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Honda is under pressure to bounce back from its first annual loss since its founding in 1948 after a costly pivot away from electric vehicles led to a massive writedown.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2026
Honda raises outlook even as failed EV bet weighs on profit
The carmaker now expects an operating profit of ?780 billion in the fiscal year ending March 2027, up from its previous guidance of ?650 billion.
A Honda hybrid sedan prototype displayed at a news conference in Tokyo in May. Honda plans to build a $3 billion factory in central Ohio to manufacture its next-generation hybrids.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 10, 2026
Honda to spend $3 billion on new hybrid car plant in Ohio
The automaker announced on Monday the new plant will start production in 2029 and expand its output by 240,000 vehicles a year.
Honda's European chief said the Japanese carmaker may rebuild a manufacturing presence in the region.
BUSINESS
Nov 4, 2026
Honda weighs restarting EU car output as new rules take shape
Proposed regulations in the European Union aim to favor locally made cars.
Reeling from electric vehicle-related losses, Honda is pivoting to gasoline-electric hybrids and slashing expenses in the Indian market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2026
Cost pressures and deadlock force Honda to rework India strategy, sources say
The automaker is partnering with Tata Technologies after its Japanese and Indian managers failed to agree on which suppliers to use for upcoming cars.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event at a Peterbilt Motors factory in Denton, Texas, on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Oct 4, 2026
Trump tariffs a mixed bag for U.S. auto industry
Trump has claimed a “roaring comeback” in U.S. auto manufacturing following aggressive trade policy, but analysts say its more of a mixed bag.
A flooded street in Bangkok on Monday
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2026
Thailand floods hit Thai Airways and Honda as disruption spreads
Thailand stepped up relief efforts as the severe flooding has widened the economic toll from days of torrential rain.
Sony Group’s business has shifted increasingly toward games, music and film, reducing the importance of the CES technology show as a venue to display its strategy.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 28, 2026
Sony to skip CES show after Honda EV venture dropped
The company’s business has shifted increasingly toward games, music and film.
A Nissan Leaf on a vehicle production line. Honda and Nissan have agreed to jointly develop and standardize operating systems and other core components for software-defined vehicles.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 1, 2026
Honda and Nissan to jointly develop components for software-defined vehicles
The move is aimed at splitting huge development costs and countering U.S. electric vehicle giant Tesla and Chinese competitors that lead the field.
Noriya Kaihara, Honda's executive vice president, said the automaker plans to localize more production of its hybrid power trains in the U.S.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 26, 2026
Honda eyes U.S. to build newest factory, top executive says
The carmaker is seeking to expand its lineup of gas-electric hybrids models from 2030.
BYD's Racco electric kei car is displayed during a media event in Tokyo on July 28.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 21, 2026
BYD’s tiny car has a big mission in Japan
The Shenzhen-based firm is the first foreign player to make a dedicated effort to tackle the boxy kei jidosha, or light car, a quintessentially Japanese vehicle category.
BYD is betting that its Racco minicar will help it break into the Japanese market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2026
BYD tries where others failed with tiny EV designed for Japan
The world’s largest maker of electric vehicles says its recently unveiled Racco has attracted more than 1,000 orders in the first few weeks.
Speed is of the essence for Honda in India as it continues to operate with an outdated and thin portfolio, trailing rivals like Maruti Suzuki India and Toyota.
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2026
Honda outsources new vehicle program to Tata Technologies to cut costs
The farming out of this function marks a departure for Honda, which has typically kept development of core vehicle platforms largely in-house or within its supplier network.
The collapsed worship hall of Yatsushiro Shrine a day after Tuesday’s magnitude?7.1 earthquake that struck southern Kumamoto Prefecture
EDITORIALS
Jul 31, 2026
Kumamoto quake reminds us — again — of the ties that bind
Tuesday’s quake was measured at magnitude 7.1, or shindo 7, the highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale.
A damaged bridge is seen in the city of Yatsushiro, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Wednesday after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the region a day earlier.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2026
Kumamoto Prefecture gripped by massive economic fallout after earthquake
A mall and a Nippon Paper Industries’ plant have collapsed, causing fatalities, as factories shut down and communications and transportation remain disrupted in the region.
Honda Motor and Nissan Motor are considering jointly developing an operating system for software-defined vehicles based on Nissan's technology as they deepen their partnership in next-generation automotive software.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 27, 2026
Honda and Nissan to jointly develop next-generation car operating system
Functionality such as autonomous driving an be added or improved in software-defined vehicles through software updates, making the operating system a core technology.
A Honda Prologue electric sport utility vehicle at the New York International Auto Show in New York in April 2025
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2026
Honda to halt sales of last EV in its U.S. lineup
The carmaker has informed American dealers that production of the Honda Prologue will cease later this year.
A Toyota 2025 Prius plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. A nearly 20% increase in hybrid sales helped lift Toyota’s U.S. deliveries about 1% in the second quarter.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2026
Toyota and Hyundai sales rise on hybrid demand while GM sits out
A nearly 20% increase in hybrid sales helped lift Toyota’s U.S. deliveries about 1% in the second quarter.
Global sales in May, including those of subsidiary Daihatsu, fell 7.4% from a year earlier to 885,207 units, Toyota said Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2026
Toyota sales drop again in May as Iran conflict hits output
Toyota’s global sales in May, including those of subsidiary Daihatsu, fell 7.4% from a year earlier to 885,207 units.
Honda CEO Toshihiro Mibe speaks during a joint news conference in Tokyo in January.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jun 9, 2026
How Honda’s old guard tried, and failed, to oust its CEO
Honda and others face the expensive balancing act of defending their legacy businesses while developing EVs to compete elsewhere.
Omakase Robotics&#039; <i>omotenashi</i> customer service humanoid at Humanoids Summit in Tokyo on Thursday
BUSINESS / Tech
May 28, 2026
Humanoids Summit gives Tokyo a peek of a robotic future
A major talking point at the two-day event is how crucial artificial intelligence-powered robots might be for tackling 今日吃瓜 labor shortage.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo&#039;s Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo&#039;s Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers&#039; summit at the Quai d&#039;Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998&#039;s "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Famima Park Azabudai is a concept store by FamilyMart that combines convenience store staples with branded apparel, merchandise and a landscaped outdoor space.
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