Suzuki Motor overtook Nissan as Japan’s third-biggest automaker in 2025, sales data released by the two companies showed on Thursday, the first time in at least over a decade that Suzuki has outsold ...

A vehicle caught on fire at a gas station in Ota, Gunma Prefecture, on Tuesday, police say. The passengers who had been in the vehicle apparently left the scene after the blaze began. Police said they ...

Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda was filled with passion when he spoke at the Japan Mobility Show on press day, Oct. 29, in Tokyo. The speech conveyed the message that the automaker intends ...

The leaders of Britain and China called Thursday for a “comprehensive strategic partnership” to deepen ties between their nations at a time of growing global uncertainty. Neither publicly mentioned ...

The University of Tokyo apologized Wednesday for a series of corruption cases involving faculty at its medical school and affiliated hospital. “We have significantly undermined society’s trust in us, ...

As an executive, Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda values connections with people and places. He understands deeply that he and those around him owe what they are to those who came before. He ...

For the first time in six years, Akio Toyoda, 69-year-old chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., successfully competed in the Nurburgring 24 Hours (Nur 24H), an international automobile race held June 19-22 ...

The Liberal Democratic Party is likely to see significant gains in the proportional representation segment of the upcoming House of Representatives election on Feb. 8, according to a Yomiuri Shimbun ...

On Sept. 10, Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor Corp., took the stage at the company’s U.S. National Dealer Meeting in Las Vegas. About 5,000 dealership representatives greeted him with a standing ...

Let’s make cars Japan’s culture.” This was the slogan declared by Toyota Motor Corp. Chairman Akio Toyoda upon assuming the chairman post of the Automobile Business & Culture Association of Japan, an ...

An award ceremony was held in Tokyo on Wednesday for Ryuo shogi title holder Sota Fujii, who has won the Ryuo title match five consecutive times and earned the eisei lifetime Ryuo honor.

The high approval ratings for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet appear to be giving the Liberal Democratic Party momentum as it chases a single-party majority in the House of Representatives ...