Mich. Man Reflects On Part In Japan Bombing 66 Years Ago
The Michigan man who helped design the atomic bomb says he hopes it's never used again.
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The Michigan man who helped design the atomic bomb says he hopes it's never used again.
The U.S. Women's Soccer team falls to Japan in penalty kicks 3-1 in the Women's World Cup on Sunday.
World Cup action Sunday afternoon as The U.S. Women's Soccer team plays Japan in the final.
With two World Cup titles and three Olympic gold medals, the United States has history on its side in Sunday's final against Japan.
Japanese car companies are showing signs of bouncing back from the production slowdowns that followed March's earthquake and tsunami.
Chrysler is moving up its normal summer shutdowns at three factories from the usual July closings because of parts shortages from Japan.
Toyota's quarterly profits were cut 75 percent due to recent tsunami and earthquake.
WWJ AutoBeat Reporter Jeff Gilbert reports that Ford is suspending work at plants in Taiwan, China and South Africa due to parts issues.
Providing routine care for people with a host of issues from chronic diabetes to imminent childbirth proved more challenging after the disaster in Japan.
Ford expects its operations will be affected beginning the last week of April and into May.
Ann Arbor-based Advanced Photonix Inc. (NYSE Amex: API) announced that it has shipped the second Computer Tomography accessory for its terahertz instrumentation to NICT in Japan.
March auto sales are out and it was a time for General Motors to shine.
Officials stress that Michigan residents are in no danger after tests on an air sample have picked up very low levels of radiation.
The company has told dealers they can't order 233 parts for Lexus, Scion and Toyota models unless they have a customer who needs one for a repair.
Ford is idling a plant in Belgium because of the parts shortage caused by the earthquake in Japan.
More than two weeks since the natural disaster, inventories of crucial car supplies - from computer chips to paint pigments - are dwindling fast as Japanese factories that make them struggle to restart.
General Motors will resume regular production at its pickup plant in Shreveport, Louisiana, on Monday.
Nissan Motor Co. said Thursday it is considering moving some engine production from Japan to the U.S. because of earthquake damage to a Japanese plant.
Eastern Michigan University has suspended its study abroad program in Japan.
GM idled another plant because of parts shortages, as a top analyst warned that the industry won't start to feel the real impact of the Japan earthquake for three more weeks.
Honda says it expects to resume auto and motorcycle production in Japan on Wednesday.
Southeast Michigan Disaster Relief Spokeswoman Allison Koenigbauer says their focus right now is on helping the elderly and getting fuel supplies to people in need.
A General Motors spokesman says the move will help the automaker preserve cash as it deals with the financial implications from shortages of parts made in Japan
