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DRIVING

JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 21, 2016
U.S. sailor found guilty of injuring three in Okinawa drunken-driving case
A U.S. Navy sailor arrested in Okinawa in June for drunken driving was found guilty on Tuesday but was spared prison time.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2016
G-7 transport chiefs meeting in Nagano to weigh self-driving car regulations
Transport ministers from the Group of Seven countries are expected to agree at their meeting in central Japan to set up a working panel tasked with creating global safety regulations for commercializing and promoting self-driving cars, a draft declaration of their summit showed Thursday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 7, 2016
SoftBank's self-driving buses are coming soon to Japan's country roads
If you had to invent the perfect place to roll out self-driving buses, Japan would be it.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 20, 2016
DeNA, Yamato Transport to test self-driving delivery service
DeNA Co. and Yamato Transport Co. announced Wednesday they plan to start trials on a delivery service that will utilize self-driving vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 13, 2016
Nissan debuts new minivan with self-driving technology
Nissan Motor Co. unveiled Serena model, which includes autonomous capabilities that allow it to control steering, gas and brakes on single-lane highways.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 7, 2016
DeNA to launch driverless bus service in Chiba next month
DeNA Co., best known as a mobile video game maker, said on Thursday it will launch a driverless bus service at a park in Chiba Prefecture from next month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 2, 2016
Fatal Tesla crash revs up criticism of on-road beta testing for self-driving vehicles
Tesla Motors Inc. says the self-driving feature suspected of being involved in a fatal crash on May 7 is experimental, yet it's been installed on all 70,000 of its cars since October 2014.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2016
Will Beijing dominate the 'internet of vehicles'?
China is where the future of driverless car technology will likely be charted. In trying to compete there, foreign companies face a stark choice: Partner up or be left behind.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 26, 2016
Fully automated vehicles excluded from tests on Japan's public roads
The first guidelines on public road tests of self-driving vehicles, released Thursday by the National Police Agency, exclude fully automated cars without a steering wheel or driver.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 25, 2016
Settlement reached over student deaths at tsunami-hit driving school
The families of 25 teens killed in the 2011 tsunami while they were at a driving school in Miyagi Prefecture reached a financial settlement with the school on Wednesday in a deal that also includes an apology from the latter over the deaths.
COMMUNITY / Voices / OVERHEARD
Apr 16, 2016
Fast and furious
I was stopped for speeding along this stretch last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2016
Self-driving vehicle tests won't need permission to use public roads, say NPA guidelines
Japan will not impose time and place restrictions on autonomous driving tests on public roads, according to draft guidelines released by the National Police Agency last week.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2016
U.S. christens self-driving, sub-hunting warship to meet China, Russia threat, eyes Japan tests
The U.S. military on Thursday christened an experimental self-driving warship designed to hunt for enemy submarines, a major advance in robotic warfare at the core of America's strategy to counter Chinese and Russian naval investments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 30, 2016
Missile-maker adapts guidance systems for self-driving cars
Mitsubishi Electric Corp., a supplier of air-to-air missiles to Japan's armed forces, is looking to adapt the technologies it originally developed for military use to help autonomous driving cars detect obstacles and avoid collisions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Mar 14, 2016
Aichi firm touts automated driving technology
Aisin Seiki Co. is putting its automated driving technology to practical use by developing a system that can pull a vehicle safely to the side of a road if the driver becomes suddenly incapacitated.
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 26, 2016
Nissan disables Leaf electric car app after cross-continent hack
Nissan Motor Co. has disabled a mobile application for controlling its Leaf electric car after a security researcher demonstrated how hackers could access temperature controls and other functions from across continents.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 22, 2016
Denso, NTT Docomo to cooperate on self-driving technology
Auto parts maker Denso Corp. and mobile phone carrier NTT Docomo Inc. will work together in developing a vehicle control system for automated driving and advanced driver assistance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 29, 2016
'Affluenza' teen flown back to Texas, placed in juvenile detention
The American teenager derided for a defense of "affluenza" in the killing four people while driving drunk arrived back in Texas on Thursday after being deported from Mexico and was placed in juvenile detention.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2016
Motorist sentenced to eight years in prison for killing pedestrian, injuring others after taking drugs
The Tokyo District Court sentenced a 38-year-old man to eight years in prison on Friday for killing a pedestrian and injuring six others in Tokyo in 2014 after inhaling a so-called kiken (dangerous) drug.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 12, 2016
Have apps, won't bother learning how to drive
For many young people today, there's a new rite of passage that's bigger than learning to drive: getting your first phone number.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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