The Racco went on sale as the “world’s first SDV-based” light EV, BYD said, with a low starting price of around $13,000. BYD Racco debuts as a new type of kei EV BYD held a launch event for the Racco ...

If you’ve spent time traveling the Third World—or Japan—you’ve seen them: tiny pickup trucks, built for cargo, hauling lumber, produce, construction materials, or even groups of workers. They’re ...

Some vehicles fit neatly into a category. Sports car, pickup, SUV, hatchback. But this Daihatsu Hijet DeckVan appears to have wandered into a design meeting halfway through, left before anyone made a ...

When the newfangled DSM Kei Ninomiya brand launched in 2025, it came with a tagline that read “Untitled, Untethered, Undefined.” On Wednesday night in Florence, the designer served up an explanation ...

Japan’s kei car rules were created with entirely practical considerations in mind – to mobilise the masses in the aftermath of the Second World War, and to encourage people into smaller, more fuel ...

Former Top 10 player Kei Nishikori will retire from tennis at the end of the 2026 season, he announced in posts to his social media channels on Thursday. The 36-year-old, now ranked No. 464, turned ...

TOKYO -- Former world No. 4-ranked and 2014 US Open finalist Kei Nishikori said Thursday on social media that he plans to retire at the end of this tennis season. Nishikori, 36, missed the Australian ...

Kei Nishikori was a pioneer for tennis in Japan, helping boost the sport's profile across Asia. Kiyoshi Ota / Getty Images for ITF Kei Nishikori, a former world No. 4 and the first man from Asia to ...

Daihatsu has rolled out a 2026 update for the Hijet Truck in Japan, keeping its long-running workhorse aligned with the latest safety rules. The nearly identical Toyota Pixis Truck receives the same ...

Hakushi Hasegawa and Tokutaro Hosoi soundtracked this Noir Kei Ninomiya show with the aural equivalent of a nervous breakdown. Their disturbed and discordant cacophony complemented an opening section ...

The Racco, BYD’s first electric kei car, will go on sale this summer, but it’s already generating hype. BYD declared that a “small EV revolution” has begun after revealing the interior and a few more ...

A kei car is a Japanese "light vehicle" (kei jidōsha) created under a special government classification designed to make car ownership affordable and practical in post-World War II Japan. To classify ...