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Driver reverses into Japan’s oldest toilet

Published 19 October 2022
By David Mullen
A 15th-century lavatory in Japan has been badly damaged after a motorist accidentally reversed his car into the building at a Buddhist temple.
Carlos Ghosn, disgraced ex-Nissan chief, speaks to the Sunday Times Magazine

Sunday Times lands exclusive with fugitive Ghosn

Carlos Ghosn, former boss of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance and international fugitive, has been interviewed in a world exclusive.
Published 14 November 2020
Nissan and Toyota to demand tariff compensation in event of no-deal Brexit

Nissan and Toyota may demand Brexit compensation

Japanese car makers Nissan and Toyota may demand recompense from the UK government if they are adversely financially affected by Brexit tariffs.
Published 05 October 2020
Nissan unveils electric emergency response Leaf concept

Nissan unveils electric emergency response Leaf

Nissan has today unveiled the Re-Leaf concept, a pure-electric emergency response version of its popular Leaf hatchback.
Published 29 September 2020
Thousands lay asleep on Okinawan roads last year

Thousands lay asleep on Okinawan roads last year

Okinawa, the smallest island that makes up Japan, is experiencing an epidemic of people lying down to sleep on its roads.
Published 19 August 2020
Carlos Ghosn arrested and fired by Nissan

Ghosn in first press call since fleeing Japan

Former Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn has held an extraordinary press conference in which he attempted to clear his name.
Published 08 January 2020
Carlos Ghosn Brazilian Chamber of Commerce Japan 2014

Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn 'was right to flee Japan'

The former Nissan boss was justified in escaping Japan's judicial system, according to the British CEO who uncovered a fraud scandal at Olympus.
Published 02 January 2020

Toyota is making a hydrogen fuel cell moon buggy

Toyota wants to boldly take fuel cell cars where they've never been before, by landing a hydrogen-powered rover on the moon by 2029.
Published 19 July 2019
Video: J-Deite Ride car-robot is a real-life Transformer

J-Deite Ride car-robot is a real-life Transformer

Transformers, more than meets the eye. Transformers, robots in disguise." It's a theme tune that millions of people around the world will recogni
Published 27 April 2018
Japan gears up for the drive-through funeral

Japan gears up for the drive-through funeral

It is a system familiar from fast-food chains and car parks. Now the drive-through is coming to a Japanese funeral parlour
Published 05 November 2017
Suzuki e-Survivor

AI and electric cars: 2017 Tokyo motor show review

When it comes to giving drivers a glimpse of the future, the Tokyo motor show is the event to follow. The biennual show gives the engineers and d
Published 25 October 2017

Drivers in Japan face dementia tests to cut deaths

Japan has introduced traffic rules to stop people with dementia driving, after a series of deaths caused by confused elderly motorists.
Published 20 March 2017

Men twice as likely to cross on a red light

Male pedestrians are almost twice as likely as women to cross a road when the pedestrian light is red and tend to jockey for pole position...
Published 22 February 2017