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japantimes.co.jp > sports > 02/19/2026 > more-sports > tokyo-night-race-formulae

Formula E CEO eyes big opportunity for circuit with first night race in Tokyo

2+ hour, 37+ min ago  (163+ words) As with last year's E-Prix, the 2026 edition will be a doubleheader held at the Tokyo Street Circuit, around the Big Sight exhibition center by the Tokyo Bay waterfront. Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds has hailed the upcoming Tokyo E-Prix, which…...

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japantimes.co.jp > sports > 01/27/2026 > more-sports > horner-alpine-return

Ex-Red Bull boss Christian Horner eyeing F1 return as Alpine investor

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (73+ words) Ex-Red Bull boss Christian Horner eyeing F1 return as Alpine investor'The Japan Times Ex-Red Bull boss Christian Horner eyeing F1 return as Alpine investor Christian Horner's absence from Formula One may be short-lived. Horner, the famed former Red Bull boss who was…...

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japantimes.co.jp > business > 01/23/2026 > companies > chery-nissan-factory-south-africa

Chinese car exporter Chery to buy Nissan plant in South Africa

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (147+ words) Chery will buy the land, buildings and associated assets of Nissan facilities in Rosslyn, Pretoria, as the Japanese carmaker undergoes a major restructuring. Chery Automobile, China's top car exporter, agreed to buy Nissan's vehicle-manufacturing plant in South Africa, the latest…...

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japantimes.co.jp > business > 01/19/2026 > companies > shiseido-tough-turnaround

Shiseido faces tough turnaround after costly cosmetics stumbles

1+ mon, 20+ hour ago  (134+ words) Shiseido faces tough turnaround after costly cosmetics stumbles'The Japan Times Shiseido, once a formidable challenger to L'Oreal and Estee Lauder Companies, is navigating its biggest challenge in decades, hurt by a costly misfire in North America and loss of market…...

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japantimes.co.jp > business > 12/17/2025 > tech > electric-car-transition-unravels

The electric car transition unravels slowly, then all at once

2+ mon, 3+ day ago  (149+ words) The global transition to electric vehicles is beginning to unravel the way major changeovers often do: slowly at first, then all at once. The global transition to electric vehicles is beginning to unravel the way major changeovers often do: slowly…...

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japantimes.co.jp > business > 12/05/2025 > companies > toyota-electric-lfa-supercar

Toyota unveils concept LFA supercar, and it’s fully electric

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (188+ words) Should the new concept go into production, it would sit at the pinnacle of the company's vast lineup as its top-of-the-line performance vehicle. Toyota unveiled an LFA concept car that's fully electric " a surprising twist for the long-awaited successor to…...

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japantimes.co.jp > sports > 11/10/2025 > basketball > nba > basketball-legend-lenny-wilkens-dies

Hall of Fame player and coach Lenny Wilkens dies at age 88

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (130+ words) Wilkens had career averages of 16.5 points and 6.7 assists in 1,077 career regular-season games as a player and compiled a 1,332-1,155 record a an NBA coach. Lenny Wilkens, one of the few inductees into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame as both a…...

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japantimes.co.jp > business > 10/27/2025 > companies > hermes-new-designer-indie

Grace Wales Bonner to lead menswear design at tradition-rich luxury house Hermes

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (163+ words) The appointment gives the maker of Birkin bags a designer known for her unique way of melding fine tailoring with broad cultural research, with a string of awards under her belt. Grace Wales Bonner to lead menswear design at tradition-rich…...

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japantimes.co.jp > sports > 10/21/2025 > more-sports > formula-one-mclaren-stella

F1 drivers' championship still in McLaren's hands, says Stella

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (105+ words) McLaren has already clinched the constructors' title for a second successive year and has Australian Oscar Piastri leading the drivers' standings. AUSTIN, TEXAS - McLaren boss Andrea Stella said the Formula One drivers' championship was still in his team's hands despite…...

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japantimes.co.jp > business > 10/20/2025 > companies > kering-beauty-loreal-debt-fashion

Kering to sell beauty unit to L'Oreal for $4.66 billion to cut debt, refocus on fashion

3+ mon, 4+ week ago  (180+ words) Gucci owner Kering said on Sunday it has agreed to sell its beauty business to L'Oreal for "4 billion ($4.66 billion), as new CEO Luca de Meo moves to tackle the luxury group's high debt and refocus ... PARIS - Gucci owner Kering said…...