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Toyota Shifts Tacoma Production From Texas To Mexico, Hints At All-New Sequoia In 2022

Toyota Shifts Tacoma Production From Texas To Mexico, Hints At All-New Sequoia In 2022

Toyota has been tight-lipped about the next-generation Sequoia, but that silence has been broken today as the company announced plans to "align North American production based on platforms and common architectures."

Paul Walker's Nissan 370Z From Fast & Furious Becomes The Most Expensive 370Z Ever Sold In Auction

Paul Walker's Nissan 370Z From Fast & Furious Becomes The Most Expensive 370Z Ever Sold In Auction

If you think about it, it's not that surprising that a Nissan 370Z that was previously owned by Paul Walker and made an appearance in the fifth installment of the Fast and Furious movies became the most expensive 370Z sold ever in an auction.

2019 Mazda CX-5 diesel sees discounts of up to $10,000 off MSRP

2019 Mazda CX-5 diesel sees discounts of up to $10,000 off MSRP

When Mazda positioned its long-awaited and oft-delayed CX-5 diesel crossover as the "premium" option in the CX-5 trim structure, we were skeptical. After driving one last fall with a $42,045 sticker price, our eyebrows furrowed even deeper. Today, to nobody's surprise, Mazda dealers are slapping massive discounts on the Skyactiv-D...

Carlos Sainz wins his third Dakar Rally; American motorcyclist wins

Carlos Sainz wins his third Dakar Rally; American motorcyclist wins

Spaniard Carlos Sainz became a triple Dakar Rally champion with the Mini X-Raid team at the age of 57 on Friday, while American Ricky Brabec took the motorcycle crown for Honda and ended KTM's 18-year dominance. Brabec is the first American to win the Dakar on two wheels since the grueling endurance event...

LEVC TX Electrified London Black Cab Lands In Japan, Targets Toyota's JPN Taxi

LEVC TX Electrified London Black Cab Lands In Japan, Targets Toyota's JPN Taxi

The London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) has launched its TX plug-in hybrid taxi in Japan.

Nissan Details Tech-Laden 2020 Qashqai N-Tec For Europe

Nissan Details Tech-Laden 2020 Qashqai N-Tec For Europe

Nissan Europe has released more details about the new Qashqai N-Tec Edition that combines enhanced styling with more standard tech for the popular crossover.

Technology

Man Hijacks Portland Airport Monitor To Play PS4 Game

Man Hijacks Portland Airport Monitor To Play PS4 Game

We know what it is like to be bored at the Airport with nothing to do but wait.However, a gamer...

Check Out The Toyota Supra Reimagined As A 4×4 Vehicle

Check Out The Toyota Supra Reimagined As A 4×4 Vehicle

Image credit – Rain PriskOne of Toyota’s more iconic sports cars, aside from the Celica, is the Supra. Many were...

Sony's 2020 MWC press conference set for 24 February; new Xperia devices inbound

Sony's 2020 MWC press conference set for 24 February; new Xperia devices…

Time to mark your diaries, Sony has confirmed that its 2020 MWC press conference will be taking place at 8.30am...

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Has Been Delayed To April 2020

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Has Been Delayed To April 2020

Last year, Square Enix finally announced that the Final Fantasy 7 Remake would be released in March 2020. Unfortunately, if...

News

College entrance exams underway in Japan

College entrance exams underway in Japan

Unified college and university entrance examinations are underway for high school students and graduates across Japan.The two days of tests...

Japan govt. poll: 81% approve death penalty

Japan govt. poll: 81% approve death penalty

A Japanese government survey shows about 80 percent of respondents support maintaining the death penalty.The Cabinet Office conducted the survey...

  • Haka cheers up students before university exams

    Haka cheers up students before university exams

    Members of a high school rugby club in western Japan have performed a Haka dance to encourage students who will take the unified university entrance exam this weekend.The event was held for about 300 third-year students at a high school in the city of Oita on Friday, the day before the start of exams.

  • NIID: Low likelihood of new coronavirus outbreak

    NIID: Low likelihood of new coronavirus outbreak

    Public health experts in Japan say a new coronavirus is unlikely to cause a pneumonia outbreak in the country, but that the elderly and people with chronic diseases could develop serious symptoms if infected.The National Institute of Infectious Diseases on Friday held a media briefing on the virus believed to be the cause of pneumonia in China.

  • Ex-Air SDF official arrested over data leak

    Ex-Air SDF official arrested over data leak

    A former senior official of the Air Self-Defense Force has been arrested for allegedly leaking confidential data on US early warning aircraft to a Japanese trading house.58-year-old Sou Kanno is a former colonel and section chief at the ASDF's Air Development and Test Command.

  • Geological age named 'Chibanian'

    Geological age named 'Chibanian'

    The International geological organization has decided to name a geological age represented by a 770,000-year-old stratum discovered near Tokyo "Chibanian."A group of scientists, including those at Ibaraki University and the National Institute of Polar Research, filed a request with the International Union of Geological Sciences to register the stratum as a site representing a geological age.

