Toyota shifts Highlander production to US
February 08, 2012
| AFP
The world's second largest carmaker Toyota on Wednesday announced it will move remaining production of its Highlander sports vehicle from Japan to Indiana, creating 400 US jobs...
Nissan sees annual profits beating Toyota, Honda
February 08, 2012
| Reuters
YOKOHAMA, Japan (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co is on track to be the most profitable of Japan's three big automakers this year, after record car sales last year and improved...
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Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, People's Republic of China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south. The characters that make up Japan's name mean "sun-origin", which is why Japan is sometimes referred to as the "Land of the Rising Sun". Japan is an archipelago of 6,852 islands. The four largest islands are Honshū, Hokkaidō, Kyūshū and Shikoku, together accounting for ninety-seven percent of Japan's land area. Japan has the world's...
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