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Woman Who Can't Get A Deal On New Car Gets Free Scion From A Total Stranger

Woman Who Can't Get A Deal On New Car Gets Free Scion From A Total Stranger

It's not every day that you walk into a car dealership and walk away with a free car, but for Californian nursing student Kayla Cooper, that's exactly what happened last week.

Subaru ice driving and Mercedes-AMG G 63 | Autoblog Podcast #571

Subaru ice driving and Mercedes-AMG G 63 | Autoblog Podcast #571

In this week's Autoblog Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Green Editor John Beltz Snyder. They kick things off by talking about the cars they've been driving: the 2019 Mercedes-AMG G63 and Autoblog's long-term Kia Stinger. Then they discuss hooning the Subaru BRZ, WRX and WRX STI on ice...

Texas jury awards woman $37 million over Honda seat belts

Texas jury awards woman $37 million over Honda seat belts

DALLAS — A Texas jury has awarded more than $37 million to a woman who sued Honda after being paralyzed in a 2015 car crash. Sarah Milburn sued the automaker over its seat belt design after her Uber driver ran a red light and the Honda was struck by a...

Honda, Acura recall Ridgeline, Accord, MDX, TLX for various fuel pump issues

Honda, Acura recall Ridgeline, Accord, MDX, TLX for various fuel pump issues

Honda and Acura have issued two separate fuel pump-related recalls for Ridgeline pickups, as well as Accord and TLX sedans, and MDX SUVs. Affected Ridgelines could have an increased risk of fire, while the Accord, TLX, and MDX could potentially stall out while driving. According to NHTSA campaign No. 19V053000...

2019 Mazda CX-5 Turbo First Drive Review | Two-row crossover perfection

2019 Mazda CX-5 Turbo First Drive Review | Two-row crossover perfection

Listen: If you're shopping for a crossover, and by all accounts most Americans are, there is no better option on the market than the 2019 Mazda CX-5. When we test drove the all-new 2017 CX-5, we were astounded by its marked improvements over the already-great previous generation. We noted...

Ferrari Getting Ready To Reveal 488's Big Hybrid Brother But Not In Geneva

Ferrari Getting Ready To Reveal 488's Big Hybrid Brother But Not In Geneva

Ferrari is getting ready to reveal a new mid-engine supercar with a hybrid powertrain that combines a twin-turbo V8 with an electric motor.

Technology

Nintendo Could Be Planning To Make A VR-Related Switch Announcement Soon

Nintendo Could Be Planning To Make A VR-Related Switch Announcement Soon

Is Nintendo interested in virtual reality? The company has in the past confirmed that they are exploring it, and there...

Xperia L3 renders leak – Sony's 2019 entry-level smartphone

Xperia L3 renders leak – Sony's 2019 entry-level smartphone

Sony Mobile is expected to launch the Xperia L3, its latest budget smartphone, at the MWC tradeshow in Barcelona later...

Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e: 10.5-inch, 0.87 Lbs, Android Tablet

Samsung Galaxy Tab S5e: 10.5-inch, 0.87 Lbs, Android Tablet

Ahead of Mobile World Congress 2019 (MWC 19) Samsung has announced a new Android tablet, the Galaxy Tab S5e: its...

Nintendo's Most Successful Smartphone Game Is 'Fire Emblem Heroes'

Nintendo's Most Successful Smartphone Game Is 'Fire Emblem Heroes'

Nintendo has launched several mobile games to date, a very different change in pace compared to several years ago when...

News

Japan's part in Sinai cease-fire appreciated

Japan's part in Sinai cease-fire appreciated

Japan's Foreign Minister Taro Kono has told his Egyptian counterpart that Japan is considering sending several senior Ground Self-Defense Force...

Japan, S.Korea FMs discuss wartime issues

Japan, S.Korea FMs discuss wartime issues

The foreign ministers of Japan and South Korea have held talks amid worsening bilateral relations over wartime issues.Taro Kono and...

  • Govt. OKs bill to recognize Ainu as indigenous

    Govt. OKs bill to recognize Ainu as indigenous

    The Japanese government has mapped out a bill to officially recognize the Ainu ethnic minority as an indigenous people of Japan.The bill, which was endorsed at a Cabinet meeting on Friday, legally stipulates for the first time that the Ainu are an indigenous people and calls for the creation of a society in which they can take pride in their…

  • Bullet train ticketing machines down

    Bullet train ticketing machines down

    The machine ticketing system for the Shinkansen bullet trains is partially down.Customers have not been able to buy tickets since this morning, although they can still get them in person at ticket offices.

  • Abused girl forced to live in hallway and bathroom

    Abused girl forced to live in hallway and bathroom

    The mother of a ten-year-old girl who died due to suspected domestic abuse has reportedly told police that she and her husband confined their daughter to the hallway and bathroom of their apartment.Mia Kurihara was found dead in the bathroom of the home in Noda City, near Tokyo, in late January.