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Sport

Aerobatic team practices drawing Olympic ring

Aerobatic team practices drawing Olympic ring

Japan's Air Self-Defense Force aerobatic display team began practice on Friday, to prepare for a ceremony to mark the arrival of the Olympic torch.The torch will be lit in Olympia, Greece, on March 12 and transported to Japan by plane.

Olympic symbol monument unveiled in Tokyo Bay

Olympic symbol monument unveiled in Tokyo Bay

A huge Olympic symbol monument has been unveiled in Tokyo Bay, six months before the city hosts the 2020 Games.The five-ring monument arrived at the sea at Odaiba Marine Park, one of the Olympic venues, on Friday morning. It measures 33 meters long and 15 meters high and will remain on a barge until the end of the Games.

  • Athletes pitch Tokyo Paralympics ticket lottery

    Athletes pitch Tokyo Paralympics ticket lottery

    The second round of lottery sale for Tokyo Paralympics tickets for residents in Japan has begun on the official ticketing website.A promotional event was held in Tokyo on Wednesday, attended by Tokyo-born canoeist Monika Seryu and US archer Matt Stutzman, who won a silver medal…

  • Tokyo Olympic, Paralympic ticket designs unveiled

    Tokyo Olympic, Paralympic ticket designs unveiled

    The organizing committee for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games has released ticket designs.All 84 designs were unveiled at an event in Tokyo on Wednesday.

  • TENNIS/ Osaka, Kvitova, Keys move to Brisbane semifinals

    TENNIS/ Osaka, Kvitova, Keys move to Brisbane semifinals

    BRISBANE, Australia--Defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka, two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and Madison Keys won quarterfinal matches Friday at the Brisbane International.Osaka beat Kiki Bertens 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, Kvitova defeated qualifier Jennifer Brady 6-4, 6-2 and Keys beat fellow American Danielle Collins 6-4, 6-1…

  • OLYMPICS/ A first: Cardboard beds at Tokyo Athletes Village

    OLYMPICS/ A first: Cardboard beds at Tokyo Athletes Village

    Tokyo Olympic athletes beware--particularly larger ones.The bed frames in the Athletes Village at this year's Olympics will be made of cardboard. Sturdy cardboard.

  • OLYMPICS/ IOC details rules on political protests at Games

    OLYMPICS/ IOC details rules on political protests at Games

    LAUSANNE--No taking a knee at the Olympics. No hand gestures with political meaning. No disrespect at medal ceremonies.The International Olympic Committee published guidelines Thursday specifying which types of athlete protests will not be allowed at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

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Cuisine

GOHAN LAB/ Shrimp risotto: A guide on how to pick the right ingredients

GOHAN LAB/ Shrimp risotto: A guide on how to pick the right ingredients

Editor's note: The theme of Gohan Lab is to help people make simple, tasty "gohan" (meals).  

Pork belly and potato sandwich a popular breakfast item in Peru

Pork belly and potato sandwich a popular breakfast item in Peru

Those yet to experience the pleasure of Peruvian dishes may be surprised to learn that restaurants in Lima were named the world's sixth and seventh best last year. Two eateries in the country's capital earned spots on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list compiled by a British magazine last year, proving Peruvian cuisine is something not to be missed if you're...

  • Guests enjoy Japanese cuisine in court banquet

    Guests enjoy Japanese cuisine in court banquet

    International guests at Emperor Naruhito's enthronement ceremony have been served Japanese cuisine at a court banquet.The first of four "Kyoen-no-gi" banquets started just after 7:20 p.m. on Tuesday at the Imperial Palace.

  • Milan pasta with tomato sauce has a simple but profound flavor

    Milan pasta with tomato sauce has a simple but profound flavor

    In a mansion standing in a prime location in Milan, a servant polishes silver tableware while a personal chef shows off his skills for the epicurean family that calls it home. It's not a scene from a film, but a snippet out of the daily life that chef Tetsuo Ota experienced in his early 30s. At that time, Ota, who is…

  • Rice and bamboo shoots, sweet yet bitter, heralds arrival of spring

    Rice and bamboo shoots, sweet yet bitter, heralds arrival of spring

    Although it was not quite in season yet, the freshly parboiled bamboo shoot tasted amazingly sweet. The subtle tang in the aftertaste suggested the arrival of spring. Rice cooked with large pieces of bamboo shoots, complete with the vivid young leaf buds of Japanese pepper, is also a feast for the eyes.

  • Fried tofu pouch with green onion from the fabled fields of Kyoto

    Fried tofu pouch with green onion from the fabled fields of Kyoto

    Kujo green onions grow lushly on a patch of land in a residential area in Kyoto's Ukyo Ward. The field is owned by Genichi Nagasawa, 65, a farmer who produces Kyoyasai (heirloom vegetables of Kyoto) as well as daikon radish, turnips and other produce through organic farming.

