Japan is urging South Korea to take appropriate steps to prevent a symbolic statue from being set up outside the Japanese Consulate General in Busan.
The statue represents Koreans who a South Korean labor union group says were forced to work in Japan during World War Two.
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.
Mazda has already announced plans to unveil a brand new crossover at the Geneva Motor Show, but it turns out there's another one in the pipeline set to satiate the appetites of a crossover-mad U.S. market. Speaking at the Chicago Auto Show, Mazda North America CEO Masahiro Moro told reporters the brand has another model planned for production at the $1.6 billion plant under construction with joint-venture partner Toyota in Huntsville, Ala.
It'll be "a new crossover SUV which is exclusively designed for the North American market," Automotive News quoted Moro as saying. While it'll be a different product from the one debuting next month in Geneva, the two vehicles will share some architecture. The company is reportedly still finalizing the concept for it.
Tokyo police have informed 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 a game in May of last year on the instructions of the two former coaches. The act injured a quarterback from Kwansei Gakuin University.
A Toyota Supra racking up $2.1 million at auction is not something that happens every day, even if we're talking about the first production A90 Supra finished in an exclusive Phantom matte grey paint.
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.
The 2020 Toyota Supra may have been prematurely revealed by the company's German subsidiary but apparently, that didn't change the teasing schedule.
One of the many things that Japan is known for are its capsule hotels. These hotels are designed for the office worker who might have worked too late to take the train home, and just needs a relatively affordable place for a hot shower and a good night’s rest. However it seems that Japan has taken the capsule concept and expanded it to now offer capsule offices too.
These capsule offices can be found in East Japan Railway’s Tokyo, Shinjuku, and Shinagawa Stations. Known as “Station Work”, these are little pods that can be used for free and up to 30 minutes at a time. Each pod will provide the user with WiFi, a desk, a monitor, and also USB charging outlets.
An NHK poll shows that nearly 70 percent of people in Japan think marriage is not necessarily needed.
More than 2,700 men and women aged 16 and older across the country responded to the poll conducted in June and July of last year.
When the R35-generation GT-R was revealed, Nissan famously claimed that its computers were so advanced, tuning companies would be unable to modify the 3.8-liter twin-turbo V6. And the reality proved them wrong. 
The previous Ford Fiesta ST was a fun car to drive, but now there's a new one out. 
Honda will be bringing an interesting exhibit to CES 2019 (January 8-11), a prototype off-road vehicle named the Autonomous Work Vehicle. 
The all-new 2019 Altima comes equipped with all-wheel drive as standard in Canada. That's not entirely due to the country's proverbial cold climate, however. 
Ever since Mazda pulled the plug on the RX-8 in 2012, reports have been circulating about a new rotary sports car that was supposed to have been launched by now.