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NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Nissan launched the fully-revamped Serena in Japan. Nissan first introduced a Serena e-POWER model in 2018 ( earlier post )—the second second model with the e-POWER system, which was first introduced in the Nissan Note in Japan in 2016. The system delivers more powerful and smooth acceleration with less engine noise.

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OCTOBER 8, 2021

Nissan and its affiliate Autech announced the start of sales of the Note Autech Crossover in Japan. Autech Japan, Inc. Earlier post.). The new model aims to deliver a linear, fun and sporty ride in various driving situations, offering the comfort and stability characteristic of Autech vehicles. Premium sporty” is the brand concept.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Rapidus is intended to work with Japan’s also newly established Leading-edge Semiconductor Technology Center (LSTC)—a joint R&D hub with US and European participants—to build a mass production base for next-generation semiconductors in Japan. Japan, notes the Nikkei, has some catching-up to do.

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APRIL 16, 2023

Idemitsu Kosan, one of Japan’s leading producers and suppliers of energy, has launched a feasibility study of clean hydrogen production in Japan generated from waste, including municipal waste. The hydrogen production now being considered by Idemitsu and HC will use waste discharged in Japan, including municipal waste, as raw material.

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APRIL 15, 2025

Waymo’s story of growth continues, most recently with partnership progress in Japan and Atlanta. In Japan, Waymo’s partnership with taxi company Nihon Kotsu and taxi platform GO is nudging forward and getting ready for launch.

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AUGUST 17, 2021

Nissan launched the Note Aura NISMO, sales of which are scheduled to start in Japan this autumn. The all-new Note Aura NISMO comes exclusively with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ), a key part of the company’s electrification strategy under the Nissan NEXT global business transformation plan.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2020

Nissan launched the all-new Note compact car in Japan, with sales planned to begin 23 December. 2020 Nissan Note e-POWER (Japan Market). In 2016, the Note e-POWER became a hot seller as soon as it started sales in Japan. Earlier this year, Nissan launched the Kicks e-POWER in Japan, Thailand and Indonesia.

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JUNE 15, 2021

Nissan launched the all-new Note Aura premium compact car in Japan, with sales planned to start in autumn. The all-new Note Aura comes exclusively with Nissan’s e-POWER electrified powertrain ( earlier post ), a key part of the company’s electrification strategy under the Nissan NEXT global business transformation plan.

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JUNE 21, 2021

Japan Airlines (JAL) has conducted the first flight with a mixture of two different types of SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) produced domestically in Japan. mixing ratio) of SAF produced domestically in Japan added into existing jet fuel. One SAF was manufactured by Mitsubishi Power, Ltd./Toyo the other by IHI Corporation.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Honda Motor Co., has received the required type designation for Level 3 automated driving from the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).

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DECEMBER 2, 2021

Nissan Motor unveiled a lunar rover prototype jointly developed with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) at the Nissan Futures event in Yokohama. The JAXA Space Exploration Innovation Hub Center is conducting research on lunar rovers—a key technology for space exploration.

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JUNE 12, 2020

Scientists from Kyushu University and Kumamoto University in Japan have developed a new catalyst capable of assisting three key reactions for using hydrogen in energy and industry.

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JULY 20, 2021

The first-generation Aqua—sold as the Prius C in the US—came to life at the Iwate Plant of Toyota Motor East Japan, Inc. The all-new Aqua is approximately 20% more fuel efficient (WLTC) than the previous generation; it combines outstanding fuel efficiency of 35.8 then, Kanto Auto Works, Ltd.) Since its launch, more than 1.87

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AUGUST 7, 2023

The Nikkei reports that Japan plans to more than double the output of electric vehicle chargers used at highway service areas. Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) will require operators to increase the output to at least 90 kW—more than twice the current average—by 2030.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

billion in Japan and the United States toward supplying automotive batteries for battery electric vehicles (BEVs), for which demand is growing. With this investment, Toyota intends to increase its combined battery production capacity in Japan and the United States by up to 40 GWh. PPES) and in Toyota plants and property.

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Teslarati

APRIL 22, 2025

Tesla is seeing robust sales in Japan. This was hinted at in data from the Japan Automobile Importers Associations others category, which indicated a 56% yearly increase to 2,120 units in Q1 2025. Tesla constitutes most of the vehicles in the Japan Automobile Importers Associations others category, as noted in a Nikkei Asia report.

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MARCH 8, 2020

Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO), Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS), Tohoku Electric Power Co.,

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JUNE 2, 2023

the first and only independent Japanese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, to develop business initiatives relating to marketing, research and development of new energy vehicles, financial technologies, battery banks, EV charging and battery-swapping operations and services in Japan.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 14, 2025

Japan has officially discontinued all Corolla models on the home market that dont utilize some level of electrification. Considering Japan has one of the highest take rates of hybrid vehicles anywhere in the world, its understandable why it made the decision. This means everything from small 1.2-liter liter inline fours.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Evonik is investing in a production plant expansion for fumed aluminum oxide at its site in Yokkaichi, Japan. With this expansion investment, we further commit to accelerated growth in the lithium-ion-battery market and secure regional supply for all customers located in the fast growing battery markets of China, Japan, and Korea.

