55,000 Toyota Prius Models In U.S. Have Rear Doors That Could Swing Open While Driving | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Although Toyota hasn’t confirmed a fix, it’s expected that dealers will resolve the issue by simply replacing the rear door opener free of charge https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson 2 hours ago <!––> <!– –> […]
Read MoreToyota Land Cruiser 250 Gains Rugged Looks And Even A Camper Kit By Japanese Tuners | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The SUV gains off-road bits by Jaos, sporty touches by Modellista and a bed kit by Toy Factory April 18, 2024 at 10:34 <!––> <!– –> Japanese buyers get a wide variety of options to […]
Read MoreNew Toyota Land Cruiser 250 Ditches Hybrid But Adds Diesel In Japan | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The core model in the Land Cruiser lineup drops the Prado moniker in Japan, where it is available with non-electrified gasoline and turbodiesel powertrains 6 hours ago <!––> <!– –> The Toyota Land Cruiser 250 is now offered […]
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Nissan To Launch Solid-State Batteries By 2028, Adopt Cost- And Weight-Saving Gigacasting | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The company says its EVs could reach price parity with equivalent ICE vehicles by 2030 https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson 4 hours ago <!––> <!– –> The carmaker is also looking to slash manufacturing costs with gigacasting. Its […]
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Ushio Amagatsu, an acclaimed dancer and choreographer who brought worldwide visibility to Butoh, a hauntingly minimalist Japanese form of dance theater that arose in the wake of wartime devastation, died on March 25 in Odawara, Japan. He was 74. The cause of his death, in a hospital, was heart failure, said Semimaru, a founding member […]
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The Tommykaira ZZ Is The Japanese Lotus Elise, Only Cooler | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The lightweight Japanese sports car is powered by a 2.0-liter naturally-aspirated Nissan SR20 engine with 178 hp https://www.carscoops.com/author/bradcarscoops-com/ <!––> by Brad Anderson 5 hours ago <!––> <!– –> Plenty of intriguing and little-known cars have been built in Japan over […]
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The views are spectacular in this corner of eastern Nepal, between the world’s highest mountains and the tea estates of India’s Darjeeling district, where rare orchids grow and red pandas play on the lush hillsides. But life can be tough. Wild animals destroyed the corn and potato crops of Pasang Sherpa, a farmer born near […]
Read MoreSubaru Updates Old Forester In Japan, Throws In New STI Edition | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The STI Sport Black Interior Selection is now available for the Japanese-spec Subaru Forester April 11, 2024 at 07:52 <!––> <!– –> The fifth-gen Subaru Forester lives on for another model year in Japan with carry-over design and powertrains. […]
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Katie Rogers is a White House correspondent. For much of the past decade, she has focused on features about the presidency, the first family, and life in Washington, in addition to covering a range of domestic and foreign policy issues. She is the author of a book on first ladies. More about Katie Rogers
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Taro Akebono, a Hawaii-born sumo wrestler who became the sport’s first foreign grand champion and helped to fuel a resurgence in the sport’s popularity in the 1990s, has died in Tokyo. He was 54. He died of heart failure in early April while receiving care at a Tokyo hospital, according to a statement from his […]
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President Biden intends to use a first-ever joint meeting with the leaders of Japan and the Philippines on Thursday to send a blunt diplomatic message to an increasingly aggressive China: Beijing’s harassment of Philippine ships in the South China Sea is a violation of international law and must stop. In recent months, Chinese coast guard […]
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Taro Akebono, a Hawaii-born sumo wrestler who became the sport’s first foreign grand champion, has died. He was 54. He died of heart failure in early April while receiving care at a hospital in Tokyo, the United States Forces in Japan said in a statement on Thursday. Born Chad George Ha’aheo Rowan in Hawaii, Akebono […]
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It was all very polite. Ambassadors, billionaires, a smattering of Biden family members and even one former president were all in attendance at the fifth state dinner President Biden and Jill Biden, the first lady, have held since taking office. The gauzy celebration leaned heavily into Japanese fans, cherry blossoms and other tokens of the […]
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President Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida of Japan reaffirmed on Wednesday the decades-old bond between their two countries, declaring a unity of military and economic purpose as they struggle to confront the actions of an increasingly hostile Chinese government. Mr. Kishida’s daylong visit at the White House culminated with a lengthy joint statement from […]
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Japan is giving the United States 250 cherry trees to replace more than 100 that will be torn up during construction around the Tidal Basin in Washington, the Japanese prime minister, Fumio Kishida, said on Wednesday. The gift honors the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, which the United States will […]
