3+ hour, 42+ min ago  (430+ words) By CHINAMI TAJIKA/ Staff Writer February 28, 2026 at 13:09 JST Japan is moving forward with plans to develop mines for rare earths in Africa as China tightens its export controls on the critical minerals, government sources said. The Japan Organization for Metals…...

3+ week ago  (582+ words) February 7, 2026 at 16:51 JST Toyota Motor's outgoing Chief Executive Koji Sato and incoming CEO Kenta Kon leave after a press conference in Tokyo on Feb. 6. (Reuters) Analysts expressed surprise at the move, given Toyota's relative success during Sato's run at steering…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1094+ words) January 17, 2026 at 15:10 JST Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Jan. 16. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP) BEIJING--Breaking with the United States, Canada…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (512+ words) December 16, 2025 at 15:24 JST The government has finalized plans to end subsidies to large-scale solar power stations, given the declining production costs of solar panels and the increasing environmental damage from the facilities, sources said. Ground-mounted commercial solar power facilities with…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago  (497+ words) November 19, 2025 at 16:48 JST Japan's Nissan will cut production by another 1,400 vehicles at its Kyushu plant next week, as the fallout from chip supply disruptions linked to Chinese-owned Nexperia continues to affect its domestic operations, a person familiar with the matter…...

4+ mon, 5+ hour ago  (1096+ words) October 28, 2025 at 16:05 JST A Japanese kei-car is pictured among palm trees in Beppu, Kyushu, Japan September 30, 2019 . Picture taken September 30, 2019. (REUTERS) BYD's Japanese mini-car will not go on sale until the end of next year, but it has already created buzz…...

5+ mon, 6+ day ago  (344+ words) September 22, 2025 at 14:45 JST In this image made from video provided by Nissan Motor Co., Japanese automaker Nissan's test vehicle featuring an automated driving system packed with artificial intelligence is seen in Tokyo on September, 2025. (Nissan Motor Co. via AP) Japanese…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1113+ words) August 4, 2025 at 13:35 JST THOOTHUKUDI, India--Vietnam's Vinfast is due to break ground Monday on a $500 million electric vehicle plant in southern India's Tamil Nadu state, part of a planned $2 billion investment in India and a broader expansion across Asia. The…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago  (405+ words) Toyota Motor Corp. has resumed airing commercials on Fuji Television Network Inc. for the first time since suspending them in January, following a sex scandal involving a celebrity associated with the broadcaster. The automaker confirmed on July 29 that its commercials…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (363+ words) Zoom Nissan Motor Co.s Oppama plant in Kanagawa Prefecture with its adjacent test-driving course (Takeo Kato) Embattled Nissan Motor Co. on July 15 announced that it will end vehicle production at its signature Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, at…...