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DRIVING

COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2016
Have apps, won't bother learning how to drive
For many young people today, there's a new rite of passage that's bigger than learning to drive: getting your first phone number.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 14, 2015
Abe and the media get ahead of themselves on driverless cars
In a new TV commercial for Nissan, American actress Charlotte Kate Fox, who appeared in last year's NHK morning drama series, "Massan," is driving on city streets at night. She pushes a button on the dashboard and slowly takes her hands off the steering wheel. The car continues to move, making turns...
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Nov 14, 2015
A leap in the dark
Watch out! Didn't you see me?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ADVANCES IN PROGRESS
Nov 9, 2015
Taxi firm hopes to have driverless cabs on the road by 2020
By the time Tokyo hosts the Summer Olympics and Paralympics in 2020, self-driving cars may be a feature on Japan's roads as local automakers work to develop the technology in the next five years.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2015
Like the suburbs? You'll love driverless cars
Driverless cars are on the way, and their impact is going to change our lives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 5, 2015
Japan government looks to self-driving cars, drones to spur innovation
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will ease regulations to allow self-driving cars to be tested on public roads from fiscal 2017 with the aim of companies providing the service for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 2, 2015
In the rearview mirror: Car designer warns of Google game-changer
The days of cheap and cheerful cars like the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla may be numbered as technology firms Google and Apple muscle into the auto industry and change the way people own and drive automobiles.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Oct 28, 2015
Opening day of the 44th Tokyo Motor Show
The Tokyo Motor Show opened its car doors to the press on Wednesday with automakers showcasing the latest in vehicular technology, from every stripe of eco-friendliness to early prototypes of self-driving cars.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 28, 2015
Driverless systems are scene-stealers at Tokyo Motor Show
The road ahead for the auto industry is on view at the 44th Tokyo Motor Show, where driverless technology and greater energy-efficiency are themes this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 6, 2015
Toyota's driverless car is put through paces in Tokyo
Touch a button on the steering wheel and put your hands up — this Toyota will take it from here.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Oct 5, 2015
Nagoya University leads way in developing next-generation products
To cope with the accelerated aging of the nation's population, Nagoya University is working to develop futuristic vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 29, 2015
DeNA, ZMP plan to launch driverless taxi service
As the IT revolution injects extra octane into the auto industry with driverless technology, DeNA Co. said Thursday it will steer toward an innovative new target: robot taxis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 18, 2015
China tells its road-rage motorists to cool it
The horrific incident shocked the nation when it went viral in China earlier this month: a woman dragged from her car, thrown to the ground and kicked repeatedly in the face and head in a case of road rage in Sichuan.
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2015
Why self-driving cars will always need oversight
Self-driving cars are incapable of making moral decisions so they will always need human oversight.
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An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Japan must correct Trump’s false data for trade talks, says Kono
Former Foreign Minister Taro Kono
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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