Toyota CEO flags survival risk despite record sales: Why the world’s largest carmaker is worried about its futureToyota's outgoing CEO warns of an existential threat from rapid technological disruption and intensifying competition, particularly from Ch...
31 Mar, 2026, 06.05 PM IST
JICA plans to scale up private investment operations in IndiaJapan International Cooperation Agency plans to boost its private sector investments in India. The agency will focus on projects with signi...
28 Mar, 2026, 12.20 AM IST
Toyota picks Kenta Kon, ally of chairman Toyoda, as CEO amid rising Chinese competitionToyota has made a notable leadership change, appointing Kenta Kon as the new top executive, replacing Koji Sato, who will now serve as vice...
06 Feb, 2026, 02.29 PM IST
Toyota CEO Sato to step down, to be replaced by CFO KonToyota's Chief Executive Koji Sato is stepping down after three years. Chief Financial Officer Kenta Kon will take over as the new CEO. Thi...
06 Feb, 2026, 11.42 AM IST
Toyota Motor does not face immediate chip shortage from Nexperia, CEO saysToyota's top executive Koji Sato assured that immediate chip shortages are not a concern despite Chinese export restrictions. The automaker...
31 Oct, 2025, 11.16 AM IST
Ultraman: Rising: This is what we know about release date, trailer, plot, cast and creative teamKen Sato becomes Ultraman and a kaiju babysitter in Ultraman: Rising. The animated film, which will be streaming on Netflix in June, explor...
16 May, 2024, 11.03 PM IST
View: So, how effective is naam ke vaste change, really?Yoshida's study predicts Japan may be entirely 'Sato' by 2531 due to a law requiring couples to share a surname. The possible 'Satoration' ...
20 Apr, 2024, 11.00 PM IST
Toyota chief apologizes for cheating on testing at group company againToyota chief Koji Sato apologized for flawed testing at Toyota Industries Corp., involving certification testing and inspections for diesel...
29 Jan, 2024, 07.53 PM IST
Toyota's CEO-to-be outlines leadership team bullish on EVsSato stressed that "electrification" is a key theme for his team and promised to develop a totally new, next-generation electric vehicle by...
13 Feb, 2023, 01.23 PM IST
Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda to step aside, become chairmanChief Executive and President Akio Toyoda, grandson of the company's founder, will become chairman. He was prominent in the announcement an...
26 Jan, 2023, 05.32 PM IST
Toyota president Akio Toyoda to become chairman; Koji Sato to replace him as CEOSato - previously Toyota's chief branding officer, and president of its luxury Lexus brand - will take the helm at a time of major upheaval...
26 Jan, 2023, 01.37 PM IST
Beenext closes of two new VC funds; Indian startups to get one-third from $160 million corpusBeenos has backed a number of high-profile ventures like online auto marketplace and services firm Droom, realty portal NoBroker and fashio...
16 Jun, 2020, 10.43 AM IST
Beenos founder Teruhide Sato launches $60 million fund for startupsTeruhide Sato the founder of Japan's Beenos Group, a global conglomerate, has launched a $60-million fund for early stage startups.
08 Sep, 2015, 04.07 PM IST
Japan's Beenos Group has $60 million fund for startupsThe fund will focus on internet and mobile businesses and has already invested in six Indian companies, whose names were not divulged.
08 Sep, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Differences with India on nuke pact narrowed down: JapanJapan today said differences with India on a civil nuclear pact have been "narrowed down".
26 Jan, 2014, 07.31 PM IST
- Toyota expert Sato calls for new leadership
An influential writer with ties to Toyota's past presidents is calling for a change of leadership at the recall-battered automaker in a let...
20 May, 2010, 03.28 PM IST
- Takeover bids for Japanese firms hit record in 2007: Survey
The number of takeover bids for Japanese companies topped 100 last year for the first time, a survey showed.
08 Jan, 2008, 02.10 PM IST