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CORRECTED: Suzuki Motor's 1st EV

Suzuki Motor Corp. President Toshihiro Suzuki introduces on Sept. 16, 2025, the "e Vitara" SUV, the auto company's first battery-electric vehicle, to be released in Japan on Jan. 16, next year. The vehicle, that can travel over 430 kilometers on a single charge, will be exported from India to over 100 countries with prices starting from 3.99 million yen ($27,000).

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Suzuki Motor's 1st EV

Photo taken on Sept. 16, 2025, shows the "e Vitara" SUV, Suzuki Motor Corp.'s first battery-electric vehicle to be released in Japan on Jan. 16, next year. The vehicle, that can travel over 430 kilometers on a single charge, will be exported from India to over 100 countries with prices starting from 3.99 million yen ($27,000).

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Japan's MUFG Bank head Hanzawa

MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa (L) bows at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2024. He apologized over the alleged theft of more than 1 billion yen ($6.5 million) by a former employee from customers' safe deposit boxes at the Japanese megabank.

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Japan's MUFG Bank head Hanzawa

MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa (C) speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2024. He apologized over the alleged theft of more than 1 billion yen ($6.5 million) by a former employee from customers' safe deposit boxes at the Japanese megabank.

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Japan's MUFG Bank head Hanzawa

MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa (C) bows at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2024. He apologized over the alleged theft of more than 1 billion yen ($6.5 million) by a former employee from customers' safe deposit boxes at the Japanese megabank.

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Japan's MUFG Bank head Hanzawa

MUFG Bank President Junichi Hanzawa speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16, 2024. He apologized over the alleged theft of more than 1 billion yen ($6.5 million) by a former employee from customers' safe deposit boxes at the Japanese megabank.

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US: Airport Fire Expands In Southern California, Destroys Homes 3

Airport Fire burning in Orange and Riverside Counties, Southern California has grown to more than 23,000 acres as of Wednesday morning, September 11. The fire injured at least seven people and destroyed homes.

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Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose shows a bag he said he used to carry 50 million yen in cash he received from the scandal-hit Tokushukai hospital group, during a committee session of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Dec. 16, 2013. Inose, who won the governorship in December 2012's election, has been under fire for making contradictory explanations over his receipt of the money in November 2012.

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Tokyo Gov. Inose

TOKYO, Japan - Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose shows a bag he said he used to carry 50 million yen in cash he received from the scandal-hit Tokushukai hospital group, during a committee session of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly on Dec. 16, 2013. Inose, who won the governorship in December 2012's election, has been under fire for making contradictory explanations over his receipt of the money in November 2012.

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PanaHome eyes $233 mil. sales in Southeast Asia in FY2018

OSAKA, Japan - PanaHome Corp. President Yasuteru Fujii speaks in an interview in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Oct. 16, 2014. He said the company aims to boost annual sales in Southeast Asia to 25 billion yen (about $233 million) in fiscal 2018 from the current level of some 1 billion yen.

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Minister spent 3.6 mil. yen from political funds on kin's businesses

TOKYO, Japan - Industry minister Yuko Obuchi (C) is seen after attending a committee session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2014. Obuchi spent a total of 3.62 million yen from her political funds in connection with a design office and a clothing-sundries shop run by her relatives over five years through 2012, sources familiar with the matter said the same day.

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Minister spent 3.6 mil. yen from political funds on kin's businesses

TOKYO, Japan - Industry minister Yuko Obuchi heads for a committee session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2014. Obuchi spent a total of 3.62 million yen from her political funds in connection with a design office and a clothing-sundries shop run by her relatives over five years through 2012, sources familiar with the matter said the same day.

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Minister spent 3.6 mil. yen from political funds on kin's businesses

TOKYO, Japan - Industry minister Yuko Obuchi speaks during a committee session of the House of Councillors in Tokyo on Oct. 16, 2014. Obuchi spent a total of 3.62 million yen from her political funds in connection with a design office and a clothing-sundries shop run by her relatives over five years through 2012, sources familiar with the matter said the same day.

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Acquitted ex-Credit Suisse employee

TOKYO, Japan - Takashi Hatta, a former employee of Credit Suisse Securities (Japan) Ltd., holds a press conference in Tokyo on May 16, 2014. He filed a 500 million yen damages suit against the Japanese government following his acquittal for tax evasion earlier in the year.

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Buena Vista demoted in controversial Japan Cup as Rose Kingdom reigns

TOKYO, Japan - Buena Vista (16) was denied a sixth Grade 1 victory after stewards relegated the 4-year-old filly to second in the Japan Cup at Tokyo Racecourse on Nov. 28, 2010, handing the winner's check of 250 million yen to Rose Kingdom (6).

