The anxiety is palpable in Toyota City, the “Detroit of Japan,” as it braces for the impact of the Trump administration’s 25 ...

Plus, Musk spats with Trump administration over tariffs and Nissan considers reversing course on U.S. production slowdown.

Electrified cars and buses made by Foxconn, as the Taiwanese company is known, will appear on roads in Japan over the next ...

Japan’s new vehicle market expanded by 11% year-on-year to 499,745 in March 2025, up from 451,444 units in the same month ...

Honda led Japanese automakers to make cars in the U.S. at a time when the sitting President targeted auto imports to rescue ...

Tokyo, April 8 (Jiji Press)--Japanese industry minister Yoji Muto on Tuesday urged the domestic automobile industry to take measures to mitigate the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

For Japan, where the auto industry is a central pillar of the economy, the impact could be especially severe. Can the nation's carmakers and the small and medium-sized enterprises supporting them ...

A previously announced 25% tariff on car imports are set to take effect as scheduled on Thursday U.S. time, in a major blow ...

A previously announced 25% tariff on all car imports took effect as scheduled on Thursday in the U.S., dealing a major blow to the Japanese auto industry which accounts for roughly 3% of GDP.

Trump’s “Liberation Day” is here — and Japan’s car industry just got slammed with a 25% tariff on all vehicles and parts imported to the U.S. In this episode of Japan Today Spotlight, we break down: ...