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TOKYO (AP) -- Tokyo marked 1,000 days until the 2020 Olympics on Saturday with a ceremony that included a demonstration of new sports that will debut at the Summer Games. Tokyo governor Yuriko Koike and kabuki actor Ebizo Ichikawa were among the ... ( read original story ...)

Repeated quality scandals, stiff foreign competition and lagging technology have knocked Japan's auto giants off pole position but analysts say the once world-beating sector could yet steer itself to a comeback. Toyota, Nissan and small-car maker Suzuki ... ( read original story ...)

SAPPORO – Two infants died Thursday in an apartment fire in Sapporo, police said. The brothers, Hibiki Kimura, 2, and Ibuki Kimura, 3, were taken to a hospital, where they were pronounced dead, the police said. Their mother, Ruka Kimura, 22, was treated ... ( read original story ...)

Takeo Hisamatsu, in his first year running the event, also acknowledged the recent difficulties in securing Hollywood tentpoles to open the Tokyo festival. Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) director Takeo Hisamatsu dismissed the threat to cinema and ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo is probably our favourite auto salon in the world for ... smaller), then fuel cells wouldn’t be the ideal power unit compared to batteries. More news on Toyota’s Concept i intelligent battery-electric car, which was unveiled at the Consumer ... ( read original story ...)

Nissan made assurances that the sounds produced will not be unpleasant for pedestrians or residents. Finally, Nissan also used the occasion of the Tokyo show to make a major announcement: beginning with the 2018-2019 season, Nissan electric cars will ... ( read original story ...)

"Osaka’s kept its merchant traditions, and it’s a town of price competition, so it’s really hard for prices to rise." Within Japan, the people of Osaka and its surrounding region are famed for their hard bargaining at shops. "There’s nothing wrong ... ( read original story ...)

Second of all, if you’re having a hell of a time finding little 13-inch or 14-inch tires that actually look “right” on your car, there’s good news: Yokohama just brought back its 1981 Advan HF Type D tire. New old stock car parts are awesome ... ( read original story ...)

Tokyo is probably our favourite auto salon in the world for ... smaller), then fuel cells wouldn’t be the ideal power unit compared to batteries. More news on Toyota’s Concept i intelligent battery-electric car, which was unveiled at the Consumer ... ( read original story ...)

It's now supper time in Japan, and the opening day of the Tokyo motor show is drawing to a close. We've shared our favourite cars from the event on this page, and we'll continue to update it with more concepts, more news, and more analysis. It's probably ... ( read original story ...)

Osaka police are seeking a warrant for the arrest of a Romanian couple over the theft of Rolex wristwatches (TBS News) OSAKA (TR) – Osaka Prefectural Police have re-arrested a Romanian couple suspected in the theft of more than 15 million yen in high-end ... ( read original story ...)

It's now supper time in Japan, and the opening day of the Tokyo motor show is drawing to a close. We've shared our favourite cars from the event on this page, and we'll continue to update it with more concepts, more news, and more analysis. It's probably ... ( read original story ...)

"Albaisa referred everyone to Tokyo motor shows of the early 1990s, which were much bigger during the 'bubble of Japan'. 1326: Some good news for fans of Uk design legend Gordon Murray, says Jim: "Although the third Yamaha road car concept to be shown in ... ( read original story ...)

The 45th Tokyo Motor Show has opened its doors, bringing together major car manufacturers from across the globe. Each has brought an array of new vehicles, including brand new production cars and imaginative concepts. With the first of two press days ... ( read original story ...)

So, it would seem only apt that the 30th edition of the Tokyo International Film Festival opens this evening with a movie, Fumihiko Sori's Fullmetal Alchemist, which is based on a very popular Japanese comic series. “I thought it is appropriate to ... ( read original story ...)

Yamaha has not revealed too many details and specifications at Tokyo about the Niken, and more details are expected to be released at next month's EICMA show in Milan, Italy. The only specification released so far is that the Niken uses a liquid-cooled ... ( read original story ...)