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Deal making runs into presidential politics President Biden holds talks on Wednesday for Fumio Kishida, Japan’s prime minister, part of a state visit designed to show the U.S.’s commitment to a staunch ally. Despite the pomp and ceremony, the presidential election will loom over the meetings, with Biden’s opposition to Nippon Steel’s bid for U.S. […]
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The United States and Japan, faced with the challenges posed by an increasingly hostile China, are expected to further integrate their militaries and announce new agreements on technology and defense on Wednesday as President Biden hosts Prime Minister Fumio Kishida for a state visit to Washington. The talks are part of the Biden administration’s diplomatic […]
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President Biden has intensified efforts to shield American industries from foreign competition in an election year, as he courts blue-collar workers and attempts to avoid being outflanked on trade by his Republican rival, former President Donald J. Trump. The moves have strained Mr. Biden’s relationships with international allies and rivals alike, drawing charges of protectionism […]
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company is transforming the small Japanese farm town of Kikuyo into a key node in Asia’s chip supply chain. TSMC, as the company is known, dominates the global semiconductor business. At its home base in Taiwan, TSMC sits at the center of a web of factories, suppliers and engineering firms. Now that […]
Read MoreSubaru Reboots Bare-Bones BRZ Cup Car Basic With Steelies In Japan | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> What’s probably the coolest version of the BRZ received small updates, ready to race in the 2024 season of the dual-make series in Japan 5 hours ago <!––> <!– –> The 2024 BRZ Cup Car Basic gets a surprising […]
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Rather than setting things in motion, then, it soon becomes clear that Blackthorne has arrived in the middle of the show’s main intrigue. The Taikō, or supreme regent of Japan, has just died, but, because his son and heir is too young to assume power, the realm has been left in the hands of a […]
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When President Biden welcomes Japan’s prime minister, Fumio Kishida, to Washington this week for a visit highlighted by the pomp of a state dinner, there will be an inescapable subtext to all the ceremony: Both leaders are in a fight to keep their jobs. With Mr. Biden facing a tight re-election contest with his predecessor […]
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The defining experience of Ema Ryan Yamazaki’s childhood left her with badly scraped knees and her classmates with broken bones. During sixth grade in Osaka, Japan, Ms. Yamazaki — now a 34-year-old documentary filmmaker — practiced for weeks with classmates to form a human pyramid seven levels high for an annual school sports day. Despite […]
Read MoreToyota Crown Crossover Landscape Is A Rugged-Looking Special Edition For Japan | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> The production version of the 2023 Toyota Crown Outdoor Concept will be offered for a limited time 6 hours ago <!––> <!– –> The Landscape rides on all-terrain tires combined with a raised suspension. Exterior tweaks include the wider […]
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A powerful magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Taiwan on Wednesday morning, prompting nearby Japan to issue a tsunami warning. The quake was centered off the coast of Hualien, on Taiwan’s east coast, according to the United States Geological Survey. Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration also recorded an aftershock of magnitude 6.5. The quake’s epicenter was about 10 […]
Read MoreToyota Corolla Active Sport Debuts In Japan With Aggressive Looks And Chassis Tweaks | Carscoops <!—-><!– –><!– –><!—-><!—-> Weirdly, Toyota doesn’t offer the Active Sport trim with the hatchback body 4 hours ago <!––> <!– –> New Toyota Corolla Active Sport available in sedan and touring bodystyles Changes include a redesigned bumper, new wheels, and […]
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Anyone expecting the Japanese royal family’s new Instagram account to generate memes or showcase a new side of the world’s oldest continuous monarchy should lower their expectations. There is nothing flashy to see here, people. No behind-the-scenes levity or spontaneity. Just some royals politely posing for pictures in their usual, formal way. The new Instagram […]
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North Korea launched an intermediate-range ballistic missile off its east coast on Tuesday, an indication that the country was continuing to develop missiles capable of targeting American military bases in the Western Pacific. The missile, launched from near Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea, did not fly over Japan, as have some of the IRBMs […]
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Watching “Oppenheimer,” the Oscar-winning biopic about the father of the atomic bomb that opened in Japan on Friday, Kako Okuno was stunned by a scene in which scientists celebrated the explosion over Hiroshima with thunderous foot stomping and the waving of American flags. Seeing the jubilant faces “really shocked me,” said Ms. Okuno, 22, a […]
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Shohei Ohtani’s powerful arms and boyish face, looking up from under a Dodger blue helmet, loom 15 stories over Los Angeles’s Little Tokyo neighborhood from the side of the Miyako Hotel. Unveiled late March, it’s one of many tributes to baseball’s two-way supernova that have appeared across Los Angeles since he signed with the Dodgers […]
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