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Source: Japan Today
Chiba : Japan | about 1 month ago  
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  • Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn steps out of a Leaf electric at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo
    Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn steps out of a Leaf ...
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  • Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn steps out of a Land Glider concept car after arriving at a news conference at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
    Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn steps out of a Land ...
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  • Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn steps out of a Leaf electric car at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo
    Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn steps out of a Leaf ...
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  • Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn enters a news conference driving the Land Glider concept car at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
    Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn enters a news conference ...
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  • A visitor takes a photo of the Toyota Motor Corp FT-EV II electric concept car at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
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  • Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn poses with the Land Glider concept car after a news conference at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo
    Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn poses with the Land ...
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  • An employee at the Daihatsu Motor Co booth waits for visitors at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo
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  • A visitor walks past a line of Toyota Motor Corp iQ cars at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
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  • Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn poses for photographers in front of the Land Glider concept car after a news conference at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
    Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn poses for photographers ...
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  • A Toyota Motor Corp Prius Plug-In Hybrid concept car is pictured at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
    A Toyota Motor Corp Prius Plug-In Hybrid concept car is pictured at ...
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  • Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn speaks to journalists next to the Land Glider concept car during a news conference at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
    Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn speaks to journalists ...
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  • A Suzuki Motor Corp booth worker poses with a Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
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  • The Lexus LF-A super sports car is seen at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
    The Lexus LF-A super sports car is seen at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show ...
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  • Toyota Motor Corp President Toyoda arrives at a news conference at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
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  • Mazda Motor Corp President Yamanouchi speaks during a Mazda presentation at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
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  • Mitsubishi Motors Corp President Masuko speaks next to the PX-MiEV concept car during a news conference at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
    Mitsubishi Motors Corp President Masuko speaks next to the PX-MiEV ...
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  • The Nissan Motor Co Qazana concept car is displayed at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba, east of Tokyo
    The Nissan Motor Co Qazana concept car is displayed at the 41st Tokyo ...
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  • A model poses with a Honda Motor Co Eve-neo electric scooter at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
    A model poses with a Honda Motor Co Eve-neo electric scooter at the ...
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  • A Suzuki Motor Corp booth worker poses with the charger for a Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
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  • Mitsubishi Motors Corp President Osamu Masuko demonstrates electric charging of the PX-MiEV plug-in hybrid concept car at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
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  • Mitsubishi Motors Corp President Osamu Masuko demonstrates the electric charging of the PX-MiEV plug-in hybrid concept car at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
    Mitsubishi Motors Corp President Osamu Masuko demonstrates the ...
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  • Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn poses for photographers next to a Fuga Hybrid car at a news conference at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
    Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn poses for photographers ...
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  • Models at the Suzuki Motor Corp booth pose with a Rizla Suzuki MotoGP racing motorcycle at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
    Models at the Suzuki Motor Corp booth pose with a Rizla Suzuki MotoGP ...
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  • Mazda Motor Corp President Takashi Yamanouchi poses for photographers with the Kiyora urban compact concept car at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
    Mazda Motor Corp President Takashi Yamanouchi poses for photographers ...
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  • A visitor looks at the Nissan Motor Co Fuga HEV at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
    A visitor looks at the Nissan Motor Co Fuga HEV at the 41st Tokyo ...
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  • An employee for the Japan Automobile Federation (JAF) hands out flyers at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
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  • Mitsubishi Motors Corp President Osamu Masuko speaks during a news conference at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
    Mitsubishi Motors Corp President Osamu Masuko speaks during a news ...
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  • Daihatsu Motor Co Tanto Exe Custom is pictured at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
    Daihatsu Motor Co Tanto Exe Custom is pictured at the 41st Tokyo Motor ...
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  • Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda arrives at a news conference riding a Winglet "M" personal transport assistance robot at the 41st Tokyo Motor Show in Chiba
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Nissan Motor Co Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn steps out of a Leaf ...
The Tokyo Motor Show opened to the press Wednesday as Japanese automakers roll out their new concepts for nifty, fully-electric vehicles in a testament to the imminent arrival of the long-awaited dream car. With no high-profile foreign players present and even domestic truck makers pulling out on...
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