Jul.15 — Nissan Motor Co. President and Chief Executive Officer Makoto Uchida says its new electric sports utility vehicle Ariya symbolizes a new chapter for the company. Japan’s second-largest automaker by output could benefit from the buzz surrounding a new vehicle after months of management turmoil and declining profitability. Uchida speaks with Bloomberg’s Reed Stevenson at Nissan’s headquarters in Yokohama.
In This Story: Japan
Japan is divided into 47 administrative prefectures and eight traditional regions. The Greater Tokyo Area is the most populous metropolitan area in the world, with more than 37.4 million residents.
Japan is a great power and a member of numerous international organizations, including the United Nations (since 1956), the OECD, and the G7. Japan is a leader in the automotive and electronics industries.