on the Middle East for the bulk of its crude in an interview in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2026
Japan should keep focus on cheap Mideast oil, local refiner says
The comments from Taiyo Oil’s CEO push back against a government drive to diversify crude sourcing triggered by the U.S.-Iran war.
Toyota could eventually deploy hydrogen as an energy source in its factories, Vice Chairperson Koji Sato said in an interview.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2026
Toyota weighs hydrogen power for trucks that ship auto parts
Toyota has long touted hydrogen as an option alongside combustion engines, gas-electric hybrids and battery electric vehicles, as part of the automaker’s “multipathway approach.”
Nippon Yusen CEO Takaya Soga speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 31, 2026
91AV原创 oil diversification drive opens routes for Nippon Yusen
The shipping company is in talks with refiners to help them import oil from Latin America and Africa as they try and diversify their supply away from the war-hit Middle East.
Fumiya Kokubu, the former head of a major trading house, said Monday it would be "impossible” to procure alternatives for the 15 million kiloliters of naphtha a year that the country sourced from the Middle East before the war in Iran.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 26, 2026
Former Japan trading house head warns of naphtha supply crunch
Former Marubeni chair says Japan is likely to face a shortage of naphtha-derived chemical products as early as the end of June.
Toyota's parts suppliers are grappling with rising raw material costs, shortages of basic supplies and ongoing logistical turmoil.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 29, 2026
Toyota suppliers start to feel strain of supply chain disruptions due to Iran conflict
Toyota’s parts suppliers are grappling with rising raw material costs, shortages of basic supplies and ongoing logistical turmoil.
Toyota all-new RAV4 SUVs are displayed during its world premiere event in Tokyo in May last year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2026
Toyota sees sales decline as Iran conflict looms over operations
Global sales in March — including those of subsidiaries Daihatsu and Hino — fell 5.8% from a year earlier to 983,126 units.
The government will step up its ability to intervene against fuel stations that overcharge consumers.
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2026
Japan to boost effort to stop gasoline stands from price gouging
The government will step up its ability to intervene against fuel stations that overcharge consumers.
Trade minister Ryosei Akazawa said at a news conference in Tokyo on Friday that there is no restriction on oil from Japan's national reserves being sold overseas if the drawdown exceeds domestic demand.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 13, 2026
Japan to sell oil from national reserves at pre-Iran war prices
The government “expects refiners that purchase crude at low prices won’t then sell their products at higher prices and pocket the profit.”
Oil storage tanks in Kawasaki. As of the end of last year, Japan had enough oil in its reserves to last 254 days, according to data from the trade ministry.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 5, 2026
Oil refiners in Japan ask government to tap strategic reserves
Japan gets more than 90% of its oil from the Middle East, leaving it vulnerable to the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz that’s preventing energy exports.
Workers prepare a bundle of steel reinforcing bar at a metal stock yard in Shanghai.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 20, 2026
Nippon Steel executive sees China-driven supply glut nearing end
Exporters in China were increasingly struggling to generate profits from overseas sales as the regional market had become oversupplied, Nippon Steel’s CFO said.
An Eneos oil refinery. Oil markets kicked off the year with a high level of volatility as geopolitical risks ran ahead of market glut concerns.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2026
Refiner Eneos to expand oil-trading portfolio outside of Japan
Eneos beefing up its trading presence is part of a broader push to create more value across business sectors as oil markets kicked off the year with a high level of volatility.
Oil storage tanks at Eneos’ Negishi oil refinery in Yokohama
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 24, 2025
Eneos leads bids for Chevron’s Singapore oil refinery stake
Other suitors for the 50% stake in Singapore Refining Company include commodity giants Glencore and Vitol.
Honda will suspend output in Japan on Jan. 5 and Jan. 6, a spokesperson said Thursday, highlighting the lingering fallout of the global chip shortage.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2025
Honda to halt production at plants in Japan and China due to chip shortage
The Japanese carmaker has been hit hard after China blocked Nexperia — owned by Chinese company Wingtech Technology — from exporting products made at its local plants.
Tokyo Gas President Shinichi Sasayama said the company is looking to deploy capital in assets like liquefaction plants, export terminals and the energy services sector.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 15, 2025
Tokyo Gas to invest in U.S. downstream assets to drive growth
The company is looking to deploy capital in assets like liquefaction plants, export terminals and the energy services sector.
The Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers’ Union plans to seek a slightly more ambitious wage hike in the upcoming negotiations than last year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 12, 2025
91AV原创 auto union seeks higher wage gains as BOJ watches trends
The Confederation of Japan Automobile Workers’ Union (JAW) will aim for a minimum ?12,000 ($77) monthly base wage increase.
Takahiro Mori, vice chairman of Nippon Steel, speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in June. Mori said in a recent interview that the firm will shortlist two or three states for construction of a major new plant in the United States.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 2, 2025
Nippon Steel to shortlist two or three states for new U.S. plant
91AV原创 largest steel producer is seeking a site capable of supporting a plant with 3 million tons of annual capacity.
A Toyota dealership in Richmond, California. Toyota’s sales rose in October as U.S. demand helped make up for a downturn in China.
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2025
Toyota’s October sales rise, cushioned by U.S. after China dip
Toyota’s numbers continue to show that it’s pulling far ahead of its nearest rivals in Japan.
Osaka Gas President Masataka Fujiwara says the company is looking to invest in more U.S. gas-fired power plants.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2025
Osaka Gas targets U.S. power plant investments on AI-driven demand
The company is eyeing existing assets as building new facilities can be challenging due to an ongoing global shortage of gas turbines.
Elliott Investment Management has shared its views with Toyota Industries management that the ?16,300 per share buyout offer is too low and suggested other options for the deal, people familiar with the matter say.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2025
Elliott takes Toyota Industries stake and sees buyout price as too low
Toyota Industries disclosed in a filing that Elliott Investment Management had a 3.26% stake as of Sept. 30, making it one of the manufacturer’s biggest shareholders.
Toyota Motor CEO Koji Sato speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 30, 2025
Toyota doesn’t plan better offer in privatization deal, CEO says
CEO Koji Sato said Toyota Motor has no plans to sweeten a deal involving a proposed ?4.7 trillion buyout of Toyota Industries.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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