the u.s. and more than 9 million in japan are being recalled over takata air bags. u.s. authorities say they planned to issue a timely recall. a takata financial officialays the firms yet to assess the effect of the recalls on its accounts. the official says the company is trying to pinpoint the exact cause of the defect. >>> officials at honda motors say the auto maker will not use air bags with takata inflaters. honda says it studied takata's test data on the inflaters. it found evidence that takata misrepresented it and improperly reported some data the automaker is sourcing more components from other manufacturers. about a quarter of new honda vehicles sold worldwide last year were fitted with takata inflaters. here's look at some other business stories we're following. >>> a japanese government survey shows consumer sentiment improved in october for the first time in two months. the consumer confidence index was up 0.9% to 41.5. officials attribute the rise to an improving employment situation and lower gasoline prices. >>> executives at suzuki motors say the japanese carmaker had a profit of over $383 $830 millio. a record for the first half of a business ye