Japan: Typhoon Lingling Triggers Flooding in Southern Kyushu After Making Landfall

Typhoon Lingling made landfall in Kagoshima Prefecture on the evening of Thursday, August 21, bringing heavy rain and widespread damage across southern Kyushu. Flooding and landslides were reported in multiple areas. This video shows flooded streets in Kagoshima City.

Automakers group head

Automakers group head

TOKYO, Japan - Fumihiko Ike, chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, is pictured during an interview with Kyodo News and other media outlets in Tokyo on May 27, 2014.

Honda to build automobile test course in Thailand

Honda to build automobile test course in Thailand

Honda Motor Co. holds a groundbreaking ceremony in the eastern Thai province of Prachinburi on Nov. 9, 2015, for an automobile test course scheduled to be completed in 2017. Honda Chairman and Representative Director Fumihiko Ike (C) and Thai Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak (R) attended the ceremony. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Tokyo Motor Show to feature 76 new cars, motorcycles

Tokyo Motor Show to feature 76 new cars, motorcycles

Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association Chairman Fumihiko Ike (L) outlines the 44th Tokyo Motor Show on Oct. 1, 2015, in Tokyo ahead of its opening in the Japanese capital. The event, to be held between Oct. 29 and Nov. 8 at Tokyo Big Sight, will feature 76 new cars and motorcycles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japan auto lobby chief voices concern over Takata air bag recalls

Japan auto lobby chief voices concern over Takata air bag recalls

Fumihiko Ike, chairman of the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, tells a press conference in Tokyo on May 21, 2015, he feels a strong sense of crisis about the expanding recalls related to Takata Corp. air bag inflators in Japan and the United States. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Honda begins to build test course in Thailand

Honda begins to build test course in Thailand

Honda Motor Co. Chairman Fumihiko Ike (front) participates in a groundbreaking ceremony for the automaker's test course in the eastern Thai province of Prachinburi on Nov. 9, 2015, as Thai Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak and other guests look on. The test course, Honda's second outside Japan following one in the United States, is scheduled to be completed in 2017. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo