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Mazda is ready to peel back the covers of two new concepts at this year’s Tokyo Motor Show. The first concept, Mazda says, is a compact hatchback previewing the next generation of a production model. Underpinned by an all-new platform and Mazda’s new ... ( read original story ...)

During his last day in the country Adam took a stroll around Sapporo where he spotted the face of his tormentor in a park ornament. He said on Twitter: "It's my last full day in Japan. "The past couple weeks have been pretty peaceful. I have people taking ... ( read original story ...)

The Nagoya City-based OEM has cited its desire to make greater use of 3D printing in its operations. Reciprocally, 3DCeram will be able to strengthen its operations in Asia, expand them across the Atlantic to the US, and spend more on research and development. ( read original story ...)

Nagoya, Osaka, Seoul (Incheon), Singapore, Chengdu and Beijing (Peking). Subscribe to INQUIRER PLUS to get access to The Philippine Daily Inquirer & other 70+ titles, share up to 5 gadgets, listen to the news, download as early as 4am & share articles on ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO -- A Japanese court on Tuesday ordered the government and the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant to pay 500 million yen (US$4.5 million) to thousands of area residents and evacuees who were demanding compensation for their livelihoods lost in ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO — Hundreds of candidates took to the streets Tuesday as the official 12-day campaigning period for Japan's Oct. 22 lower house election kicked off, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party facing challenges from regrouped opposition forces. ( read original story ...)

In the latest case, according to Japanese news reports, the court ruled that the government should have been able to anticipate a large tsunami in the region and should have forced Tokyo Electric — known as Tepco — to take preventive measures to ... ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (Reuters) - Election campaigning in Japan began in earnest on Tuesday with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeking to repel an upstart new party that has pledged to rid the government of cronyism in a challenge to Abe's near-five year hold on power. ( read original story ...)

TOKYO (AP) — The National Basketball Association and Rakuten Inc. have announced a marketing partnership that makes the Japanese online giant the exclusive online distributor in Japan of all live NBA games. The partnership, Rakuten's first with a North ... ( read original story ...)

Kyodo news agency reported. Tepco has long been criticized for ignoring the threat posed by natural disasters to the nuclear plant while the Japanese government has been derided for its handling of the crisis. ( read original story ...)

Hundreds of candidates took to the streets Tuesday as the official 12-day campaigning period for Japan's Oct. 22 lower house election kicked off, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party facing challenges from regrouped opposition forces. Up for grabs ... ( read original story ...)

2,000 trees planted at Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Mississippi (YTMM). Yokohama’ factory in West Point, Mississippi held a tree-planting ceremony on Oct. 7 as part of the “Yokohama Forever Forest” project. More than 300 Yokohama employees and guests ... ( read original story ...)

He said: "TAAX remains eager to resume its short-lived regular service to Sapporo, which operated briefly in mid-2015." TAAX hopes to reactivate the Bangkok-Sapporo service by year-end, operating with a daily frequency, said Mr Nadda. Other new ... ( read original story ...)

Now we've learned that a Nissan Leaf Nismo Concept is headed to the Tokyo Motor Show later in October, and that it will be more than just a styling statement. DON'T MISS: World's sexiest car, Jaguar E-Type, reappears as all-electric concept In typical ... ( read original story ...)

JACK Penny has been selected for his sixth world championship but the trampoline veteran has an eye on a bigger prize — the Tokyo Olympic Games in 2020. Penny, 27, and Damien Axelsen, 24, both of Hobart, were named yesterday in the Australian Trampoline ... ( read original story ...)

Volunteers assembled a number of the modular homes on Sand Island in Honolulu on Saturday after materials for 30 of the structures arrived from Japan last week, Hawaii News Now reported. The new community, known as the Kahauiki Village, will house people ... ( read original story ...)