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$16,300 for 2 melons

SAPPORO, Japan - A price sheet is put on a pair of Yubari melons that were sold for 1.5 million yen (about $16,300) at an auction at a food wholesale market in Sapporo on May 17, 2010. Yubari melons from the Hokkaido area in northern Japan are known as a luxury fruit.

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Canon to acquire biggest European printer maker Oce

TOKYO, Japan - Canon Inc. President Tsuneji Uchida (L) shakes hands with Anton Schaaf, chief technology officer and chief operating officer of Oce NV of the Netherlands, the biggest printer maker in Europe, during a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2009, at which they announced that Canon will acquire Oce through a takeover bid worth about 730 million euros (around 100 billion yen).

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Teenage golf star Ishikawa tries tax return computer system

KOSHIGAYA, Japan - Japanese teenage golf star Ryo Ishikawa (L) tries the ''e-Tax'' computer system for filing tax returns at the Koshigaya Tax Office in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, on Jan. 29 with the help of a staff member. Ishikawa, 17, who became the youngest professional golfer to reach 100 million yen in single-year earnings in 2008, joined the event before tax offices across Japan begin accepting tax returns Feb. 16. Ishikawa said he wants the government to ''use taxes in a way that can make people smile.''

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Gov't orders Kojima to observe home appliance recycling law

TOKYO, Japan - Maki Mori (R), a senior executive of home electrics discount retailer Kojima Co., receives a ''recommendation'' order for the company to abide by the Home Appliance Recycling Law from officials of the Environment Ministry and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry at the Environment Ministry in Tokyo on Oct. 16. Kojima failed to return about 3,000 old electric appliance products to manufacturers as required by the recycling law even though it had charged customers who turned in the old products 10 million yen in recycling fees.

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'Rakugo' comic storyteller ordered to pay penalty, back taxes

TOKYO, Japan - ''Rakugo'' comic storyteller Hayashiya Shozo speaks with reporters in Tokyo on April 16 after being ordered by the Tokyo Regional Taxation Bureau to pay about 40 million yen in penalty and back taxes. The bureau said Hayashiya failed to declare around 120 million yen in income for the three years through 2005.

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High court raises damages amount over air drill noise

KANAZAWA, Japan - Plaintiffs carry a banner April 16 to the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court. The same day, the court raised the damages, to 1,118 million yen, the state must pay 1,580 people living around the Air Self-Defense Force base in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, over noise pollution from air drills.

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High court raises damages amount over air drill noise

KANAZAWA, Japan - Mitsuo Hirose, representing some 1,600 plaintiffs, speaks at a gathering April 16 in Kanazawa after the Kanazawa branch of the Nagoya High Court raised the damages, to 1,118 million yen, the state must pay 1,580 people living around the Air Self-Defense Force base in Komatsu, Ishikawa Prefecture, over noise pollution from air drills.

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Takashimaya to sell 20 million yen teddy bear

TOKYO, Japan - Japanese department store operator Takashimaya Co. said Oct. 30 it will put on sale a 20.06 million yen teddy bear (bottom) ahead of the upcoming Christmas and end-of-year shopping season. The 90-centimeter tall bear wears a tiara 16 cm in diameter encrusted with 9.54 karats worth of diamonds and 2.71 karats of pink sapphires. It will also sell a 50-cm bear (top) with a smaller tiara garnished with 3.30 karats of diamonds at a price of 5.25 million yen.

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2 ex-skating fed. execs served fresh arrest warrants

TOKYO, Japan - Katsuichiro Hisanaga (L in file photo), a former president of the Japan Skating Federation, and the federation's former director Mitsuo Matsumoto (R in file photo) were served fresh arrest warrants on Oct. 24 on breach of trust charges for allegedly causing 16 million yen in losses to the organization by making a travel agency overcharge for travel fees, police said.

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Prosecutors demand 2 yrs in prison for lawyer-lawmaker Nishimura

OSAKA, Japan - Prosecutors demanded on Oct. 16 that the Osaka District Court sentence independent House of Representatives member Shingo Nishimura (in file photo) to two years in prison and fine him 1 million yen for allegedly lending his name as a lawyer for money in violation of the Lawyers Law.

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State ordered to compensate virus-hit patients via vaccination

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs shows off a ''victory'' banner in front of the Supreme Court on June 16 after the court ordered the government to pay a total of 27.5 million yen, or 5.5 million yen each, to a group of five plaintiffs who or whose relative contracted the hepatitis B virus in their childhood through then-mandatory vaccinations against diseases.

