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Philippines: Tropical Depression Verbena Causes Flooding Across Negros

Tropical Depression Verbena made its fourth landfall in Vallehermoso, Negros Oriental, on Tuesday, November 25, causing severe flooding across several areas of the Visayas.

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Japan auto show

A flying car produced by Japanese startup SkyDrive Inc. and a ticket gate are displayed at the Japan Mobility Show as it opens to the media at Tokyo Big Site in Tokyo on Oct. 29, 2025. Seen on the right is CEO Tomohiro Fukuzawa.

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Flying car demo flight at World Expo venue in Osaka

Osaka, Japan, Sept. 30 Kyodo - Video taken on Sept. 30, 2025, shows a demonstration flight of the "flying car" developed by Joby Aviation Inc. at the World Exposition in Osaka. (Kyodo)

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"Flying car" demo flight at World Expo venue in Osaka

A "flying car" developed by Joby Aviation Inc. is displayed at the World Exposition site in Osaka on Sept. 30, 2025, after performing a demonstration flight.

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"Flying car" demo flight at World Expo venue in Osaka

Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2025, shows a demonstration flight of the "flying car" developed by Joby Aviation Inc. at the World Exposition in Osaka.

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"Flying car" demo flight at World Expo venue in Osaka

Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2025, shows a demonstration flight of the "flying car" developed by Joby Aviation Inc. at the World Exposition in Osaka.

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"Flying car" demo flight at World Expo venue in Osaka

Photo taken on Sept. 30, 2025, shows a demonstration flight of the "flying car" developed by Joby Aviation Inc. at the World Exposition in Osaka.

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World Exposition in Osaka

OSAKA, Japan, July 31 Kyodo - Video taken on July 31, 2025, shows a demonstration flight of the "flying car" developed by SkyDrive Inc. at the World Exposition in Osaka. (Kyodo)

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World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on July 31, 2025, shows a demonstration flight of the "flying car" developed by SkyDrive Inc. at the World Exposition in Osaka.

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World Exposition in Osaka

Photo taken on July 31, 2025, shows a demonstration flight of the "flying car" developed by SkyDrive Inc. at the World Exposition in Osaka.

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World Exposition in Osaka

A flying car developed by Japanese startup SkyDrive Inc. is shown to the media at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on April 9, 2025, ahead of the event's opening on April 13.

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World Exposition in Osaka

A flying car developed by Japanese startup SkyDrive Inc. is shown to the media at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on April 9, 2025, ahead of the event's opening on April 13.

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World Exposition in Osaka

A flying car developed by Japanese startup SkyDrive Inc. is shown to the media at the venue of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka on April 9, 2025, ahead of the event's opening on April 13.

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Sompo CEO to step down over Bigmotor insurance fraud scandal

TOKYO, Japan, Jan. 26 Kyodo - Major Japanese insurance firm Sompo Holdings Inc. CEO Kengo Sakurada holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2024, to announce he will step down at the end of March to take responsibility for the company's involvement in used car dealer Bigmotor Co.'s insurance fraud scandal. (Kyodo)

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Sompo CEO to step down over Bigmotor insurance fraud scandal

Major Japanese insurance firm Sompo Holdings Inc. CEO Kengo Sakurada holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2024, to announce he will step down at the end of March to take responsibility for the company's involvement in used car dealer Bigmotor Co.'s insurance fraud scandal.

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Sompo CEO to step down over Bigmotor insurance fraud scandal

Major Japanese insurance firm Sompo Holdings Inc. CEO Kengo Sakurada holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2024, to announce he will step down at the end of March to take responsibility for the company's involvement in used car dealer Bigmotor Co.'s insurance fraud scandal.

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Sompo CEO to step down over Bigmotor insurance fraud scandal

Major Japanese insurance firm Sompo Holdings Inc. CEO Kengo Sakurada holds a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2024, to announce he will step down at the end of March to take responsibility for the company's involvement in used car dealer Bigmotor Co.'s insurance fraud scandal.

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Sompo CEO to step down over Bigmotor insurance fraud scandal

Major Japanese insurance firm Sompo Holdings Inc. CEO Kengo Sakurada (R) bows at a press conference in Tokyo on Jan. 26, 2024, and announces he intends to step down at the end of March to take responsibility for the company's involvement in used car dealer Bigmotor Co.'s insurance fraud scandal.

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Bigmotor outlet in Tokyo

Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023, shows a Bigmotor Co. outlet in Tama, western Tokyo. Japan's financial watchdog began searches the same day at offices of the major used car dealer network Bigmotor and casualty insurer Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. as part of a high-profile insurance fraud investigation.

