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Toyota C-HR gets new base trim that's about $1,400 cheaper

Toyota C-HR gets new base trim that's about $1,400 cheaper

Toyota has announced pricing and trim levels for the 2019 C-HR crossover. A rather substantial price drop for the cheapest C-HR is at hand: while the 2018 C-HR started at $23,410 for the XLE trim, the new base C-HR, the LE starts from $20,995 excluding destination fees, or $22,090 with...

2019 Lexus LX 570 Drivers' Notes Review | Long in the tooth

2019 Lexus LX 570 Drivers' Notes Review | Long in the tooth

Body-on-frame SUVs like the 2019 Lexus LX 570 might have ruled the market a couple decades ago, but the old-school form factor has given way to smaller, more efficient car-based crossovers. That said, there's still a big market for models like this. Just take a look at the success...

2021 Toyota Sienna Test Mule Reveals Longer Wheelbase, Wider Tracks

2021 Toyota Sienna Test Mule Reveals Longer Wheelbase, Wider Tracks

The third-generation Toyota Sienna minivan has been around since 2010 so it's about time for a replacement.

2021 Nissan Sentra spied wearing Altima-inspired design

2021 Nissan Sentra spied wearing Altima-inspired design

The next Nissan Sentra is coming soon, and it's looking a lot like the handsome new Altima sedan in these spy photos. We're probably looking at the 2021 model-year Sentra in these shots, as Nissan has previously teased that the next-gen Sentra could be unveiled as early as sometime this...

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance Launches Intelligent Cloud Connectivity Platform

Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance Launches Intelligent Cloud Connectivity Platform

The Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance will debut its new connected platform later this year in the Nissan Leaf EV and the redesigned Renault Clio supermini.

Toyota, Suzuki partner on hybrids, EVs, building cars for each other

Toyota, Suzuki partner on hybrids, EVs, building cars for each other

NAGOYA, Japan — Toyota and Suzuki on Wednesday said they planned to produce electric vehicles and compact cars for each other to better compete with fast-changing technologies in the global auto industry. The agreement follows an initial R&D tie-up announced by Japan's No. 1 and No. 4 automakers in...

Technology

Xperia XZs gets March 2019 security patches (41.3.A.2.234)

Xperia XZs gets March 2019 security patches (41.3.A.2.234)

A quick heads-up for Xperia XZs owners – Sony Mobile is now rolling out the latest 1 March 2019 Android...

Cuphead For Nintendo Switch Releases April 18th

Cuphead For Nintendo Switch Releases April 18th

Cuphead, a title much appreciated for its difficulty, is now heading over to the Nintendo Switch. Nintendo confirmed at...

Opera For Android Gets An Integrated Free VPN

Opera For Android Gets An Integrated Free VPN

Opera for Android users will be delighted to hear that the company has integrated its free VPN service with...

Apple TV Gets PlayStation Vue's Multi-Picture Mode

Apple TV Gets PlayStation Vue's Multi-Picture Mode

PlayStation Vue, Sony’s live TV streaming service, isn’t just available on the company’s gaming consoles as the name might...

News

Woman killed by husband before divorce mediation

Woman killed by husband before divorce mediation

A Japanese woman has been fatally stabbed by her husband when she was going to a court that would mediate...

Report: Bullying linked to girl's suicide in 2015

Report: Bullying linked to girl's suicide in 2015

An investigative committee for Ibaraki Prefecture, north of Tokyo, has acknowledged a causal relationship between bullying and the suicide of...

  • Cattle farmer arrested in wagyu egg smuggling case

    Cattle farmer arrested in wagyu egg smuggling case

    Police have arrested a cattle farmer in Tokushima Prefecture, western Japan, in connection with the attempted smuggling of premium wagyu beef cattle eggs to China.Earlier this month, police arrested Yusuke Maeda, a restaurant owner in Osaka, for trying to take about 360 straw-like containers with fertilized eggs and sperm of wagyu beef cattle to China last June, without going through…

  • Warm weather across Japan

    Warm weather across Japan

    Temperatures rose across Japan on Wednesday, with the mercury topping 20 degrees Celsius in central Tokyo for the first time this year.Daytime highs were 21.5 degrees in central Tokyo and 20.8 in the southwestern city of Nagasaki. The temperatures are usual for April and May.

