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Japan Automobile Dealers Association April 1 Yr/Yr Change Total 305,976 units Down 7.3 pct Over-2,000-c.c. Cars 177,775 Down 11.8 Smaller Cars 87,663 Up 1.1 Trucks 39,049 Down 1.9 Buses 1,489 Down 20.3 -Brand- Daihatsu 3,003 Up 40.0 Honda 41,544 Down 7.4 Lexus

Japan Light Motor Vehicle and Motorcycle Association April 1 Yr/Yr Change Total 184,664 units Up 8.7 pct Passenger Cars 142,126 Up 7.1 Trucks 42,538 Up 14.4 -Brand- Suzuki 54,946 Down 3.7 Daihatsu 59,488 Up 23.6 Mitsubishi 10,324 Up 52.0 Subaru 1,517 Up

Seoul, April 1 (Jiji Press)–South Korea praised Japan’s 1995 war statement expressing remorse and apology over its past colonial rule in Asia including the Korean Peninsula, newly disclosed diplomatic records have shown. The statement by then Japanese Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama, issued

Tokyo, April 1 (Jiji Press)–Japanese industry minister Ryosei Akazawa and French economy and finance minister Roland Lescure at a meeting in Tokyo on Wednesday agreed to deepen their countries’ cooperation in diversifying procurement sources for critical minerals. Japan and France aim to

Tokyo, April 1 (Jiji Press)–Major auto parts supplier Denso Corp.’s proposed acquisition of chip giant Rohm Co. will produce substantial synergy effects, Denso President Shinnosuke Hayashi believes. “Synergy effects would be great thanks to (the two Japanese companies’) technical affinity,” Hayashi told

Tokyo, April 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s Foreign Ministry on Wednesday established a new division designed to support Japanese companies’ expansion into and investment in India. The Japan-India Economic Affairs Division was created under the Southwest Asia Division of the ministry’s Southeast and Southwest

Tokyo, April 1 (Jiji Press)–A strong earthquake measuring up to lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, struck eastern Japan on Wednesday morning. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, the quake, with an estimated magnitude of 5.0, occurred

Tokyo, April 1 (Jiji Press)–Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 stock average gained more than 2,000 points Wednesday morning on hopes that the conflict in the Middle East is drawing to an end. The index of 225 selected issues listed on the Tokyo Stock

Tokyo, April 1 (Jiji Press)–A strong earthquake measuring up to lower 5, the fifth-highest level on the Japanese seismic intensity scale, struck eastern Japan on Wednesday morning. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency, a quake with an estimated magnitude of 5.0 occurred

Tokyo, April 1 (Jiji Press)–With women making up 50 pct of qualification spots for the first time, the 2024 Paris Olympics highlighted both progress for female athletes and the need for stronger support systems to help sustain their careers, Japanese Olympic Committee