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Bigmotor outlet in Tokyo

Photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023, shows a Bigmotor Co. outlet in Tama, western Tokyo. Japan's financial watchdog began searches the same day at offices of the major used car dealer network Bigmotor and casualty insurer Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. as part of a high-profile insurance fraud investigation.

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FSA searches Sompo Japan head office over insurance fraud case

Officials of Japan's Financial Services Agency enter the head office of casualty insurer Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2023, as part of a high-profile car insurance fraud investigation involving major used car dealer network Bigmotor Co.

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FSA searches Sompo Japan head office over insurance fraud case

Officials of Japan's Financial Services Agency enter the head office of casualty insurer Sompo Japan Insurance Inc. in Tokyo on Sept. 19, 2023, as part of a high-profile car insurance fraud investigation involving major used car dealer network Bigmotor Co.

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Photo illustration CAR Inc. And SAIC Volkswagen

SHENZHEN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - Photo illustration CAR Inc. and SAIC Volkswagen, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, September 1, 2023. A few days ago, CAR Inc. signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement with SAIC Volkswagen. This strategic cooperation will expand the areas of cooperation between the two sides from new car procurement to marketing, car owner services, second-hand car circulation and other business links. The two sides will jointly explore new business scenarios such as new car joint marketing, in-depth test drive experience, user rights and interests sharing, and maintenance of mobility scooters.

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Photo illustration CAR Inc. And SAIC Volkswagen

SHENZHEN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - Photo illustration CAR Inc. and SAIC Volkswagen, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, September 1, 2023. A few days ago, CAR Inc. signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement with SAIC Volkswagen. This strategic cooperation will expand the areas of cooperation between the two sides from new car procurement to marketing, car owner services, second-hand car circulation and other business links. The two sides will jointly explore new business scenarios such as new car joint marketing, in-depth test drive experience, user rights and interests sharing, and maintenance of mobility scooters.

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Photo illustration CAR Inc. And SAIC Volkswagen

SHENZHEN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - Photo illustration CAR Inc. and SAIC Volkswagen, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, September 1, 2023. A few days ago, CAR Inc. signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement with SAIC Volkswagen. This strategic cooperation will expand the areas of cooperation between the two sides from new car procurement to marketing, car owner services, second-hand car circulation and other business links. The two sides will jointly explore new business scenarios such as new car joint marketing, in-depth test drive experience, user rights and interests sharing, and maintenance of mobility scooters.

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Photo illustration CAR Inc. And SAIC Volkswagen

SHENZHEN, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 1, 2023 - Photo illustration CAR Inc. and SAIC Volkswagen, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China, September 1, 2023. A few days ago, CAR Inc. signed a comprehensive strategic cooperation agreement with SAIC Volkswagen. This strategic cooperation will expand the areas of cooperation between the two sides from new car procurement to marketing, car owner services, second-hand car circulation and other business links. The two sides will jointly explore new business scenarios such as new car joint marketing, in-depth test drive experience, user rights and interests sharing, and maintenance of mobility scooters.

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Sony, Honda's new EV car brand

Sony Honda Mobility Inc. unveils a new electric vehicle prototype called Afeela to the media ahead of the CES technology trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 4, 2023.

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Sony, Honda's new EV car brand

Sony Honda Mobility Inc. unveils a new electric vehicle prototype called Afeela to the media ahead of the CES technology trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 4, 2023.

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Canadian car parts maker Magna aiming to bolster operations in Japan

TOKYO, Japan - Mark Hogan, president of Magna International Inc., speaks at a press conference in Tokyo on Aug. 21. He said that the Canadian car components maker intends to expand its business in Japan by increasing its dealings with Toyota Motor Corp. and Suzuki Motor Corp.

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Tesla Motors exhibits new SUV at U.S. trade show

LAS VEGAS, United States - A Tesla Motors Inc. official gives an account of the U.S. electric car maker's new sport utility vehicle "Model X" at the U.S. International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vega, Nevada, on Jan. 6, 2015.

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Toyota's U.S. new car sales seen rising 5% in 2014

LOS ANGELES, United States - Bill Fay, group vice president and general manager of the Toyota division of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., tells Kyodo News in Los Angeles on Nov. 19, 2014, its U.S. new car sales will probably reach a higher-than-expected 2.35 million units in 2014, up 5% over the previous year.

