Latest News Updates From Yuri Kageyama

Government, Business, Fuel

Tokyo Gas Purchases Chevron鈥檚 Texas Gas Assets

TG Natural Resources, owned by Tokyo Gas, and Castleton Commodities International, is acquiring a 70% stake in the East Texas gas assets of Chevron U.S.A. for $525 million.

April 1, 2025
Business, Technology, Autonomous

Nissan Tests Driverless Vehicles on City Streets

Momentum for driverless technology is building in Japan, which has not kept pace with the global shift to autonomous driving, so far led by China and the U.S.聽

March 10, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment

Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi End Merger Talks

Japanese automakers Honda, Nissan and Mitsubishi said Feb. 13 they are ending talks on business integration.

February 13, 2025
Business, Technology, Equipment

Toyota Announces EV and Battery Push in China and US

TOKYO 鈥 Toyota is developing and making electric vehicles and EV batteries in China, the Japanese automaker said Feb. 5, under a new partnership with the Shanghai government.

February 5, 2025
Government, Business

Nippon Steel Stands Firm on a US Steel Takeover

TOKYO 鈥 Nippon Steel was standing firm on its proposed $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, Chief Executive Eiji Hashimoto said after President Joe Biden blocked the steelmaker鈥檚 move.

January 7, 2025
Government, Business

Nippon Steel Eyes Overseas Market in Bid for US Steel

KASHIMA, Japan 鈥 The signs at Nippon Steel read: 鈥淭he world through steel,鈥 underlining why Japan鈥檚 top steelmaker is pursuing its $15 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel.

December 6, 2024
Business, Equipment

Nissan Cuts 9,000 Jobs as Its Vehicles Fail to Sell

TOKYO 鈥 Nissan reported Nov. 7 a loss for the latest fiscal quarter as its vehicle sales sank while costs and inventory ballooned, prompting the Japanese automaker to slash 9,000 jobs.

November 7, 2024
Business, Technology

Nissan Is Developing 鈥楥ool Paint鈥 for Cars

Nissan showed Aug. 6 what it called a 鈥渃ool paint鈥 to keep people inside vehicles cooler, although the coating is six times thicker, making commercialization still a challenge.

August 6, 2024
Business, Technology

Toyota Shows 鈥楨ngine Reborn鈥 With Green Fuel

Toyota announced that it would offer lean compact engines that also run on so-called green fuels like hydrogen and bioethanol, or get paired with zero-emission electric motors in hybrids.

May 28, 2024
Business, Technology, Fuel

Nissan Says It Will Make Next-Gen EV Batteries by 2029

YOKOHAMA, Japan 鈥 Nissan expects to mass produce electric vehicles powered by advanced next-generation batteries by early 2029, the company said April 16.

April 16, 2024