Mazda to build Toyota-brand cars at new plant in Mexico
An agreement was announced on Friday between the two Japanese auto manufacturers Mazda Motor Corp. and Toyota Motor Corp. that will see the former producing cars at its new plant in Mexico under the...
View ArticleNissan CEO Ghosn considering new factory in Mexico
CEO Carlos Ghosn of Nissan Motor Co., Japan’s second-largest auto manufacturer, commented this week that they were planing a new factory in North America, and would consider Mexico as the location. As...
View ArticleHonda Aims to Become Net Exporter from North America in Two Years
Japanese automaker Honda Motor Co. expects that in two years it will export more cars manufactured in its plants located in the United States, Canada and Mexico than import cars from its counterparts...
View ArticleMazda plans to increase Mexico plant capacity by 21%
Mazda will be increasing the capacity of a plant that it is building in Mexico to produce 230,000 cars a year by March 2016. This was the announcement made by Mazda’s Chief Executive Officer, Takashi...
View ArticleJapanese auto manufacturers shifting focus to plants in Mexico
Japan’s top carmakers are transferring more of their manufacturing processes to Mexico. Car manufacturers are being pressured to transfer by the strong rise of the yen and very high production costs in...
View ArticleJapanese players concerned over Canada-Mexico fight outbreak at WBC
A fight broke out over the weekend at the World Baseball Classic Mexico-Canada match after Canada’s Chris Robinson scored on a ninth inning bunt hit from Mexican pitcher Arnold Leon. Mexico saw it as a...
View ArticleMexico to show support for Japan joining TPP
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, who arrived in Japan on Sunday for an official visit, will most likely show his support for the country as Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had recently revealed that the...
View ArticleMexican president looks to Japan as role model for development
Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto, on an official visit to Tokyo since Sunday, said that his country should look towards Japan’s example when it comes to development and innovation. He believes the...
View ArticleLED streetlamps will focus more light on street, improve view of the stars
You’ve probably never thought of “light pollution” before – but current traditional streetlamp designs are guilty of this. They “leak” large amounts of their light energy in unwanted directions making...
View ArticleRecords show Japanese slaves crossed the Pacific to Mexico in 16th century
The first documentation of Japanese people crossing the Pacific Ocean has been discovered by researchers amongst the Inquisition records in the General Archives of the Nation in Mexico. Three names...
View ArticleZaccheroni says Samurai Blue only showed half their ability in loss against...
Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni says that the Samurai Blue only showed half of what they are really capable of in their match against Brazil which the hosts won 3-0 at the first game of the...
View ArticleJapan, Mexico play for pride in their final Confederations Cup match
Despite the fact that technically both Japan and Mexico are already eliminated from the Confederations Cup, the two teams will be playing for pride as they face each other in their final match in the...
View ArticleJapan finish Confederations Cup with 2-1 loss to Mexico
Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez condemned Japan to a “point-less” end to the Asian champions’ Confederations Cup in Brazil with two second-half headers that saw Mexico overcome the Samurai...
View ArticleLoggerhead turtle crosses Pacific from Mexico to Yakushima Island
Non-profit organization Yakushima Umigame-Kan reported on Monday that a Loggerhead Sea Turtle was found on the island of Yakushima last July 3. The sea turtle was marked with a metal tag bearing the...
View ArticleDocumentary ‘Hafu’ tackles what it means to be multiracial in Japan today
Japanese society, despite its high-tech gadgetry and fashion forwardness, is not considered the most open of cultures. It was built on a paradigm of “one nation, one culture, one race”. But in order to...
View ArticleMexico gets accepted into the Trans-Pacific Partnership while Japan twiddles...
The Trans-Pacific Partnership or TPP negotiation is an exclusive treaty that will empower trading and businesses between the Asia Pacific
View ArticlePolitician and businessman from Japan receive Mexico’s highest honor
Hidenao Nakagawa, a lawmaker in Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party, and Itaru Koeda, the chairman for Nissan Motor Co., were awarded
View ArticleJapanese men lose to Mexico 3-1 in Olympic soccer semifinals
While the Blue Samurai have had an incredible run thus far, surprising many with how far come, their winning Olympic
View ArticleJapan defeats Mexico 4-1 in U-20 Women’s World Cup
Hosting nation Japan beat Mexico in a painful 4-1 opening match of the under-20 Women’s World Cup. As the leading
View ArticleSharp to eliminate another 3,000 jobs with overseas plant sales
Japanese TV manufacturer Sharp Corp. is believed to be adding to the 5,000 worldwide job cuts by selling two of
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