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Japanese sponsors Toyota, Bridgestone and Panasonic end Olympic contracts
TOKYO (AP) — The International Olympic Committee's three major Japanese sponsors — Toyota, Panasonic and Bridgestone — are terminating their contracts. This leaves the IOC without a Japanese sponsor with the focus now expected to shift to the Middle East and India for new...
Japan's Toyota promises to do better with vehicle testing after major scandal
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota promised Friday to strengthen oversight of its vehicle certification so the scandal that surfaced recently over improper tests will never recur. Japan’s top automaker outlined in detail the measures it will take, including greater managerial involvement,...
Japan's top automaker Toyota acknowledges more certification cheating and apologizes
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota reported Wednesday more cases of cheating on certification tests for new models required by the Japanese government, on top of those acknowledged earlier. In the latest report, Toyota Motor Corp. said it failed to carry out proper certification on seven models,...