  • Tokyo court plans to hold Ghosn trial in September

    Tokyo court plans to hold Ghosn trial in September

    The Tokyo District Court plans to hold the first hearing for Nissan Motor's former chairman Carlos Ghosn in September.Ghosn has been indicted for underreporting his executive compensation in Nissan's securities reports, in violation of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. He is also charged with aggravated breach of trust.

  • 24th anniversary of Tokyo sarin gas attack marked

    24th anniversary of Tokyo sarin gas attack marked

    Wednesday marks the twenty-fourth anniversary of the sarin nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system by the Aum Shinrikyo cult. Bereaved families of the victims mourned at one of the stations targeted.Members of the cult released the toxic substance inside rush-hour subway trains in central Tokyo on March 20, 1995. Thirteen people died and about 6,300 others were…

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Sport

Tokyo Olympic torch features cherry blossom

Tokyo Olympic torch features cherry blossom

The Olympic torch for the 2020 Tokyo Games features a design based on a cherry blossom.The organizing committee for the Games unveiled the torch on Wednesday, about one year ahead of the start of the torch relay.

Japan's Olympic chief resigns

Japan's Olympic chief resigns

The chief of Japan's Olympic Committee says he is resigning. The announcement comes as French authorities investigate his role in helping Tokyo secure the 2020 Games.On Tuesday, Tsunekazu Takeda announced he would step down when his term expires in June.

  • Japanese Olympic Commitee chief Takeda resigns

    Japanese Olympic Commitee chief Takeda resigns

    The chief of Japan's Olympic Committee has said he will resign in June. Tsunekazu Takeda has been under investigation by French authorities related to Tokyo's winning bid for the 2020 Games.

  • IOC chief mourns death of 'super' Olympic fan

    IOC chief mourns death of 'super' Olympic fan

    The head of the International Olympic Committee has mourned the death of a Japanese "super" fan who had attended every Summer Games since 1964.Thomas Bach posted a message in the IOC's official twitter account on Monday, along with a photo of Naotoshi Yamada attending the…

  • Ardent Olympic fan from Japan dies

    Ardent Olympic fan from Japan dies

    A Japanese man who was a keen supporter of the Olympics has died. Naotoshi Yamada was 92 years old.His Tokyo-based company says he died of heart failure on March 9.

  • 500 days to Olympics, preparations in full swing

    500 days to Olympics, preparations in full swing

    Tuesday marks exactly 500 days until the start of the Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo.The opening ceremony will be held at the new National Stadium in Japan's capital on July 24 next year.

  • Takagi sets world record in 1,500m speed skating

    Takagi sets world record in 1,500m speed skating

    Japanese speed skater Miho Takagi has set a new world record by winning the women's 1,500-meter race at a World Cup event in the US state of Utah.Takagi finished with a time of one minute and 49.83 seconds in Sunday's race in Salt Lake City.

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Cuisine

Alfonsino fish confit with veggie bouquet a dream come true

Alfonsino fish confit with veggie bouquet a dream come true

The fish cooked slowly in low-temperature oil is served on the plate like a spring bouquet with vegetables that vary in aroma and texture. "Confit of splendid alfonsino with seasonal vegetables" is a dish that mirrors the spirit of Tadashi Michino, whose career spans 40 years. The 64-year-old is the chef of Michino Le Tourbillon, a French restaurant in Osaka.

Kelp coating gives richness, Japanese touch to venison dish

Kelp coating gives richness, Japanese touch to venison dish

Tadashi Michino immerses himself fully in his ideas while creating each dish and has earned the trust of his fellow chefs. However, Michino, 64, chef of Michino Le Tourbillon, a French restaurant in Osaka, lost his way and went through tough times in his 50s.

  • White fish with cream, vermouth has plenty of heart and soul

    White fish with cream, vermouth has plenty of heart and soul

    With golden hair tied together, round glasses and a black chef's coat, Tadashi Michino works with brisk efficiency at his restaurant. The 64-year-old chef, with 40 years of experience, runs Michino Le Tourbillon, a French restaurant located in the Fukushima district west of Osaka Station where redevelopment is under way.

