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.

The attack comes just after Japan joined Western allies in clamping down on Russia due to its invasion of Ukraine.

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.

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.

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

Production lines will be switched back on at its 14 factories across the country, Toyota said.

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.

Even as it has faced high demand for batteries from Tesla, Panasonic has been slower to build scale compared with rival suppliers LG Energy Solution of South Korea and China’s Contemporary Amperex Technology Co.

Dubai-based Al Dahana accused the automaker of reneging on its contractual obligations in relation to the distribution of vehicles in the region.

The alliance partners, together with Mitsubishi, are expected to launch more than 30 new full-electric models by 2030 on five common platforms and invest more than $23 billion on EVs.

By 2029, just 14 percent of Toyota’s worldwide production is forecast to be full-electric, rising to 18 percent for Honda and 22 percent for Nissan, according to research released from climate think tank InfluenceMap.

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.

The automaker will suspend production on three lines at its Motomachi plant in September. That follows suspensions at its Tsutsumi plant.