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Diesel cars hit Japan's roads / New strict emissions rules.

Yomiuri Shimbun/Daily Yomiuri

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Diesel cars hit Japan's roads / New strict emissions rules trigger launch of fuel-efficient, greener vehicles

Takeyuki Hitokoto / Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer

Yomiuri

Despite the popularity of diesel-powered vehicles in Europe due to their fuel efficiency and emission of less greenhouse gases than gasoline-powered cars, Japanese drivers have shied away from diesels due to their negative black exhaust-belching image.

But with the Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Ministry implementing strict regulations this autumn on the permissible exhaust levels of new vehicles, Nissan Motor Co. and Mitsubishi Motors Corp. are launching new models with …

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