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• Critics suggest reeling Chrysler is a lost cause
Chrysler is already signed up to make pickup trucks for the Japanese company. Jonathan Macey, a Yale University law professor who has been critical of U.S. automakers’ management, said Chrysler’s sales numbers are “further evidence of an ...
• Sony unveils flexi-video screen, movie glasses
The Japanese firm, which pioneered the Walkman and once dominated the high-end electronics marketplace, is going through a painful restructuring that will see it shed 16,000 jobs and curb investment to try to save $1 billion. Analysts and media ...
• Premium tuna fetches $100,000 at auction
This Japanese bluefin tuna fetched nearly 10 million yen at the year-opening auction is shown at Tokyo's Tsukiji market on Monday. Jan. 2: A new vending machine in Poland dispenses snacks only fish could be hungry for. It dispenses live bait and ...
• Detroit’s auto show likely to be a bit austere
The most significant no-show this year will be Japanese automaker Nissan, which pulled out of the show in November. Rival Honda has said it won’t hold any news conferences but does plan to relaunch its Insight hybrid, a competitor to the hugely ...
• Northern Lights and so much more
Charter flights from Tokyo bring thousands of Japanese visitors to Alaska each winter. Seeing the Northern Lights is “on their life list,” explained Chena spokeswoman Denise Ferree. It's also part of Japanese culture's “traditional reverence ...