Carmakers sound out asthma patients on settlement over pollution

Carmakers sound out asthma patients on settlement over pollution

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs and their supporters urge carmakers to pay more to settle their damages suit during a rally held in front of the Tokyo Head Office building of Toyota Motor Corp., one of the seven automakers, on June 4. Toyota and six makers of diesel cars have informally offered to settle with asthma patients in Tokyo, but the plaintiffs say they are not ready to accept the payments because the amount offered is too small.

Carmakers sound out asthma patients on settlement over pollution

Carmakers sound out asthma patients on settlement over pollution

TOKYO, Japan - Plaintiffs and their supporters urge carmakers to pay more to settle their damages suit during a rally held in front of the Tokyo Head Office building of Toyota Motor Corp., one of the seven automakers, on June 4. Toyota and six makers of diesel cars have informally offered to settle with asthma patients in Tokyo, but the plaintiffs say they are not ready to accept the payments because the amount offered is too small. (Kyodo)

Transport ministers, automaker officials hold joint meeting

Transport ministers, automaker officials hold joint meeting

Japanese transport minister Keiichi Ishii (L) and Toyota Motor Corp. Senior Managing Officer Kiyotaka Ise attend a joint meeting of transport ministers from the Group of Seven economies and senior officials of global automakers in the central Japan resort town of Karuizawa on Sept. 24, 2016. Ishii stressed the need for the public and private sectors to cooperate in putting automated driving technology into practical use. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Transport ministers, automaker officials hold joint meeting

Transport ministers, automaker officials hold joint meeting

Photo taken Sept. 24, 2016, shows a joint meeting of transport ministers from the Group of Seven economies and senior officials of global automakers in the central Japan resort town of Karuizawa. Japanese transport minister Keiichi Ishii stressed the need for the public and private sectors to cooperate in putting automated driving technology into practical use. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo