It foresees these as the (less flashy) future for electric vehicles.
Toyota is playing catch up in the EV game after pioneering the mass-produced hybrid electric vehicles in 1997.
Here are some of th…

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Photo by Mori Keizo/UPI | License PhotoToyota President Toyoda Akio speaks Wednesday at the Tokyo Motor Show in Tokyo, Japan.
Photo by Mori Keizo/UPI | License PhotoSubaru's LEVORG prototype is seen …

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Nissan unveiled a strange new electric concept car this week at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show.
No, the new Nissan Ariya concept is strange because of how normal it looks.
For the first time in a few year…

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Nissan has reportedly confirmed plans to put the electric crossover concept it debuted at the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show, called the Ariya, into production as soon as next year.
Mounted to a modified Niss…

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Originally from Texas, Ashcraft has called Osaka home since 2001.
He has authored five books, including most recently, Japanese Whisky: The Ultimate Guide to the World's Most Desirable Spirit.

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A complaint almost no one would expect to make is that they were being spied on by robots belonging to the hotel.
Yet, after an ethical hacker, Lance R. Vick, recently told Japan’s famous Henn na Hot…

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Suzuki's latest concept cars both fall under the umbrella name of "waku waku" – a Japanese onomatopoeic phrase used to express the feeling of excitement.
With electric and autonomous capabilities, th…

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Technical trainees totaled 367,709, eclipsing the number of foreign students at 336,847, while there was a sharp rise in other work-linked visa holders, the agency said.
Those arriving on a visa for …

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KYODO NEWS - 5 hours ago - 16:25 | All, Lifestyle, JapanThe Tokyo Motor Show opened to the public on Friday at Tokyo Big Sight, with more than 180 companies and organizations showcasing concept cars,…

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KYODO NEWS - 5 hours ago - 16:20 | All, JapanThe government will follow the family-name-first order when using the Roman alphabet to write Japanese names on official documents from Jan. 1 next year, …

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