Honda Motor Co on Thursday launched the sporty CR-Z model, its second in a line of low-cost hybrid cars aimed at meeting stricter environmental regulations and expanding sales in the tough global car market.
North Korea threatened to attack South Korean and U.S. forces for scheduled joint military drills in March even as nuclear envoys picked up the pace of work to get stalled disarmament talks back on track.
U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday after rating agencies said they may downgrade Greece's sovereign debt, reigniting concerns over possible defaults in the euro zone that have dogged markets recently.
Akio Toyoda stood tearful under a giant display bearing the name of the company his legendary grandfather founded.
Moody's Investors Service said on Thursday any changes in its ratings on Greece would depend on whether Athens was smoothly enacting its fiscal reform plans as promised.
U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday after rating agencies said they may downgrade Greece's sovereign debt, reigniting concerns over possible defaults in the euro zone that have dogged markets recently.
Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average, the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 fell 0.4 to 0.6 percent, pointing to a weaker start for equities on Wall Street on Thursday.
Nissan Motor Co will recall 76,415 cars across 10 models in Japan due to a possible defect that may cause engine failure, a filing with the transport ministry showed.
Toyota Motor Corp's president apologized to U.S. lawmakers and ended the day in tears, marking a potential climax to his company's safety crisis.
The euro tumbled to a one-year low against the yen on Thursday and Asian stocks fell on fears that a potential downgrade of Greece's debt rating will worsen Europe's outlook and imperil the global economic recovery.
A tepid rally in Asian shares faltered early on Thursday and the dollar rose after Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's reaffirmation of an extended period of low U.S. rates boosted risk-seeking but also raised some concerns about global growth.
Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda apologized to U.S. lawmakers probing the automaker's safety record and ended the day in tears.
President Akio Toyoda apologized to lawmakers probing the automaker's safety record but ended the day in tears, worried his message went lost in translation.
Nintendo will bring its latest dual-screen handheld video game system to the United States at the end of March, the company said on Wednesday.
Toyota Motor Corp chief Akio Toyoda said he took personal responsibility for the company's safety crisis and vowed to stay on to make sure customer complaints were taken more seriously.
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke was the center focus for global market participants on Wednesday as he testified before the House Financial Services Committee about the state of the U.S. economy and the Fed's monetary policy.
Nintendo Co Ltd will bring its latest dual-screen handheld video game system to the United States at the end of March, the company said on Wednesday.
Canadian figure skater Joannie Rochette jumped to the third position Tuesday night behind Japan's Mao Asada and South Korean Kim Yuna who stands at the first position.
Toyota Motor Corp. will decentralize its Japan-centric recall power, giving its global regions more responsibility in an effort to boost customer safety following recent quality problems which have tarnished the car maker's reputation.
The only time the U.S. dollar ever took a serious shellacking in the marketplace, the wounds were almost entirely self-inflicted.
Kim Yuna mimed a pistol firing at the end of her Bond Girl routine and with it a warning shot to her rivals that it will be hard to stop her winning Olympic gold in the women's figure skating.
Canada's Olympic inquisition was put on ice after an extraordinary day of raw emotion at the Vancouver Winter Games on Tuesday.
