TOKYO, Nov 1, 2023 (AFP) – Japanese police on Wednesday were probing the motives of an 86-year-old who took two women hostage in a post office after reportedly first setting his home on fire and shooting into a hospital. Two people were wounded at the hospital in Saitama, outside Tokyo, while the two hostages were unharmed after an eight-hour ordeal at the hands of the irate and armed pensioner on Tuesday. Media reports said Tsuneo […]
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Suzuki denies cheating on fuel, emissions testing
TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Suzuki on Wednesday admitted to finding “discrepancies” in its fuel-economy and emissions testing, but the firm denied deliberately manipulating data to make cars seem more efficient. The remarks from the Japanese small-car maker came in the wake of rival Mitsubishi Motors’ shock admission last month that it had cheated on fuel-efficiency tests for decades. On Wednesday, Mitsubishi said its president Tetsuro Aikawa would resign over the scandal, which has left […]





