Japan Transportation Scan

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Narita airport eyes rise in annual flights to 300,000 from 200,000.
December 29, 2007

Nov. domestic car sales performances mixed among Japanese manufacturer...
December 29, 2007

Fuji Heavy hopes to boost U.S. sales 7% to 200,000 vehicles next year.
December 29, 2007

Tighter traffic law brings down drunk driving accidents.
December 29, 2007

Mazda to launch subcompact car in China in January.
December 29, 2007

LEAD: Japan auto exports up 8.1% in November.
December 29, 2007

Honda to enhance minivehicle division to boost sales in Japan.
December 29, 2007

Traffic accident deaths to fall below 6,000 for 1st time in 54 yrs.
December 29, 2007

Mitsubishi Motors signs car assembly pact with Russian gov't.
December 29, 2007

LEAD: Holidaymakers' departure rush begins.
December 29, 2007

LEAD: Drunken driver gets 18 yrs for killing 4 in accident.
December 29, 2007

LEAD: 2 arrested for boy's fatal tumble from bus on Tokyo highway.
December 29, 2007

Fuji Heavy releases restyled Subaru Forester.
December 29, 2007

3RD LD: Toyota likely to outdistance GM in 2008 global output.
December 29, 2007

JR Tokai to build maglev train system at own expense.
December 29, 2007

Kyodo news summary -4-.
December 29, 2007

FEATURE: Automakers aspire to eliminating traffic accidents.
December 22, 2007

Daihatsu aiming to sell record 1.06 mil. vehicles worldwide in 2008.
December 22, 2007

MHI organizes media preview for 14th H-2A rocket.
December 22, 2007

U.S. editorial excerpts -6-.(Editorial)
December 22, 2007

Fighter jet crashes in central Myanmar.
December 22, 2007

JAC plane overruns runway while touching down at Izumo Airport.
December 22, 2007

LEAD: Hino sets up joint venture in China with Guangzhou Automobile.
December 22, 2007

ANA, 2 others to form venture to offer air-land cargo services in Asia...
December 22, 2007

Daihatsu completes new factory in Oita Pref.
December 22, 2007

Toyota planning to boost global output to 9.9 mil. units in 2008.
December 22, 2007

2ND LD: Honda hybrid cars to make up 10% of its global sales by about ...
December 22, 2007

Kyodo economic news summary -4-.
December 22, 2007

ADVISORY - CORRECTION.(Correction notice)
December 22, 2007

Annual road death toll to fall to 5,000 level for 1st time in 54 yrs.
December 22, 2007

Skipper suspended from work for 3 months after fatal boat accident.
December 22, 2007

N.Y. transportation authority board OKs subway, bus fare hikes.
December 22, 2007

Honda recalling 167,000 lawn mowers in U.S.
December 22, 2007

LEAD: 2008 new vehicle sales likely to fall to 26-yr low: industry bod...
December 22, 2007

Hino Motors trims U.S. truck output due to anemic local demand.
December 22, 2007

LEAD: Damages suit settled over ANA captain's death in 1999 hijacking.
December 22, 2007

China Airlines passenger jet door opens mid-flight, causes panic.
December 22, 2007

GM to sell medium-duty truck business to Navistar.
December 22, 2007

MMC eyeing auto plant in Russia.
December 22, 2007

Toyota fetes opening of 1st Russia plant.
December 22, 2007

4TH LD: Pilot dies, mechanic unconscious in Shizuoka chopper crash.
December 16, 2007

Daiwa House to become top Odakyu Construction shareholder.
December 16, 2007

Japan, China to study Tokyo-Beijing shuttle flights.
December 16, 2007

Rod rupture in tail rotor control possibly causes helicopter crash.
December 16, 2007

Chopper operator faces search over fatal Shizuoka crash.
December 16, 2007

Nov. used vehicle sales fall 5.8%, annual sales likely to hit 20-yr lo...
December 16, 2007

2ND LD: Honda unveils more intelligent ASIMO humanoid robot.
December 16, 2007

Toshiba to resume lithium ion battery production next year.
December 16, 2007

Household oil containers recalled due to possible leaks.
December 16, 2007

Nissan to build pickup trucks for Suzuki to market in N. America.
December 16, 2007

M'bishi Motors, others set up firm to make lithium ion batteries.
December 16, 2007

ANA to set up international budget carrier in FY 2009.
December 16, 2007

Isuzu shelves plan to build new plant in North America.
December 16, 2007

LEAD: Ex-M'bishi officials found guilty over fatal 2002 accident.
December 16, 2007

IATA predicts 1st downturn in 7 yrs in global airlines' 2008 profit.
December 16, 2007

MMC to recall 10,000 Outlander SUVs to fix muffler accessory.
December 16, 2007

Nissan, Chrysler discussing car truck supply: reports.
December 16, 2007

Nissan, Chrysler in talks on mutual car, engine supply in N. America.
December 16, 2007

U.S. auto sales fall in Nov., big Japanese carmakers fare well.
December 08, 2007

Bridgestone to shut down aging Mexico City tire plant.
December 08, 2007

Cracks found in 2 U.S. Air Force F-15 fighters at Kadena.
December 08, 2007

November imported vehicle sales rise 6.2% in Japan.(Financial report)
December 08, 2007

Honda Fit becomes best seller in Japan for 1st time in 14 months.
December 08, 2007

Kyodo economic news summary -3-.
December 08, 2007

Success of Japanese-style capsule hotel in Britain prompts expansion.
December 08, 2007

LEAD: Ex-Japan Highway director given suspended term for rigging bids.
December 08, 2007

Fukuoka Motor Show opens to jump-start flagging car sales in Japan.
December 08, 2007

4TH LD: Bridgestone, 4 foreign firms to be ordered to stop cartel.
December 08, 2007

Suzuki Motor to invest 41.4 bil. yen to build car plant in Thailand.
December 08, 2007

1st Europe-Cambodia charter flight touches down in Phnom Penh.
December 08, 2007

LEAD: Tokyo taxis begin 710 yen flag fare, 1st hike in 10 years.
December 08, 2007

LEAD: Japan's new vehicle sales in Nov. up 3.9% for 2nd rise in row.
December 08, 2007

More than 70 people injured in 4-vehicle pileup in Osaka tunnel.
December 08, 2007

Toyota unveils advanced accident prevention system.
December 01, 2007

16 flights canceled due to typhoon approaching Okinawa.
December 01, 2007

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