  • Home-style baked beans dish from a land of gourmandise

    Home-style baked beans dish from a land of gourmandise

    When some foreign embassies in Tokyo began looking for a cook, they didn't have to look far for someone who could prepare their native dishes. They turned to Yuriko Aoki, a cooking expert on the world's local dishes, who was spreading information about international cuisine.

  • Nara's Asuka hot pot gives flavor of food culture from afar

    Nara's Asuka hot pot gives flavor of food culture from afar

    Recipe books collected from around the globe, some written in Cyrillic and Arabic, line the bookshelf of Yuriko Aoki, a cooking expert on the world's local dishes. She refers to the books, including an instructional tome with hand-drawn illustrations and a beautiful volume resembling a photo album, to recreate local flavors and introduces them through events and the media.

  • Red-and-white salad a festive dish not limited to New Year's

    Red-and-white salad a festive dish not limited to New Year's

    When Akihiro Iio removes the wooden lid of one of the 2-meter-high tanks, a sour aroma with a hint of sweetness and bloom rises out in a storehouse. Since 1893, his family has been operating the Iio Jozo vinegar brewery here in Miyazu, Kyoto Prefecture.

  • A wintry vinegar stir-fry dish of pork, 'nira' and daikon radish

    A wintry vinegar stir-fry dish of pork, 'nira' and daikon radish

    A familiar aroma wafts from Iio Jozo, a vinegar brewery in Miyazu, Kyoto Prefecture, that stands by the seaside near the Amanohashidate sandbar, considered one of Japan's three most scenic views. Akihiro Iio is the fifth-generation proprietor of the brewery that has been producing vinegar for 125 years. The company makes all of its rice vinegar from pesticide-free rice.

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Features

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...

Sights, sounds of Showa Era greet visitors to Fukui culture museum

Sights, sounds of Showa Era greet visitors to Fukui culture museum

FUKUI--A permanent exhibition at the Fukui Prefectural Museum of Cultural History here allows visitors to travel back to the Showa Era (1926-1989) to see how people's lives were beginning to...

Martial Arts

Old-school karate still alive in Okinawa

Old-school karate still alive in Okinawa

From this tropical island sprang arguably the world’s most widely exported martial art, karate-do. Today, it remains the home of the karate substyles Goju-ryu, Shorin-ryu, Shorei-ryu, Isshin-ryu and Uechi-ryu, all...

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...

Travel

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
Lisa's In and Around Tokyo: Ota Memorial Museum of Art--Float away with ukiyo-e

Lisa's In and Around Tokyo: Ota Memorial Museum of Art--Float away with ukiyo-e

Jan 26, 2019
Tokyo shrine that is a weather vane whether it rains or shines

Tokyo shrine that is a weather vane whether it rains or shines

Jan 26, 2019
Night viewing of cherry blossoms in Kyoto returns after 3 years

Night viewing of cherry blossoms in Kyoto returns after 3 years

Jan 26, 2019
Cats find their purr-fect home in houses made of 'washi' paper

Cats find their purr-fect home in houses made of 'washi' paper

Jan 21, 2019
Sights, sounds of Showa Era greet visitors to Fukui culture museum

Sights, sounds of Showa Era greet visitors to Fukui culture museum

Jan 21, 2019
'Ice bamboo shoots' reach for the ceiling in Hokkaido cave

'Ice bamboo shoots' reach for the ceiling in Hokkaido cave

Jan 21, 2019
City workers take path of ninja to get edge as tourism draw

City workers take path of ninja to get edge as tourism draw

Jan 21, 2019
Foreign visitors hit record 31 million; dropped bundles of cash

Foreign visitors hit record 31 million; dropped bundles of cash

Jan 21, 2019
Tourist train Ametuchi heads to Iwami region on March 20-21

Tourist train Ametuchi heads to Iwami region on March 20-21

Jan 21, 2019
Osaka hotel lures foreign tourists with local flavors

Osaka hotel lures foreign tourists with local flavors

Jan 21, 2019
Lisa's In and Around Tokyo: Nippori Textile Town--Weave a path into the capital's fabric

Lisa's In and Around Tokyo: Nippori Textile Town--Weave a path into the capital's fabric

Dec 29, 2018
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