Economy of Japan

The sales of new automobiles in Romania has dropped by almost 40% during the first two months of this year, in comparison with the similar interval of 2020, according to the data published on Monday, by the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA).

A Romanian company specialized in IT solutions and Konica Minolta Romania have fully developed the thermal analysis and face detection application dubbed the Thermal Analyzer, which scans a real-time video stream to generate alarms in the case of people whose body temperature exceeds a certain threshold.

Automakers in Turkey produced 415,454 vehicles, including automobiles, light commercial vehicles, and tractors, in January-May, according to a sectoral report released on June 8. 

In the first five months of 2020, Turkey's auto production dropped 35% on a yearly basis due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said the Automotive Manufacturers Association.

Japanese machinery and industrial robot manufacturer FANUC has invested 250,000 euros on its new repair center in Istanbul.

Expressing his comments on the center established with a high investment budget, FANUC Turkey General Manager Teoman Alper Yiğit underlined that it is a significant indicator of the importance attached by FANUC for Turkey.

Japan's automotive giant Toyota said today it would extend the suspension of its Chinese factories by one week until February 16 because of the country's coronavirus epidemic crisis.

Japanese automotive giant Toyota announced Wednesday that its factories in China will remain closed until February 9th due to the spread of the deadly coronavirus.

Toyota has announced plans to build a prototype of the city of the future near Japan's Fuji Mountain, DPA reported.

The city will be powered by hydrogen cells and will act as a laboratory for autonomous vehicles, smart homes, artificial intelligence and other technologies.

Toyota unveiled a plan for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Toyota has announced plans to build a prototype of the city of the future near Japan's Fuji Mountain, DPA reported.

The city will be powered by hydrogen cells and will act as a laboratory for autonomous vehicles, smart homes, artificial intelligence and other technologies.

Toyota unveiled a plan for the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

Toyota Motor Corp unveiled plans for a $1.8 billion share buyback on Nov. 7, after reporting a more-than-expected quarterly profit on better global sales and an improvement in its North American business.

A Bulgarian climber fell to his death high on Mt. Olympus Saturday.

The man had fallen in a gully called "Louki tou Stefaniou" earlier Saturday.

He was retrieved by local firemen and the Fire Service's Special Squad, but did not survive.

[ANA-MPA]