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Honda's prototype car compatible with Google software

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Photo taken in San Francisco on June 26, 2014, shows Honda Motor Co.'s prototype car compatible with Android Auto, a software developed by Google Inc.

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Honda's prototype car compatible with Google software

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Photo taken in San Francisco on June 26, 2014, shows Honda Motor Co.'s prototype car compatible with Android Auto, a software developed by Google Inc.

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Tesla Motors' Model S

OSAKA, Japan - Photo shows the chassis of Tesla Motors Inc.'s Model S, powered by lithium-ion batteries, being unveiled to the press in Osaka on Sept. 26, 2012, ahead of its display to the general public from the following day to Oct. 2. The Japanese unit of the U.S. electric car venture planned the display to show the difference between an electric car and a gasoline-powered car, as it is set to launch sales of the sedan in Japan in 2013.

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Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference

SAN FRANCISCO, United States - An Apple Inc. executive introduces the new car navigation function of Apple's portable devices at the company's Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco on June 11, 2012.

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Tesla Motors' sports car Roadster

TOKYO, Japan - Tesla Motors Inc.'s Roadster electric sports car is exhibited at its showroom in Tokyo on Oct. 25, 2010, the eve of its public opening as the first dealer outlet in Asia for the U.S. venture company. The Roadster is priced at least 12.8 million yen in Japan.

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Toray aims to perk up business with advanced car materials

NAGOYA, Japan - Toray Industries Inc. opened to the public its new research and development center for automobile and aircraft materials, called Automotive Center, in Nagoya, on Oct. 1. Toray aims to bolster its business by delivering light and eco-friendly materials to meet the needs of carmakers.

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Nihon Keizai employee arrested over insider-trading

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying Kazumasa Sasahara, a Nihon Keizai Shimbun Inc. employee who was arrested on suspicion of insider trading, arrives at Tokyo Detention Center in Kosuge on July 25. The business daily dismissed Sasahara on disciplinary grounds at a board meeting later in the day.

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Fund mogul Murakami arrested over suspected insider trading

TOKYO, Japan - A car carrying Yoshiaki Murakami, Japan's most famous investment fund manager, arrives at the Tokyo Detention House June 5 after he was arrested early in the day on suspicion of insider stock trading in connection with his investment fund's purchases of Nippon Broadcasting System Inc. shares from late 2004 to early 2005.

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(1)Daiei agrees to use IRCJ for rehabilitation

Tokyo, Japan - Daiei Inc. President Kunio Takagi talks on his mobile phone in a car after meeting with Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Shoichi Nakagawa on Oct. 13. The struggling retail giant is likely to apply to the state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan for support along with its lenders later in October.

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(1)IRCJ not to help rebuild Daiei any more

TOKYO, Japan - Daiei Inc. President Kunio Takagi steps into a car following his meeting with Atsushi Saito, president of the state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan in Tokyo on Oct. 12. Takagi told the IRCJ that the company will seek private sector-led rehabilitation plans instead of seeking IRRJ's support.

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Daiei board decides not to seek IRCJ support

TOKYO, Japan - Kunio Takagi, president of struggling retailer Daiei Inc., leaves by car from the head office of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., one of its three major creditor banks, in Tokyo on Oct. 11. Earlier in the day Daiei decided at an extraordinary board meeting that it would not seek help from the state-backed Industrial Revitalization Corp. of Japan, brushing aside the banks' repeated demand that Daiei ask for IRCJ's help.

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Single-seated electric car 'Qi' to be rented in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - An apprentice geisha sits in a single-seat ''Qi'' electric car in the Japanese city of Kyoto on June 30. Toy maker Takara Co. and Nippon Rent-A-Car Service Inc. will begin renting the ''Qi'' in Kyoto on July 1.

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Prototype Net-capable car unveiled

TOKYO, Japan - Keio University Prof. Jun Murai tries a prototype Internet-capable car on display at the Wireless Japan 2002 exhibition in Tokyo on July 17. The car, developed by Toyota Motor Corp., its auto parts-making unit Denso Corp. and NEC Corp., allows drivers to download maps for car navigation, restaurant guides, music and videos from the Internet, to which it can gain access by using NTT DoCoMo Inc.'s FOMA third-generation mobile phone and a 256-megabite server mounted on the car.

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Toyota's Camry retains title of best-selling car

Donald Esmond, vice president of Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., holds up two fingers at the 1999 North American International Auto Show in Detroit on Jan. 6 to gesticulate Toyota's second time in as many years of winning the title of best-selling car in America for its Camry model.

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