Nissan pays back suppliers after Japan antitrust probe
Nissan has repaid suppliers after Japan’s Fair-Trade Commission probed it for allegedly shortchanging them about $20 million in an illegal cost-cutting scheme that could date back decades......»»
Use Windows event logs for ransomware investigations, JPCERT/CC advises
The JPCERT Coordination Center – the first Computer Security Incident Response Team established in Japan – has compiled a list of entries in Windows event logs that could help enterprise defenders respond to human-operated ransomware atta.....»»
Boeing suppliers fear long-term jobs hit from strike
Boeing suppliers fear long-term jobs hit from strike.....»»
GM, Magna-backed automotive software marketplace SDVerse opens
SDVerse, open to automakers, suppliers and relevant tech companies, is a marketplace designed to connect developers of automotive software with potential customers......»»
What should declining Japanese cities do?
Aging societies and population decline have been on the rise globally, but in Japan, the situation has been exacerbated ten-fold. A staggering 36.21 million people, or 28.9% of the populace, are 65 and over. Further, 74.6% of Japan's 1,747 cities are.....»»
Apple launches iPhone 16 in 21 additional countries this Friday
Apple announced the iPhone 16 earlier this year, and the new phones hit stores in more than 50 countries, including the US, Canada and Japan last Friday, September 20. Now Apple is bringing iPhone 16 to 21 additional countries starting this Friday......»»
Meta pays the price for storing hundreds of millions of passwords in plaintext
Company failed to follow one of the most sacrosanct rules for password storage. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Officials in Ireland have fined Meta $101 million for storing hundreds of millions of user passwords in plain.....»»
Rocket Report: SpaceX salvages Starship wreckage; pessimism for Virgin Galactic
The penultimate flight of Japan's workhorse H-IIA rocket deploys a spy satellite. Enlarge / A salvage ship raises a portion of SpaceX's Super Heavy booster from the Gulf of Mexico. This booster was used on the most recent Starshi.....»»
Toyota deflects attack by anti-DEI activist over LGBTQ programs
Toyota Motor Corp. distanced itself from some of its LGBTQ initiatives and said it doesn’t have a quota system to boost diversity among its suppliers.....»»
Nissan wins as court orders Carlos Ghosn to return yacht and $32 million
The luxury vessel became a symbol of the alleged self-serving excesses at the crux of financial misconduct accusations against Carlos Ghosn......»»
Jeep to study traditional hybrids as demand zooms for alternatives to plug-ins, EVs
The unveiling of the brand's debut full-electric Avenger compact crossover in Japan tests this hybrid-loving market's appetite for EVs......»»
Nissan to buy back 5% of its own shares from partner Renault
The two automakers are restructuring their partnership and aiming for an equal cross shareholding of 15 percent each......»»
Nissan wins as court orders Carlos Ghosn to fork over yacht and $32 million
The luxury vessel became a lurid symbol of the alleged self-serving excesses at the crux of financial misconduct accusations against Carlos Ghosn, who was arrested in 2018 at the height of his power as the chairman of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi al.....»»
Google accuses Microsoft of antitrust violations over Azure cloud platform
Complaint cites "steep penalties" for Microsoft customers using other providers. Enlarge (credit: Getty Images | Justin Sullivan) Google has filed an antitrust complaint in Brussels against Microsoft, alleging its Big Te.....»»
Nanostructures in the deep ocean floor hint at life"s origin
Researchers led by Ryuhei Nakamura at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan and The Earth-Life Science Institute (ELSI) of Tokyo Institute of Technology have discovered inorganic nanostructures surrounding deep-ocean hydro.....»»
Tree frog tadpoles have a unique way of not contaminating their water supply: Not pooping
The Eiffinger's tree frog (Kurixalus eiffingeri), found on Ishigaki and Iriomote islands in Japan, has a unique biological adaptation: its tadpoles do not defecate during their early developmental stages. This finding by researchers at Nagoya Univers.....»»
Former Mitsubishi dealer must pay Nissan lending arm $330K debt, Nebraska judge rules
A bankruptcy court judge in Nebraska has refused to dismiss a $331,225 debt a former Mitsubishi dealer and his company owe to floorplan lender Nissan Motor Acceptance Co......»»
Dealerships can start filing claims in CDK antitrust settlement
An Illinois federal judge has granted preliminary approval for CDK's agreement to pay $100 million to resolve a class-action antitrust lawsuit......»»
White House picks Monroe Capital to develop $1 billion fund for auto suppliers
The fund will help smaller firms along the supply chain gain access to capital in what is an underserved market in finance, despite being a trillion-dollar industry, CEO Theodore Koenig said......»»
One dead, 7 missing as heavy rains trigger floods in central Japan
One person was killed and at least seven were missing on Saturday, officials said, as "unprecedented" rains triggered floods and landslides in Japan's quake-hit region of Ishikawa, where authorities told tens of thousands to evacuate......»»
Opinion - Is China preparing to attack Japan?
Opinion - Is China preparing to attack Japan?.....»»