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BOJ's Fukui reaped big gains from investing in Murakami Fund

TOKYO, Japan - Bank of Japan Governor Toshihiko Fukui speaks in reply to questions at a House of Representatives Financial Affairs Committee session on June 16. He said that unrealized gains he made by putting 10 million yen in an investment fund set up by arrested financier Yoshiaki Murakami climbed to several millions of yen a year at one time.

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Ex-Narita airport activists pay off compensation with donations

TOKYO, Japan - One of 16 former activists hand 104 million yen in cash to officials at the Civil Aviation Bureau of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry on Nov. 11 in compensation for their 1978 barricading of Narita airport's control tower. The activists had owed the money to the state and the operator of the airport for their occupation of the tower, which was an attempt to block the opening of the airport in Chiba Prefecture constructed after controversial land seizures from local farmers. They said they had received donations from former comrades and sympathizers.

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Mitsubishi Heavy to take orders for Wakamaru robot in Sept.

TOKYO, Japan - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. said Aug. 29 it will accept orders from Sept. 16 to Oct. 31 for the Wakamaru humanoid robot (in photo) for use at home. Mitsubishi said it plans to sell 100 of the robot at a price of 1.58 million yen each, including consumption tax, initially for residents of Tokyo's 23 wards. It will select buyers by lot if too many people place orders. Wakamaru, 1-meter high and 30 kilograms in weight, is powered by rechargeable batteries and moves on wheels. It can work as a ''secretary,'' taking note of the owner's schedule and announcing appointments. It can also serve as a ''watchdog'' by alerting the home owner in the event of a break-in, the company said.

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TV Asahi settles suit filed by farmers over 1999 dioxin report

TOKYO, Japan - Farmers, who sued TV Asahi Corp. over a news report on dioxin contamination, hold up an out-of-court settlement document during a press conference in Tokyo on June 16. Under the settlement, TV Asahi offered an apology to the 29 farmers in Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture, and promised to pay them 10 million yen. The farmers had sought 26 million yen in damages.

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Green jumbo lottery starts nationwide

TOKYO, Japan - People flock to lottery ticket booths in Tokyo's Ginza district on Feb. 16 to buy ''Green Jumbo Lottery'' tickets. The lottery has a maximum prize of 200 million yen.

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Kiyohara extends contract with Yomiuri Giants

TOKYO, Japan - Sixteen-time All-Star Kazuhiro Kiyohara speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Dec. 16 after signing a deal with the Yomiuri Giants carrying an annual salary of 450 million yen plus incentives for next season.

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S. Korean slugger Lee introduced at Lotte press conference

CHIBA, Japan - South Korean superstar Lee Seung Yeop (L) has his cap put on by his wife at a press conference at a Chiba hotel on Dec. 16 after joining the Lotte Marines on a two-year, 500 million yen deal.

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Murota eases to victory at Taiheiyo Masters

GOTEMBA, Japan - Kiyoshi Murota poses with his cup in hands after defeating British Open winner Ben Curtis to win the 150 million yen Mitsui Sumitomo Visa Taiheiyo Masters at Taiheiyo Masters Club in Shizuoka Prefecture on Nov. 16.

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U.S. Marine released on bail in attempted rape case

NAHA, Japan - U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Michael Brown (R), who is on trial on charges of attempting to rape a woman in Okanawa Prefecture on Nov. 2, 2002, shakes hands with his lawyer as he leaves the Naha detention house on May 16. Earlier in the day, the Naha District Court decided to release him on a bail of 10 million yen.

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Honda to begin selling its U.S.-made SUV in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Honda Motor Co. said April 16 it will begin marketing its U.S.-made Element sport-utility vehicle (SUV) (shown in photo) in Japan from April 18. The four-wheel-drive Element, made by Honda of America Mfg. Inc. and powered with a 2400 cc DOHC engine, will carry a suggested retail price of 2.59 million yen.

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Nissan releases new Skyline Coupe

TOKYO, Japan - Nissan Motor Co. President Carlos Ghosn poses beside a fully remodeled Skyline Coupe with an engine capacity of 3500 cc at a presentation in Tokyo on Jan. 16. Nissan released the new Skyline Coupe on the domestic market with a price tag ranging from 3.25 million to 3.56 million yen.

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8 Nippon Shinpan officials, 1 racketeer nabbed

TOKYO, Japan - Yoji Yamada (R), president of Nippon Shinpan Co., bows at a press conference at the company's head office in Tokyo on Nov. 16 to apologize for the arrests of eight senior company officials who are suspected of giving 28 million yen to a racketeer.

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Ex-Daiwa Securities official suspected of insider trading

TOKYO, Japan - Daiwa Securities SMBC Co. President Akira Kiyota (C) and Vice President Kensuke Uchida (L) bow at a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 16. to apologize for allegations that the company's division chief has earned more than 3 million yen in February through insider trading.

