Beleaguered Japanese car-maker Toyota said on Tuesday it will reshape its global operations after its mass safety recall crisis.
International conference to protect endangered species pronounced "disaster" by conservation groups after aggressive lobbying.
With one of the strongest squads in Asian soccer, Japan, winners of three of the last five editions of the AFC Asian Cup, have high hopes for SA.
Toyota’s president swapped his business suit for a worker’s uniform on Friday as he sought to reassure workers.
Nissan said on Wednesday it would recall nearly 540 000 vehicles worldwide due to brake-pedal defects and faulty fuel gauges.
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/ 28 February 2010
Toyota’s bungled recalls have damaged its brand, but while the carmaker faces its biggest crisis, analysts say its reputation is not beyond repair.
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/ 28 February 2010
A tiny tsunami hit an island south of Tokyo on Sunday after warnings that waves of more than three metres could batter Japan’s Pacific coast.
Celebrating 100 years of Japan-South Africa relations, the Japanese embassy presents a series of events, including a film festival.
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/ 17 February 2010
Toyota is considering a recall of its hot-selling Corolla subcompact after complaints about power steering problems.
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/ 16 February 2010
Sea Shepherd campaigner jumps aboard whaling vessel to attempt citizen’s arrest of captain over collision.
Honda said it would recall another 440 000 cars around the world for faulty airbags as rival Toyota faced probes over its largest safety crisis.
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/ 9 February 2010
Toyota president Akio Toyoda has promised the top US transportation official the troubled carmaker will be more vigilant in the future.
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/ 8 February 2010
Toyota, which has recalled more than eight million vehicles for problems with unintended acceleration, has decided to recall its new Prius hybrid.
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/ 7 February 2010
Anti-whaling activists and Japanese harpoonists have blamed each other for a collision between their ships in Antarctic waters.
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/ 6 February 2010
Toyota’s president emerged on Friday to apologise for the recent safety recalls that risk ruining the reputation of one of Japan’s corporate icons.
Sushi-obsessive Merope Mills sets off in search of the real flavour of Japan, and is pleasantly surprised by what is discovered.
Toyota is preparing to recall its iconic Prius hybrid car to address more than 100 complaints about delayed braking.
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/ 4 February 2010
Toyota scrambled on Thursday to address jitters about the brakes on its best-selling Prius hybrid.
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/ 2 February 2010
A Toyota executive said the damage to the company’s sales from its global recall for a accelerator pedal problem may be greater than previous recalls.
Australia and New Zealand are to launch separate investigations into the collision between a Japanese whaling ship and a speedboat.
Conservation group’s founder says it was "vicious attack" but Japan blames <i>Ady Gil</i>’s crew for "extremely dangerous" acts.
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/ 17 November 2009
Japan’s football chief has raised the decibel level against vuvuzelas at next year’s World Cup.
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/ 4 November 2009
Toyota Motor has announced it is quitting Formula One, joining an exodus of Japanese automakers from the sport.
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/ 31 October 2009
The All Blacks ran out 32-19 winners over the Wallabies to complete the four-game Bledisloe Cup series with four straight wins on Saturday.
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/ 28 October 2009
All Black coach Graham Henry expects the Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia to be full-blooded and has named a strong lineup for the match.
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/ 27 October 2009
Australia coach Robbie Deans on Tuesday dropped veteran George Smith and three others from the Wallabies line-up for the final Bledisloe Cup match.
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/ 26 October 2009
The All Blacks and the Wallabies say they want to use their Bledisloe Cup clash here on Saturday to promote rugby in the growing Asian market.
Nissan has unveiled a concept car that tilts to the side when going around bends to make drivers feel like they are gliding through the air.
Japanese F1 are bewildered. Once they had three Formula One teams, two grand prix tracks and several drivers but there is little left to cheer.
Jenson Button has vowed to keep his focus and avoid errors as the race to the Formula One drivers title hots up after the Japanese Grand Prix.
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/ 23 September 2009
Taiji’s annual cull of bottlenose dolphins and pilot
whales continues despite growing international
condemnation.
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/ 15 September 2009
Taiji’s annual cull of bottlenose dolphins and pilot whales continues despite growing international condemnation.