Honda and Nissan waste merge plan to merge $60 billion

In this week’s news round up, We’ve reported it The collapse of a $60 billion merger plan between Honda and Nissan. Japan demands exempt President Trump from tariffs on steel and aluminum exports. Truck cabin swallowed by Satama Two weeks ago Located at location It seems to be the internal human body. Irish man His ex-wife was arrested in Hungary – A Japanese national – was found dead in her apartment. oneFew, this Ministry of FinanceYee lost sensitive files The following one night.

Nissan seeks new partners after merger plan with Honda collapses

This is official: The merger between Honda and Nissan is closed. On Thursday, the two companies confirmed that they would terminate the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed on December 23 last year. Negotiations reportedly began to collapse after Honda proposed Nissan as its subsidiary. Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida said in a February 13 press conference that he could not be sure that his company’s “autonomous government will be guaranteed.” Japan’s third largest automaker is now looking for new partners.

“Honestly, it’s hard for our company to survive on its own under the current management situation.” Despite Honda’s negotiations on a strong position, the planned merger was seen as Nissan’s after sales slowed down lifeline. In November, the multinational automaker announced it plans to lay off 9,000 jobs worldwide, while also reducing its global production capacity by 20%. According to reports, in the same month, a senior official told Financial Times The company has “12 or 14 months of survival”.

Japan demands exempt Trump from steel and aluminum tariffs

On Monday, President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on imports of steel and aluminum to the United States, noting that there will be “no exemptions, no exceptions.” However, Tokyo hopes to change its mind. “We have asked the U.S. government to exclude Japan from these measures,” said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi in a press conference on Wednesday. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba commented: “We The necessary measures will be taken, including lobbying for the U.S. exemption, while closely monitoring any possible impact on the Japanese economy.”

Later this week, the U.S. president signed a memorandum calling for “fair and reciprocal” trade tariffs on all major U.S. trading partners. Japan’s Trade Minister Yuji Muto responded to the latest development at a press conference on Friday. “We need to find out the details as soon as possible, and we must first listen to the U.S. government thinking about it,” he said. “We will respond appropriately so that we can continue to develop the economic relations between the U.S. and Japan, while in our national interests. ”

After two weeks of search, the truck cabin is located in Saitama sewage pit

On Tuesday, Sitama Governor Motohiro Ono said researchers found what appeared to be the cabin one Truck swallowed by a sewage puddle Yashio The city two weeks ago. It was discovered by a drone in a sewage pipe about 30 meters downstream of the hole. Images show that the human body is in the cabin. A 74-year-old trucker and his vehicle fell into the hole on January 28. The man was able to speak at first. However, communication with him was lost a few hours later.

Due to the continuous flow of high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide and sewage, the search team was unable to enter the pipeline, which was not continuous for 10 meters. The plan is to build a large bypass system upstream of the cabin to allow water from the pipe to flow from the driver’s seat. Ono said the rescue operation would “take about three months.” Meanwhile, repairs for all damage caused by the sewage pits may continue until the end of the year, costing about ¥4 billion.

Japanese woman died in Hungary and filed DV complaint in 2022

Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya spoke at a press conference on Wednesday, confirming that a 43-year-old Japanese woman recently found dead in Budapest has filed a complaint of domestic violence against her ex-husband to the Japanese embassy for several years forward. according to Iwaya, the embassy encouraged her to consult with the police. She followed the advice, but the police refused to take action. Iwaya described the woman’s death as “extremely painful”, but said the embassy “provided the necessary support”.

The woman’s body – no name has been disclosed – It was found on January 29 after a fire broke out in her apartment in central Budapest. She lived there with her two children, who were in school at the time. Her ex-husband is a 43-year-old Irish national, who was on the scene and called the police. He was arrested on Monday. They found him back to the apartment after he left with his kids in the morning. He also wore a balaclava to cover up his face.

Finance Ministry employees lose sensitive documents after night

Japan’s finance ministry announced this week that one of the employees lost documents containing the names and addresses of 187 people, including suspects in drug smuggling cases. The unnamed worker met at the Yokohama Customs office during the day on February 6 and then drank some drinks with customs officials. He reportedly drank nine beers before the train got home during the five-hour meeting. He noticed that his schoolbag had gone when he arrived Jin Qiao station.

The man works for the investigation department of the Ministry of Finance and Customs Bureau. In his schoolbag, there are nine administrative documents containing the names, addresses and case summary of nearly 200 people, as well as a working laptop, including his own information and personal information of his team members. Ministry Apologizedescribes the incident as a “serious violation of public trust”. It vows to take strict action on lost employees document.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki are expected to pitch in Tokyo

Los Angeles Dodgers coach Dave Roberts said he plans to start Japanese pitcher Yoshinobu Yoshinobu Yoshinobu Yoshinobu Yoshinobu Yoshinobu Yoshinobu Yoshinobu Yoshinobu Yoshinobu Yoshinobu and Roki Sasaki. Two matches will be held In Tokyo March 18 and 19, “The expectations for these two guys are real,” Roberts said. “You will never know. Things may change, but I think that’s what we expect.” Shohei Ohtani, Seiya Suzuki and Shota Imanaga Too Expected to participate in the competition.

In men’s football, Ito finally made his debut in Bayern Munich When they beat Celtic 2-1 in the Champions League. Daizen Maeda hits basketball. This is his fourth goal of the week as he scored a hat-trick against Raith Rovers in the Scottish Cup. In the FA Cup, kaoru The crema scored in Brighton’s 2-1 win over Chelsea. Tomoki Iwata Hit one of the goals of the week Birmingham‘ 3-2 loss Go to Newcastle. Takefusa Kubo’s goal is just as good in Real Sociedad’s 2-1 win Midtjylland in the Europa League.

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