The automaker's plants and production lines in Japan are scheduled to operate normally for the first time in seven months.

Toyota had been aiming for a high February production plan to meet strong demand.

The automaker said parts such as semiconductors and wire harnesses are in short supply because of bottlenecks triggered by lockdowns in southeast Asia.

The automaker will reduce output again in November, but the impact will not be as painful as before and Toyota sees signs of recovery on the horizon.

The quake triggered a tsunami, caused blackouts as far away as Tokyo, derailed the country's famed bullet train and buckled highways that serve as critical supply arteries.

Toyota said it would slash its global production plan for April by 150,000 units to 750,000 vehicles, compared with the original schedule reported to suppliers earlier this year.

Nissan and Mitsubishi are using technology developed by Mitsubishi on the discontinued i-MiEV to tap huge Japanese demand for all-electric runabouts in the minicar segment.

Toyota's overseas output climbed 5.6 percent to 3.35 million vehicles through June, while production in Japan fell 18 percent to 1.73 million.

Greg Kelly, accompanied by his wife, Dee, was escorted to Tokyo’s Haneda Airport, by the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, and checked in to a flight for home.

 Americans won't be affected because the Land Cruiser was dropped in the U.S.

Japan's top automaker believes technological breakthroughs, such as hydrogen engines, can give internal combustion a new lease on life — saving jobs as well as the environment.

Mazda launches several new crossovers this year, in an upmarket shift betting that going bigger is better.

The appeal filing comes just days after the American – free from Japan on a suspended sentence – had a tearful homecoming to Tennessee and ensures his years-long legal odyssey will drag on.

To crack the code of building low-cost electric vehicles, Japan's automakers intend to leverage their skills at tried-and-true lean manufacturing and kaizen.

Prosecutors made the case against the American defendant  as they delivered their closing argument in the long-running trial.

Newly appointed COO Sinead Kaiya is charged with making growth and sustainability a reality at Toyota Motor's autonomous-driving technology unit.

Subaru's outlay shows the all-wheel drive specialist is finally turning its focus to full-electric vehicles after introducing its first serious contender, the Solterra crossover, only this year.

Japan's automakers are stoking R&D investment to meet mounting demand for a staggering array of technologies. Toyota by far outpaces the pack.

Mitsubishi's third-quarter results got a boost from higher volume and beneficial foreign exchange rates, prompting the company to lift its full fiscal year targets.

The latest announcement builds on a string of initiatives CEO Toshihiro Mibe is taking to make the lineup at Japan’s No. 2 automaker completely gasoline-free by 2040.

A product blitz starting this year will transform Mazda's global lineup. It's going with larger and electrified vehicles that it bets will boost U.S. sales to record levels in just four years.

Mazda says U.S. demand for its vehicles is robust enough to support price hikes, as the company notches record-low incentives on crimped production and tight inventories.

Nissan COO Ashwani Gupta says the carmaker is ready to turbocharge its turnaround, possibly build a new U.S. plant and adopt a build-to-order mindset for more efficient retail sales.

Japanese carmaker financials show how the COVID pandemic and the chip shortage continue to challenge them — despite positive fundamentals.

The automaker plans 23 new electrified vehicles, including 15 EVs, and aims for an electrification mix of 50 percent across the Nissan and Infiniti brands by March 31, 2031.