Toyota, Nissan, Honda, Mazda recall 3.4 million vehicles 

Four Japanese automakers – Honda, Toyota, Nissan and Mazda – are recalling 3.4 million vehicles for defective airbag systems because they...

Japan nuke operator Tepco gets $13B bailout

The Japanese operator of the nuclear power plant devastated in last year's disasters received a 1 trillion yen ($12.8 billion) bailout...

Toyota unveils customizable compact car at Tokyo Toy Show

TOKYO – A car company at Tokyo’s Toy Show?  More than 200 companies displayed some 35,000 products at a toy industry preview on Thursday,...

Mystery surrounding $687 million Olympus payment deepens

A pair of shadowy Japanese advisers with ties to notorious junk-bond firm Drexel Burnham Lambert are at the center of a scandal that has...