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Kakuei Tanaka

Born on May 4, 1918 in Niigata Prefecture and died on Dec. 16, 1993. Tanaka became Japan's 40th prime minister in July 1972 at 54, the youngest prime minister since the end of World War II. Tanaka established diplomatic relations with China in September of that year. In December 1974, Tanaka was forced to resign due to his involvement in money scandals. In July 1976, he was arrested on suspicion of accepting 500 million yen in bribes from Lockheed Corp. of the U.S. for his help in selling TriStar aircraft to Japan. In October 1983, he was sentenced to four years in prison by the Tokyo District Court. Tanaka's political influence declined after he suffered a stroke in February 1985 which left him partially paralyzed and confined to a wheelchair. Photo was taken on Aug. 31, 1992.

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Group breaks into home, steals 100 mil. yen

TOKYO, Japan - Four or five men broke into a company manager's house (pictured) in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Dec. 16 and stole about 100 million yen in cash after binding the manager, his wife and daughter. The men entered the house around 4 a.m. and threatened Mitsuo Komiya, 51, with a stun gun, saying, ''Money, money.'' They forced him to open a safe and took the money away, the police said.

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Foreign Ministry, limo firm officials arrested

TOKYO, Japan - Senior Vice Foreign Minister Shigeo Uetake (L), Vice Foreign Minister Yutaka Kawashima (C) and Yutaka Iimura, director of the Foreign Ministry's Secretariat, apologize at a press conference at the ministry in Tokyo July 16, after police arrested two ministry officials and two executives of a Tokyo-based limousine rental firm on suspicion of swindling the state out of 22 million yen by padding bills related to the Group of Eight (G-8) Okinawa summit last year.

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Police obtain warrants for 2 Foreign Ministry officials

TOKYO, Japan - Reporters flock the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district July 16 as police obtained arrest warrants for two ministry officials and two senior officials of a Tokyo car-hire company the same day. The officials are suspected of swindling the state out of about 12 million yen by padding bills for limousines hired for the Group of Eight (G-8) summit in Okinawa last summer.

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'Jumbo' lottery tickets go on sale

TOKYO, Japan - People line up at a lottery ticket seller in Tokyo's Ginza district July 16 to buy tickets for the ''Summer Jumbo Lottery'' that went on sale nationwide the same day. The lottery has a maximum grand prize of 300 million yen.

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Frenchman nabbed for drug smuggling

NARITA, Japan - A customs officer explains to the media May 16 how a 49-year-old man claiming to be French has attempted to smuggle about 6 kilograms of cannabis resin into Japan. Jean Lacombe, a resident of Bangkok, was arrested on suspicion of smuggling the cannabis resin, with an estimated street value of 48 million yen, into Narita airport.

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Mori golfed in Chiba under corporate membership

TOKYO, Japan - The photo, taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Feb. 17, shows the Hamano Golf Club in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, where Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori has golfed over the past 16 years under the corporate membership of a friend. The revelation, made Feb. 16, came a day after Mori sparked outrage among both ruling and opposition lawmakers for receiving a virtually free 40 million yen membership at a Yokohama golf club from another executive.

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Mori played golf under another corporate membership

TOKYO, Japan - File photo shows the Hamano golf club in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture, where Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori has played golf over the last 16 years using a membership owned by a company operated by a friend. The revelation by his secretary came Feb. 16, a day after Mori sparked outrage among both ruling and opposition lawmakers for receiving a 40 million yen membership of a Yokohama golf club from a separate business executive virtually for free.

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Ex-lawmaker Koyama indicted in KSD scandal

TOKYO, Japan - Former House of Councillors member Takao Koyama (file photo) is indicted Feb. 6 on charges of accepting 20 million yen in bribes from the scandal-hit mutual-aid foundation KSD. Koyama left the ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Jan. 16 and quit as a lawmaker Jan. 29.

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Wilson rallies for win in Aiful Cup golf

AJIGASAWA KOGEN, Japan - American Dean Wilson raises a trophy after closing with a 6-under-par 66 on July 16 to come from behind and claim his first tour title in Japan with a one-stroke triumph in the 90 million yen Aiful Cup golf tournament. Wilson carded seven birdies against one bogey over the Ajigasawa Golf Club's 7,107-yard course layout in Aomori Prefecture for a 17-under-par total of 271.

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Matsuzaka rewarded with record pay hike

TOKOROZAWA, Japan - Pacific League Rookie of the Year pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka of the Seibu Lions speaks at a news conference Dec. 1 after winning a record pay increase for the next season. Matsuzaka, who posted a league-high 16 wins against five losses with a 2.60 earned run average this season, signed a new one-year deal worth an estimated 70 million yen, an increase of 57 million yen on his first contract.