Spanish coachbuilder Hurtan rivaled Mitsuoka in the eccentricity department by introducing the Grand Albaycin, a Mazda MX-5 Miata-based roadster with a design that tilts heavily towards the retro side of the scale. Carmakers often frown on aftermarket tuners rebodying their models, but this...more

Japan govt. denies report of Games cancellation

The Japanese government has denied a major British newspaper's report about a possible cancellation of the Tokyo Olympics this summer.The Times reported on Thursday that the Japanese government has privately concluded the event will have to be canceled because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Torch relay emergency option under consideration

NHK has learned that the organizing committee of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games is considering an alternative way to carry out the torch relay in the event of emergencies related to the coronavirus.The relay is scheduled to start in about two months, on March 25, from Fukushima Prefecture....more

Hibakusha group urges govt. to join UN nuclear ban

Survivors of the 1945 US atomic bombings of Japan have urged the country's government to join a UN nuclear ban treaty that took effect on Friday.The survivors, known as hibakusha, spoke about the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons at a gathering in Tokyo on Friday. They began with a...more

2021 Toyota C-HR Hybrid GR Sport Joins The Model's UK Range

Having launched the C-HR GR Sport for the European market last November, Toyota is now accepting orders for it in the United Kingdom.

Tokyo reports 1,175 new infections

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government says it confirmed 1,175 new cases of the coronavirus on Friday.The daily tally in the capital has exceeded 1,000 for 10 straight days.

Cabinet approves draft bills to tackle virus

Japan's Cabinet has approved a set of draft bills aimed at helping the country tackle the COVID-19 pandemic more effectively.Proposals to revise the special anti-coronavirus law, the infectious disease control law and the quarantine law were approved at the Cabinet meeting on Friday.

Matsui: Japan should attend UN nuclear meeting

The mayor of Hiroshima City says the central government should attend as an observer a meeting of the signatories of a United Nations treaty that bans nuclear weapons.Matsui Kazumi made the comment in a news conference on Friday, when the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons went into...more

Suspects identified in cryptocurrency transactions

Tokyo police have identified 31 suspects alleged to have exchanged about 190 million dollars' worth of cryptocurrency, while knowing it was stolen.The Japanese virtual currency exchange Coincheck lost more than 500 million dollars' worth of NEM cryptocurrency in a suspected hack in January 2018.

This App Will Bring iMessage To Windows And Android

It used to be that back in the day, platform-exclusive messaging apps were a thing. For example, BlackBerry Messenger used to be so popular that people would actually buy BlackBerry phones just to use it. These days, the focus is more on cross-platform compatibility.However, there are still some...more