ones. The two women were also on alpine sightseeing tours with their husbands. On Friday, the last three cars of the popular Glacier Express derailed in Valais, killing the Japanese woman and injuring around 40 people, mostly Japanese tourists. Two of
Airways Co., 11 relatives of the Japanese victims arrived in Switzerland on Sunday. On Friday, the last three cars of the popular Glacier Express tourist train derailed in the alpine canton of Valais in southern Switzerland, killing the Hyogo woman and
to form a production venture in China following a Chinese media report that the Japanese maker of Subaru-brand cars had begun talks on such a proposal. “We are exploring various possibilities in China, including whether or not to enter the
as a plug-in hybrid in 2012 in the U.S. and Japan, joining the race to manufacture green cars in which rivals have already taken slight leads. The plans were disclosed by Honda Motor Co. President Takanobu Ito at the Japanese automaker’s facility in a
Japanese company Tamiya is known for its vehicle model kits. To promote itself in Thailand, the company released business cards that double as sample model kits. Letters and numbers on the card can be snapped off and assembled into a simple car or
This year, Toyota has been beset by a seemingly endless string of high-profile accidents and lawsuits involving its cars and trucks and has instituted numerous recalls, primarily involving stuck accelerator pedals and floor mats. The Japanese car company
Akihiro Fujii, president of NLC, joined a number of others in attendance. The NYK Group began transporting finished cars over land in China since 2003 and now provides transportation services throughout the country to Chinese, European, and Japanese auto
targeted by a group of young vandals who use fake barricades to stop traffic and then set upon cars on Purcells Cove Road. Japanese knotweed invades Halifax park Municipal foresters in Halifax are struggling against a persistent weed they say is
the advance being attributed to smaller vehicles eligible for state subsidies and tax breaks. Sales of foreign-brand passenger cars, trucks and buses climbed 14.9 percent to 89,189 units but those of Japanese-brand vehicles declined 14.5 percent to 8,093
world, including 180,000 outside Japan, are believed to be affected by the problem, with steps to recall cars in the overseas markets expected to follow shortly. It is the latest high-profile technical defect to beset the Japanese automaker, which once