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The head of an official inquiry into the deadly collapse of a Bangladesh factory complex said the building’s owner was the “main culprit” for the disaster because he violated construction codes. The cave-in of the eight-story Rana Plaza outside the capital last month killed ...
Throughout most of Japan, June is the rainy season. While all that rainfall is great for rice paddies so that we can have delicious new harvest rice in the fall, it makes it a rather dull month for seasonal produce: The summer’s bounty of ...
“I was stopped by two men in a government-registered vehicle, blindfolded and dragged off the street. They took me away to a house in a place I did not know. I was forced into a room with blood all over the walls and floor, ...
Claude Regy says the team at the Shizuoka Performing Arts Center (SPAC) threw him the “best birthday party ever” when he arrived in Japan just days after the actual May 1 occasion. The 90-year-old French director is hoping for an even better birthday gift, ...
As far as debuts go, Shohei Otani's delivered. The celebrated rookie pitched fairly well on Thursday night, and though he finished outside the decision, he left the mound with the Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters well within striking distance of the Tokyo Yakult Swallows.
Honda Motor Co. formally announced Thursday that it will return to Formula One in 2015 as an engine supplier to British team McLaren to revive their championship-winning partnership. “We shall act as Maclaren-Honda” and are resolved to be “the No. 1, ” Honda President ...
Honda Motor Co. plans to build a $470 million transmission factory in Mexico at the same site as an auto plant opening in 2014. The parts facility will open in the second half of 2015 in Celaya, near the central city of Guanajuato, and ...
Despite the bilateral dispute over the Senkaku Islands, young Chinese consumers appear more concerned with product quality and safety rather than Beijing’s relations with the countries making the products. When asked about the boycott on Japanese products in China after Japan nationalized the China-claimed ...
Honda Motor Co. told the transport ministry Thursday it is recalling 145,573 of its Vamos, Vamos Hobio and Z cars due to an engine parts defect that could cause a fire. Subject to the recall are vehicles of those three models produced between October ...
Honda Motor Co. plans to resume a project to set up a second car plant in India to meet increasing local demand for its sedans, it was learned Saturday. Work on the facility, which was suspended in 2008 in the midst of the global ...
Japanese carmakers are showcasing their sport utility vehicles and luxury cars at the annual New York International Auto Show, which opened Wednesday. Toyota Motor Corp. debuted the 2014 Highlander SUV with a redesigned exterior, bigger interior and three engine choices, including a hybrid option. ...
Honda Motor Co. said Wednesday it will start producing motorcycles at a new plant in Kenya later this year amid expectations of growth in local demand. Honda has set up Honda Motorcycle Kenya Ltd. for sales and production of motorcycles in Nairobi, becoming the ...
Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally said he is concerned that the depreciation of the yen is bolstering the competitiveness of Japanese carmakers. “The most important thing that most countries around the world believe in is letting the markets determine the currency,” ...
Honda plans to return to Formula One racing again as an engine supplier in 2015 — a move that could rekindle ties with McLaren.
Honda Motor Co. says it has developed a method to collect rare-earth minerals from nickel-hydrogen batteries in hybrid vehicles for reuse in new batteries. Purity of at least 99 percent of the collected rare-earth elements was achieved, almost the same as the level for ...
Honda Motor Co. announced it will recall 777,000 vehicles sold in the United States and Canada to fix an air bag problem. The automaker said Friday it will inspect and, if necessary, replace the driver’s side airbag on its 2009-2013 models of the Pilot ...
Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co. boosted their global output in August to meet strong demand in the U.S. and Asian markets. Toyota increased global production 7.8 percent to 670,838 vehicles, and Honda’s output rose 8.4 percent to 311,117 vehicles, ...