The toll from the series of earthquakes that jolted Japan on New Year's Day rose to 48 on Tuesday, with several more injured, NHK World reported.
Honda Motor president and CEO Takeo Fukui on Tuesday announced the company will launch a small car in India as it goes in for a new plant to expand capacity in the country.
A year after a meltdown at Fukushima, Japan on Saturday ordered country's nuclear reactors to go online to head off a summer energy crunch.
A summary of sports events and sports persons, who made news on Sunday
For all the disappointment that fans will feel, few could be more heartbroken that Honda Motor will leave the Formula One circuit than Takeo Fukui.
Honda's chief executive on Sunday disputed the low-cost business model championed by India's Tata Motors, saying that bad roads and high petrol prices would keep many emerging market travellers on motorcycles for years to come.
Honda pulled out of Formula One with immediate effect on Friday, feeling the bite of the global recession in a major blow to a sport itself looking to cut costs to survive.
He added that Suzuki could not build a car for the same price as the Nano without sacrificing quality and standards.
Business Standard Motoring at the Tokyo Motor Show.
Honda are pulling out of Formula One motor racing and will close their team down if no buyer is found by the end of the year.
Japanese automotive giant Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it would double its production capacity in the country to 1,00,000 units by 2007, three years ahead of the original schedule.
An explosion occured at an incinerator for waste within the radiation-controlled area of an experimental nuclear plant in Tsuruga town of Fukui region, Kyodo news agency reported quoting unnamed government authorities.
Japanese auto major Honda Motor Co on Wednesday said it would locally produce and sell the popular 'Civic' model in India next year and would ramp up overall production capacity to 1,00,000 units by 2010 from the current level of 30,000 units.
The Indian team won both its matches, against New Zealand and Japan, to top Group 3 in the Asia-Oceania zonal qualifier.
The Indian squash contingent on Thursday assured its best ever showing at the Asian Games in Incheon by reaching the men's and women's team semi-finals, ensuring it returns home with medals in all four categories on offer.
India assured themselves of at least another silver medal in the 17th Asian Games after the trio of Abhishek Verma, Rajat Chauhan and Sandeep Kumar entered the final of the compound men's team archery event in Incheon on Thursday.
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