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JANUARY 23, 2021

Operation testing has started at the facility, which will be used for a demonstration test, in a NEDO-subsidized project, for an international hydrogen energy supply chain to transport liquefied hydrogen from Australia to Japan. Kobe LH2 Terminal (Hy touch Kobe).

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DECEMBER 27, 2021

Kawasaki Heavy Industries’ Suiso Frontier , the world’s first liquefied hydrogen carrier, has left Japan to pick up its first hydrogen cargo in Australia. A return to Japan is expected around late February. IMO) standards, in early December.

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CleanTechnica EVs

APRIL 24, 2025

News this week comes out of India and Japan for a change, showing how willing and eager the company. continued] The post Hyundai Launches EV Center in India & Rolls Out Electric Buses in Japan appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Mitsubishi Motors will begin production of the Minicab-MiEV, a onebox kei–car-class commercial electric vehicle (EV), at PT Mitsubishi Motors Krama Yudha Indonesia (MMKI), MMC’s factory in Indonesia. MMKI has a production capacity of 220,000 vehicles per year, and currently produces the Pajero Sport, Xpander, and Xpander Cross.

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OCTOBER 9, 2022

The top 10 global producers of Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles are all Asian companies, according to an analysis posted on the Visual Capitalist. Chinese companies make up 56% of the EV battery market, followed by Korean companies (26%) and Japanese manufacturers (10%).

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EV Central

APRIL 19, 2025

Its not a question that gets raised a lot in high-school history classes, but perhaps it should, and its certainly one I ponder whenever I visit The Only Country in the World Where Everything Just Works – would the world be a better place if Japan had won World War II? Effective public transport is critical in tightly packed Japan.

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InsideEVs

MAY 2, 2025

Plus, we analyze Aprils EV sales drop and how Chinese EVs are helping decarbonize road transport in several countries.

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Teslarati

APRIL 14, 2025

Commercial robotaxi company Waymo held a launch event in Japan last week, as the company prepares to enter early manual testing on its first international roads. After Waymo shared plans to start testing vehicles in Japan in December, the Google-owned firm detailed the launch event in a press release on Monday.

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InsideEVs

JUNE 3, 2025

Plus, Uber could play kingmaker in Tesla's Robotaxi shakeup against Waymo and electric semis put diesel on notice in China.

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MAY 10, 2025

Japanese automaker Mazda has reached an agreement with Tesla to adopt the North American Charging Standard (NACS) for charging ports on the companys battery electric vehicles launched in Japan from 2027 onward. The post Mazda Adopts Teslas NACS Standard for BEVs launched in Japan appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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APRIL 5, 2021

and its shareholder and technical partner Japan Blue Energy Co. This project is a collaboration of Japan Blue Energy Co., The technology was developed by Japan Blue Energy Co. Photo courtesy of: TODA / Japan Blue Energy Co. is a global team that applies a thermochemical process developed by Japan Blue Energy Co.

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JANUARY 9, 2025

Located in Iwakuni City, in Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture, the plant targets 10 GWh of annual production, Mazda said. Mazda on Monday announced a new Japanese battery plant that will assemble cylindrical cells into modules and battery packs for use in a planned electric vehicle based on a dedicated platform.

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SEPTEMBER 19, 2021

Specifically, Toyota will use hydrogen produced from Australian lignite to power its vehicle in Round 5; this hydrogen will be transported to and within Japan by a partnership of three companies: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Iwatani Corporation, and Electric Power Development Co. (J-Power). Transporting hydrogen within Japan.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

The vehicle was jointly developed by Toyota and Subaru; Toyota’s version is the bZ4X, which the company unveiled last month in Japan ( Earlier post.) The launch of the SOLTERRA will start by the middle of 2022 in markets including Japan, the United States, Canada, Europe and China. US market specifications will be revealed in LA.

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MAY 13, 2025

Discover how the EU and Japan's tech and digital agreement is bolstering their economic security through digital innovation. The post EU and Japan reinforce tech and digital partnership appeared first on Innovation News Network.

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MAY 21, 2021

Daimler Truck AG is pursuing a sustainable corporate strategy and aims to offer only new vehicles that are CO 2 -neutral in driving operation (“tank-to-wheel”) in Europe, Japan, and North America by 2039. Now CATL is expanding globally, and has opened subsidiaries in Munich (Germany); Paris (France); Yokohama (Japan); and Detroit (USA).

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AUGUST 14, 2020

NYK Line, Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU), and Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) signed a joint R&D agreement for the commercialization of an ammonia-fueled ammonia gas carrier (AFAGC) that would use ammonia as the main fuel, in addition to an ammonia floating storage and regasification barge (A-FSRB).

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