Japan’s Vehicle Safety Certification Changes Open the Door to U.S. Auto Imports Ahead of the Trump Summit

Japan’s Vehicle Safety Certification Changes Open the Door to U.S. Auto Imports Ahead of the Trump Summit

Haruto Sato4 months ago4 weeks ago03 mins

Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has finalized regulatory changes that allow vehicles certified by U.S. safety regulators to enter the Japanese domestic market without undergoing Japan’s separate testing and certification process. The revision, which takes effect immediately, removes one of the longstanding non-tariff barriers that U.S. trade negotiators have identified as a…

Japanese Automakers Post Solid 2025 U.S. Sales as Tariff Uncertainty Clouds the Year Ahead

Kenji Tanaka4 months ago4 weeks ago04 mins

Combined new vehicle sales by six major Japanese automakers in the United States rose 2.4% in 2025 to just over 6 million units, according to figures released on Monday. The results, which span Toyota Motor, Honda Motor, Nissan Motor, Subaru, Mazda, and Mitsubishi Motors, paint a picture of an industry that managed to grow through…

Hong Kong’s Regulatory Framework for AI Chip IPOs Faces Its First Real Test with the Biren and Kunlunxin Listings

Haruto Sato4 months ago3 weeks ago04 mins

The debut of Shanghai Biren Technology on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, raising HK$5.58 billion in an offering that was subscribed more than 2,300 times in the public tranche, and Baidu’s confidential filing for a Kunlunxin IPO on the same day, have put Hong Kong’s regulatory framework for semiconductor listings under intense scrutiny. The exchange’s…

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Japan’s Vehicle Safety Certification Changes Open the Door to U.S. Auto Imports Ahead of the Trump Summit

Japanese Automakers Post Solid 2025 U.S. Sales as Tariff Uncertainty Clouds the Year Ahead

Hong Kong’s Regulatory Framework for AI Chip IPOs Faces Its First Real Test with the Biren and Kunlunxin Listings