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2020 Honda Fit Arrives In Dealerships With Simplified Range, Same $17,120 Starting Price

While Honda has already revealed the new generation Jazz in Japan, the current model soldiers on in the US market, always bearing the Fit moniker, for the 2020 model year.

Suzuki Announces New 48-Volt Hybrid Powertrain For Swift Sport, Vitara And SX4 S-Cross

Suzuki will introduce a new 48-volt self-charging hybrid powertrain early next year, which will be offered in the Swift Sport, Vitara and SX4 S-Cross models.

Toyota North America CEO Jim Lentz To Retire, COO Tetsuo Ogawa To Replace Him

Toyota North America chief executive Jim Lentz will retire this spring and be succeeded by Tetsuo ‘Ted’ Ogawa, Toyota North America’s current chief operating officer.

Third-Generation Toyota Aygo Confirmed, Will Likely Go Electric

Last year, Toyota and PSA announced they would end joint city car production at their Czech Republic plant from 2021, where the Aygo, C1 and 108 are currently manufactured.

Honda Set For Major Reform For Better Quality, Bigger Profit Margins And Focus On EVs

Honda’s Chief Executive Takahiro Hachigo is set to change the way the Japanese automaker does its business, following a string of expensive recalls and other quality issues.

2020 Nissan Kicks Gains More Safety Kit As Standard, Keeps Sub-$20k Starting Price

Nissan is launching the 2020 Kicks compact SUV at dealerships across the US market, with the new model year offering more safety kit as standard.

Nissan To Halt U.S. Operations For Two Days In January
Nissan will halt its entire U.S. operation in January for two days in a bid to cut costs, Automotive News reports.
Toyota Corolla Ditches Petrol Option, Becomes Hybrid-Only In The UK
Toyota UK is retiring the single petrol option of the Corolla, making the compact hatchback a hybrid-only model.

Nintendo's Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Is The Best-Selling Fighting Game In The…

Nintendo’s Super Smash Bros. franchise is one of the more popular fighting games in gaming history. It has spawned multiple...

BMW Will Finally Integrate Android Auto In 2020

BMW already had the integration for Apple CarPlay. However, the integration for Android Auto in a BMW car was not...

Here's What Sony Revealed In Its Last ‘State Of Play' Broadcast

Sony regularly announces a couple of important news and releases in its ‘State of Play’ broadcast.In its recent live broadcast...

Nikon Reportedly Killing Its Authorized Repair Program In 2020

If you have a Nikon camera, you might want to start taking even better care of it because according to...

Japan, S.Korea to hold talks on trade control

Senior officials from Japan and South Korea will hold talks on trade control on Monday. It's the first meeting of...

Forestry minister vows support to rebuild castle

Japan's forestry minister has pledged full support for efforts to rebuild Shuri Castle, whose main structures burned down in late...

Government holds symposium for abductees' kin
Relatives of those abducted by North Korea have called on that country's leader Kim Jong Un to swiftly return their loved ones.Their appeals came on Saturday at a symposium in Tokyo sponsored by the Japanese government.
People who died in N.Korea remembered
About 40 people gathered at a port in Niigata City on the Japan Sea coast on Saturday to mourn the deaths of Japanese nationals and their relatives who died in North Korea.Saturday marked 60 years since the Japanese government launched a program to assist Koreans living in Japan to relocate to North Korea.
Items given by Pope Francis on display in Nagasaki
A cross and other items that Pope Francis donated to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Nagasaki have been put on display in the southern Japanese city.Pope Francis visited Nagasaki City on November 24. He issued a call for the abolition of nuclear weapons and held a mass which drew about 30,000 people.
Forecasting sea temperatures with help of turtles
A Japanese research group has developed a method that increases the accuracy of predicting long-term seawater temperatures by collecting data with the help of turtles.Researchers from the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, and elsewhere, installed sea temperature sensors on five turtles, which went ashore in Indonesia to lay eggs.

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Ceremony marks completion of Olympic stadium

A ceremony has been held to mark the completion of the main stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics. Construction of the new National Stadium was finished late last month.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, and architect Kengo Kuma, who was involved in design of the stadium, took part in the event on Sunday.

Japan rugby squad honored with parade in Tokyo

The Japanese national rugby team has been honored with a parade celebrating its historic run at this year's Rugby World Cup.The event featured 28 of the 31 members of the squad, including stars Keita Inagaki and Kenki Fukuoka.

FIGURE SKATING/ Chen wins 3rd Grand Prix Finals in a row, beating Hanyu
TURIN, Italy--American figure skater Nathan Chen won the Grand Prix Finals for the third season in a row Saturday, beating Olympic gold medalist Yuzuru Hanyu by a dominant 44-point margin.Chen and Hanyu both landed five quadruple jumps in their free skates, a number that was…
OLYMPICS/ Tokyo to dump sand into bay off Odaiba to raise water quality
With concerns rising about the water quality in Tokyo Bay ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Tokyo metropolitan government is hoping a massive dump of sand into the sea will offer a quick fix.Sources said the government plans to pour the…
Site near Olympic Torch Relay start decontaminated
Japan's Environment Ministry says a site near the starting point of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch relay in Fukushima Prefecture has been decontaminated, after a higher level of radiation was detected there.The ministry said on Wednesday that it was detected at a public parking lot…
Japan Rugby slogan 'One Team' picked in contest
The slogan of Japan's national rugby team for the 2019 Rugby World Cup, "One Team," has been selected as the top buzzword of the year in an annual year-end event.The most memorable words and phrases of the year in Japan were announced on Monday in…
Ichiro returns to amatuer baseball
Former US Major League outfielder Ichiro Suzuki showed off his pitching and batting skills in his first amateur game after retiring as a professional player.Suzuki and his team played a high school faculty team on Sunday in the city of Kobe in western Japan, the…

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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

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
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
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
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
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.
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.

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