Nicholas Takahashi

Nicholas Takahashi is a financial journalist at Bloomberg News. He covers the automotive industry with a focus on Japanese manufacturers such as Toyota and Honda. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Nicholas worked at The Wall Street Journal for several years, where he reported on corporate governance issues and mergers and acquisitions. He has also contributed articles to The New York Times and Reuters.

Biography:  https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AWJB_nSRTBE/nicholas-takahashi

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The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermines the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
Analysis.OverallConflictOfInterestScore * 0.3F + Analysis.OverallBiasScore * 0.3F + Analysis.DeceptivenessScore * 0.3F + Analysis.ReadabilityScore * 0.1F

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The Daily's Verdict

This author is known for its high journalistic standards. The author strives to maintain neutrality and transparency in its reporting, and avoids conflicts of interest. The author has a reputation for accuracy and rarely gets contradicted on major discrepancies in its reporting.

Bias

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Conflicts of Interest

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Contradictions

84%

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  • Foreign investors opposed Toyota’s leadership due to an ongoing vehicle safety probe.

Deceptions

100%

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Recent Articles

Toyota Shareholders Reject Climate Proposal Amid Leadership Concerns and Fraudulent Testing Scandals

Toyota Shareholders Reject Climate Proposal Amid Leadership Concerns and Fraudulent Testing Scandals

Broke On: Sunday, 16 June 2024 At the 2024 Toyota shareholders meeting, investors expressed dissatisfaction with Chairman Akio Toyoda's leadership amid ongoing scandals involving fraudulent vehicle testing and certification. Shareholders rejected a climate-related proposal, indicating concerns over governance and transparency. Institutional Shareholders Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis recommended against Toyoda's reappointment due to governance issues. Despite profits doubling, investors remained worried about the lack of independent board members and ongoing investigations into improper checks on vehicles at Toyota and other Japanese automakers.