  • Time is right for 'senmaizuke' pickle of Kyoto's Shogoin turnip

    Time is right for 'senmaizuke' pickle of Kyoto's Shogoin turnip

    Greengrocer Koji Ueda has been espousing the virtues of "Kyo-yasai," heirloom vegetables of Kyoto, for about 50 years. He tells customers how the Shogoin turnip, the Kujo green onion, the Kamo eggplant and the mibuna potherb mustard taste and offers tips on the best ways to cook them in front of his store.

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Features

From Paris to Tokyo: Park staff get miniatures ready for 2020

From Paris to Tokyo: Park staff get miniatures ready for 2020

NIKKO, Tochigi Prefecture--Peeling the spider web off the Eiffel Tower required a delicate touch.Luckily for the person doing it, the tower is only a 13-meter miniature of the real thing.

Asahi buys Fuller's beer business for $327 million

Asahi buys Fuller's beer business for $327 million

LONDON--Japanese brewer Asahi is buying the beer business of Britain's Fuller Smith & Turner's for 250 million pounds ($327 million), in a deal that includes its flagship London Pride.The deal...

Imperial Guard members show determination in Tokyo parade

Imperial Guard members show determination in Tokyo parade

About 250 Imperial Guard Headquarters members paraded solemnly through central Tokyo on Jan. 25 with unwavering determination ahead of the upcoming historical events in accordance with Emperor Akihito's abdication of...

Martial Arts

MARTIAL ARTS/ Mighty Mouse, Alvarez set for Japan debuts

MARTIAL ARTS/ Mighty Mouse, Alvarez set for Japan debuts

LOS ANGELES--Demetrious Johnson and Eddie Alvarez will make their One Championship debuts at the mixed martial arts promotion's first show in Japan on March 31. One Championship on Wednesday revealed several...

Kamen Joshi’s Nanaka Kawamura wins mixed martial arts match at Deep Jewels 18

Kamen Joshi’s Nanaka Kawamura wins mixed martial arts match at Deep Jewels 18

Kamen Joshi member Nanaka Kawamura won her mixed martial arts match at the Deep Jewels 18 fighting event on December 3.Kawamura is the first active idol to participate in this...

Japanese swords carve out larger fanbase

Japanese swords carve out larger fanbase

By Akihiro Takeda / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff WriterMore and more people are being drawn to the wonder of Japanese swords, with a sizable number actually wanting to hold one in...

Travel

Lebanon awaits papers from Japan, could revoke Ghosn travel ban

Lebanon awaits papers from Japan, could revoke Ghosn travel ban

Jan 11, 2020
Sakurashinmachi--The wonderful world of beloved Sazae-san

Sakurashinmachi--The wonderful world of beloved Sazae-san

Dec 28, 2019
JR Hokkaido to roll out versatile express trains from fall 2020

JR Hokkaido to roll out versatile express trains from fall 2020

Dec 10, 2019
Suga plans 50 luxury hotels to increase tourism around Japan

Suga plans 50 luxury hotels to increase tourism around Japan

Dec 10, 2019
Essential Travel Manners In Japan

Essential Travel Manners In Japan

Oct 4, 2019
Storm threatens to disrupt travel in Japan

Storm threatens to disrupt travel in Japan

Aug 12, 2019
White rhinos find refuge in Aichi following rescue by park rangers

White rhinos find refuge in Aichi following rescue by park rangers

Mar 31, 2019
Muslim prayer facilities debut in expressway service areas

Muslim prayer facilities debut in expressway service areas

Mar 31, 2019
Mysterious moss art of Ghibli characters draws fans to Saitama

Mysterious moss art of Ghibli characters draws fans to Saitama

Mar 31, 2019
Lisa's In and Around Tokyo: Kanazawa--Bask in the age-old cultural retreat in Kanagawa

Lisa's In and Around Tokyo: Kanazawa--Bask in the age-old cultural retreat in Kanagawa

Mar 31, 2019
Majestic cherry tree in Tokyo a crowd magnet after blossoming

Majestic cherry tree in Tokyo a crowd magnet after blossoming

Mar 31, 2019
Izumo hopes new English website will woo more foreign tourists

Izumo hopes new English website will woo more foreign tourists

Mar 1, 2019
Lisa's In and Around Tokyo: Musashino Clean Center--City goes trendy with its trash disposal

Lisa's In and Around Tokyo: Musashino Clean Center--City goes trendy with its trash disposal

Mar 1, 2019
High hopes: Yokohama's Skywalk set to reopen this year

High hopes: Yokohama's Skywalk set to reopen this year

Mar 1, 2019
'Coolest' hotel in Japan right now opens in frigid Hokkaido

'Coolest' hotel in Japan right now opens in frigid Hokkaido

Jan 26, 2019
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