Daihatsu to suspend domestic production over safety scandal

Daihatsu to suspend domestic production over safety scandal

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 25, 2023, shows a Daihatsu Motor Co. factory in Oyamazaki in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan. The small-car unit of Toyota Motor Corp. said the same day it will suspend production at all domestic factories until at least the end of January due to a safety testing scandal.

Daihatsu to suspend domestic production over safety scandal

Daihatsu to suspend domestic production over safety scandal

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 25, 2023, shows a Daihatsu Motor Co. factory in Oyamazaki in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan. The small-car unit of Toyota Motor Corp. said the same day it will suspend production at all domestic factories until at least the end of January due to a safety testing scandal.

Ancient roof tiles found in disposal pit in Kyoto

Ancient roof tiles found in disposal pit in Kyoto

KYOTO, Japan - A local education board official shows ancient roof tiles found in a disposal pit in Oyamazaki, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on June 4, 2014. They have the same patterns as tiles used to build structures in Kyoto where the nation's capital was relocated in 794 A.D.

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 5, 2020, shows lighter traffic than usual at a Meishin Expressway junction in Oyamazaki, Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, during the Golden Week holidays under a nationwide state of emergency declared over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

New coronavirus

New coronavirus

Only a small number of vehicles are seen from a Kyodo News helicopter at Meishin Expressway's Oyamazaki interchange in Kyoto Prefecture, western Japan, on April 25, 2020, the first day of Japan's Golden Week holiday season, under a state of emergency over the coronavirus pandemic. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo