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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2018
Limo company operator in New York crash disaster charged with negligent homicide
The operator of a limousine company that owned the vehicle involved in a crash that killed 20 people in upstate New York was taken into custody and charged with criminally negligent homicide, New York State Police said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 10, 2018
Driver's kin blame vehicle as finger-pointing begins in search for cause of deadly NY limo crash
Lawyers for the family of a limousine driver who died along with 19 others in an upstate New York accident and the owner of the vehicle are clashing over the cause of the deadliest U.S. transport accident in nearly a decade.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2018
Car crashes into Gunma supermarket, injuring 14; driver held
A car crashed into a supermarket in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture, on Sunday afternoon, injuring 14 people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 20, 2018
Female pedestrian dies in Arizona after being hit by Uber self-driving SUV, prompting halt in tests
A woman crossing a street was killed by an Uber self-driving sport utility vehicle in Arizona, police said on Monday, prompting the ride services company to suspend its autonomous vehicle program.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2017
At least five hurt as van jumps Seattle sidewalk, hits pedestrians after driver passes out
A van driver who apparently passed out jumped his vehicle onto a downtown Seattle sidewalk, hit pedestrians and crashed into a building on Thursday, injuring at least five people, police said.
JAPAN
May 3, 2017
13 slightly hurt as elderly woman crashes car into Oita hospital lobby
A car rammed into a hospital Tuesday morning in Oita Prefecture, leaving at least 13 people slightly injured, police said.
BUSINESS
Dec 1, 2015
Japanese auto sales fall 6.6% in November for 11th monthly decline
Auto sales in November fell 6.6 percent from a year earlier as a pick-up in passenger car sales was overshadowed by persistent weakness in minivehicles, data showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2015
Iranian's Japanese startup shifts into high gear with jeep-style minicar
A Nagoya-based electronic parts maker has become an auto manufacturer with its release of Big Force, a one-person mini car that resembles a jeep.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2015
Toyota Aqua leads car sales for second consecutive month
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Aqua hybrid was the best-selling car in the nation in May, holding the top spot for the second month in a row, industry bodies said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 8, 2015
Daihatsu's tiny Tanto was nation's most popular vehicle in 2014
As consumers increasingly looked for lower costs in maintaining vehicles following last April's consumption tax hike, Daihatsu Motor Co.'s Tanto minicar became Japan's best-selling vehicle last year, industry bodies' data showed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2014
Automobile wraps put new spin on paint jobs
Car owners are looking to color wrapping to breathe new excitement into their rides.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 8, 2014
Toyota mulling raising prices in emerging markets
Toyota Motor Corp. is considering raising vehicle prices in emerging markets to offset the impact of weakening local currencies, according to a source.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2014
Volkswagen protects top spot as imports slide 24.4%
Sales here of new imported vehicles, including those built abroad by Japanese automakers, dropped 24.4 percent in April from a year earlier to 15,578 units, the Japan Automobile Importers Association said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 3, 2013
Toyota sales show China row eased
Toyota Motor Corp.'s China sales surged in November, suggesting Japanese brands are escaping the consumer backlash they faced last year over the Senkaku Islands dispute.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 15, 2013
Hitachi devises tablet-controlled one-man EV for elderly
Hitachi Ltd. has developed a one-seater electric vehicle to aid senior citizens and people with mobility disabilities. The vehicle's course and transport time can be programmed via map-loaded tablet PC. It can only be used on sidewalks.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Tokyo issues strong warning on yen intervention as currency dips further
Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki speaks during a meeting with U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and South Korean Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok on the sidelines of IMF and G20 meetings in Washington last week.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.
A craft beer crawl through Tokyo’s top bars, brewpubs and dives
If all you drink is Asahi, Sapporo and Kirin, you're depriving yourself of some of the best craft beer Tokyo has to offer — and there sure is a lot of it out there.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.

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