A Centuries-Old Tradition Making Wooden Dolls

According to the Tohoku region’s Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, kokeshi (koh-keh-shee) originated in the late Edo period, which ended in 1868, in the area’s hot-spring villages, where ...

Once a breeding ground for Dodgers, Team Japan light on future MLB stars

Three years ago, Samurai Japan fielded a team in the World Baseball Classic that might as well have been called the Future Dodgers.
Major League Baseball

Czechia gives Japan a ride, but reigning champs slam door to go undefeated

Few people on this planet can hit the ball as hard or as far as Munetaka Murakami. The Samurai Japan slugger, who inked a two ...

Japan targets fivefold rise in domestically made chip sales by 2040

Japan on Tuesday set a new target to boost sales of ​domestically produced semiconductors fivefold by 2040 under ‌Prime ...

Honda exports to Japan with these U.S.-made models

The Japan-based automaker produces over 1 million vehicles a year from its four U.S. assembly plants in Ohio, Indiana and ...
SlashGear

These Toyotas Were Built For America, But Now They're Going To Japan

Toyota, being ranked the world's largest automaker by volume, has a global vehicle lineup that can vary significantly from region to region. Nowhere is this more evident than in the United States.
毎日新聞

Japan transport ministry eases rules for importing US-made cars

This photo taken on Feb. 16, 2026, at the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo shows Toyota Motor Corp.'s Highlander sport utility model built in the United States and imported to Japan to ...
Carscoops

Japan Is Finally Removing A Massive Barrier To American-Made Cars

Last fall, President Trump announced Japan was working to allow American-made vehicles into the country and to accept US safety certifications without additional testing. At the time, the White House ...
Autoblog

U.S.-Made Cars Headed to Japan Face New Road-Legal Rule

As Japan prepares for the import of U.S.-origin cars, a new law requires them to display a ‘star-spangled sticker’ to comply. U.S.-built cars like Toyota Camry and Tundra will be sold in Japan. New ...
Houston Chronicle

Before Tatsuya Imai, these Japanese players made Astros history

The Houston Astros kicked off the new year with a bang by signing Japanese pitcher Tatsuya Imai to a three-year contract, in a shock move to the baseball world. The Astros showed they can play in the ...
The Drive

Toyota Exporting US-Made Tundra, Camry, and Highlander to Japan in 2026

It’s official. After a report emerged Thursday that Toyota intended to begin exporting the U.S.-built Camry, Highlander, and Tundra to Japan next year, the automaker has now confirmed the plan. And it ...
Transport Topics

Toyota to Sell Made-in-America Cars in Japan to Please Trump

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Toyota Motor Corp. is going to ship three models produced in America to Japan next year, the Japanese auto giant’s latest gesture ...