  • 3,000 structures in Japan have ship collision risk

    3,000 structures in Japan have ship collision risk

    Japanese officials say more than 3,000 facilities and structures nationwide could potentially be struck by ships being blown about by a strong wind. At least 360 cases of drifting ships were reported across Japan last year.The Japan Coast Guard put together a list of such places after a tanker set adrift by a typhoon seriously damaged an access bridge for…

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Sport

Leukemia-diagnosed teenage athlete tweets again

Leukemia-diagnosed teenage athlete tweets again

Japanese swimming sensation Rikako Ikee posted fresh messages on social media to her fans on Wednesday. A day earlier she tweeted that she has been diagnosed with leukemia.The 18-year-old's updates of her accounts on Twitter and Instagram noted her gratitude for people's support.

Olympic minister apologizes for leukemia gaffe

Olympic minister apologizes for leukemia gaffe

Japan's minister in charge of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games has apologized for saying he was disappointed to hear that one of the nation's promising swimmers has been diagnosed with leukemia.Yoshitaka Sakurada on Wednesday retracted his comments from the previous day about 18-year-old gold medal hopeful Rikako Ikee.

  • Media shown Olympic venue construction sites

    Media shown Olympic venue construction sites

    The Tokyo Metropolitan Government has shown media construction sites for venues of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics about 18 months before the games' opening.Domestic and foreign media visited the sites of five venues and the athletes' village on Tuesday.

  • Who Will Star In Football At The Tokyo Olympics?

    Who Will Star In Football At The Tokyo Olympics?

    Football isn’t considered the biggest of Olympic sports. Competing nations tend to focus more on the World Cup and major regional tournaments. Additionally, with the men’s teams at the Olympics restricted to under-23 players, countries simply wouldn’t be able to field their best teams even…

  • Olympic medalist Kaori Matsumoto retires from judo

    Olympic medalist Kaori Matsumoto retires from judo

    Two-time Olympic medalist Kaori Matsumoto has announced her retirement from judo, saying she has lost her fighting spirit after having a child.Matsumoto told a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday that she will start a new life in a different field.

  • No charges sought for ex-football coaches

    No charges sought for ex-football coaches

    NHK has learned that Tokyo police are set to inform prosecutors of their decision not to seek charges against two former coaches of a university American football team over a dangerous tackle.A defender for Nihon University, Taisuke Miyagawa, said he committed the foul tackle in…

  • No criminal charges against ex-football coaches

    No criminal charges against ex-football coaches

    NHK has learned that Tokyo police are set to inform prosecutors of their decision not to charge two former coaches of a university American football team over a dangerous tackle.A defender for Nihon University, Taisuke Miyagawa, said he committed the foul tackle in a game…

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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.

  • Savor whole red turnip, soup in the hollowed out base of vegetable

    Savor whole red turnip, soup in the hollowed out base of vegetable

    Keiko Kuwakino doesn't mind dirt on her fresh vegetables. In fact, she asks for it when she makes purchases from local farmers. "Leave the dirt as it is," she often says with a smile.

  • Culinary wisdom of India gives chef's curry dish a special quality

    Culinary wisdom of India gives chef's curry dish a special quality

    With an interest in herbs and aromatherapy, Keiko Kuwakino never thought her calling in life would be as a chef. "I didn't have any inkling that I would become a cook," she said, wondering about the path she has taken.

  • Apple chutney helps you get through cold winter in Niigata

    Apple chutney helps you get through cold winter in Niigata

    Gentle popping and sizzling sounds greet the ears in the 150-year-old traditional-style house, where visitors are enveloped by the warmth coming from a wood stove. The ceiling rises 10 meters high above the grand shiny-black pillars and beams. Satoyama Jujo is a hot-spring hotel that opened in 2014 in Minami-Uonuma, Niigata Prefecture, a renowned production area of rice. The hotel, which…

  • Get in shape, build up strength through stuffed lotus root, dates

    Get in shape, build up strength through stuffed lotus root, dates

    Handling foreign cultures can be difficult yet rewarding, and the same applies in the world of cooking. Kazuo Yamanaka, proprietor of Kogetsu, a Chinese restaurant in Tokyo's Ikenohata, reflected on the past, saying: "I wonder how deeply I have understood Chinese cuisine. I have kept asking myself this."

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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

'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
ANA to offer travel guide service

ANA to offer travel guide service

Sep 3, 2018
Sony DSC-HX99, DSC-HX95 Compact Travel Cameras Announced

Sony DSC-HX99, DSC-HX95 Compact Travel Cameras Announced

Aug 31, 2018
JR East to fit cameras in all trains after knife attack horror

JR East to fit cameras in all trains after knife attack horror

Jul 5, 2018
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