Japan said Saturday it has lodged a protest with China after Beijing advised its citizens to avoid visiting the neighboring country amid a spat over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent remarks on Taiwan, while urging a calm response and stable bilateral ties.

A volcano on Sakurajima in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, erupted early Sunday morning, sending a plume of ash and smoke up to 4,400 meters into the atmosphere, the weather agency said.

A woman in her 40s was stabbed by a man in central Tokyo's Akasaka district on Sunday, police said, adding that the suspected attacker fled the scene.

トヨタ自動車は主力車種の新車販売サイクルを延ばす。車の全面改良を従来の平均7年周期から平均9年周期にして、人気の高いモデルを売り続ける方針だ。電動化の開発に力点を置き、ソフトウエアの更新で車両の価値を維持する。新車サイクルが延びれば、新型が短期間で投入されることによる車体価格の値崩れを防ぎやすくなる。 車両のソフトウエアを追加・更新する「ソフト定義車両（SDV）」により、新たな機器を搭載しなくて…

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