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SkyDrive's flying car takes off for a high-speed test flight over the Seto Inland Sea from Yamaguchi on Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2026
SkyDrive displays high-speed flying car ahead of 2028 launch
The three-seat aircraft was flown from a test site in Yamaguchi, reaching speeds of up to 86 kilometers per hour.
Toyota became the largest shareholder of Joby Aviation last year.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2026
Toyota sets up manufacturing joint venture with U.S. air taxi-maker Joby
The joint venture is part of a growing partnership between the carmaker and Joby, which makes electric vertical takeoff and landing vehicles.
Japan Airlines has fraudulently received about ?280 million in subsidies for a state project on next-generation air mobility, sources have said.
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2026
JAL fraudulently receives subsidies for state project
The major Japanese airline plans to return the subsidies, totaling about ?280 million. The misconduct may date back to 2022.
SkyDrive's SD-05 flying car during a demonstration event at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center in the Japanese capital's Koto Ward on Feb. 24
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Apr 30, 2026
Flying cars take off as support systems emerge, but hurdles remain
A new SkyDrive test flight over Tokyo Bay showed how close Japan¡¯s flying car plans may be, while also highlighting the challenges that could still keep them grounded.
Joby Aviation has begun test flights of its "flying cars" in New York.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2026
Toyota-backed startup begins ¡®flying car¡¯ test flights in New York
Toyota has invested $894 million in the startup and has been involved in its design and electrification technology development.
A Joby Aviation pre-production prototype electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft at the company's production facility in Marina, California, in February
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2026
Toyota gears up for bigger role at air taxi maker Joby
The Japanese automaker has a team of almost 200 employees working to supply critical parts, training tips and assembly line know-how.
SkyDrive¡¯s flying car unit at its flight test base in the city of Yamaguchi
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 6, 2026
Japan¡¯s SkyDrive hopes to have flying cars in service by 2028
Regulatory approval from the Japanese government is key to achieving the company¡¯s goal.
Employees work on the assembly line for the Land Aircraft Carrier electric flying car at a factory of Xpeng's subsidiary Aridge in Guangzhou, China, on Nov. 6.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Nov 30, 2025
Electric vehicle prowess helps China¡¯s flying car sector take off
Chinese companies are building on rapid development of drones and EVs while harnessing government support for the futuristic inventions.
An electric air taxi from Joby Aviation flies near the Downtown Manhattan Heliport in Manhattan, New York City, in November 2023.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 8, 2025
Electric ¡®air taxis¡¯ could debut in Japan from 2027
All Nippon Airways says it is partnering with California-based Joby Aviation to deploy more than 100 of the five-seater aircraft.
A flying car produced by startup SkyDrive performs a demonstration flight for visitors at the World Exposition in the city of Osaka on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 1, 2025
SkyDrive demonstrates flying car at Osaka Expo
The Japanese startup will hold demonstration flights on a daily basis until Aug. 24.
The government will cover up to 50% of construction expenses for four takeoff and landing sites for flying cars, subject to a cap of ?50 million ($313,500) per site.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø / Science & Health
Jun 25, 2024
Japan to subsidize construction of first vertiports for flying cars
Post-construction, the transport ministry will use operational and utilization data from the facilities to develop guidelines for the construction of future vertiports.
Tomohiro Fukuzawa, CEO of SkyDrive, shows a model of the firm's flying car during a news conference in February 2023.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2024
SkyDrive gives up commercial use of flying car at Osaka Expo
Three other Japanese companies ¡ª made by Japan Airlines, ANA Holdings and Marubeni ¡ª will also operate flying cars at the event.
A flying vehicle flies autonomously during a test flight conducted by Pasona on Awaji Island, Hyogo Prefecture, on Sunday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 11, 2024
Pasona conducts flying car test on Awaji Island
The major staffing service group aims to use the flying car as a tourist attraction and during disasters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 15, 2023
SkyDrive¡¯s $1.5 million ¡®flying car¡¯ gets its first private customer
SkyDrive started accepting orders from private customers on Thursday and plans to ship the aircraft as early as 2025.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2023
A George Jetson world will start with parcels ¡ª not people
Before air taxis start taking passengers, the technology will be tested in moving freight before the public accepts their everyday use.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2021
Airlines plan to plow billions into?flying taxis
Flying taxis have moved a step closer to becoming a fixture buzzing across the world¡¯s urban skyscapes after startups in the U.K. and Brazil made commercial breakthroughs and a closely watched effort was unveiled in Los Angeles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2020
Eyes on the skies: SkyDrive plans to launch flying cars in three years
The human race is about to witness another mobility revolution, according to the former Toyota Motor Corp. engineer who now heads the ambitious startup.
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2020
Toyota makes new $394 million bet on flying taxis
Toyota Motor Co. is investing $394 million (?43.3 billion) in Joby Aviation, one of a handful of companies working toward the seemingly implausible goal of making electric air taxis that shuttle people over gridlocked highways and city streets.
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Sep 13, 2019
Fukushima Prefecture sets sights on flying cars to boost recovery and local industry
The Fukushima Prefectural Government is leading a collaborative effort involving companies from different industries and a robotics testing field to invent a flying car.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 5, 2019
It¡¯s a car. It¡¯s a plane. No, it¡¯s NEC¡¯s personal quadcopter
Is it a car? Is it a plane?
Japan scientists identify clusters of protein believed to trigger Alzheimer¡¯s disease
A team of researchers said they found a ¡°seed¡± that accelerates the amyloid beta accumulation process in the brain, naming it ¡°Peak 1 amyloid beta,¡± as seen in a mouse's brain.
Indian brothers make manga debut in Japan
Two Indian brothers made their manga debut in Japan with "Kung Fu Kung Fool" ¡ª an action-comedy series that follows the adventures of a notorious thief and a young boy.
Japan weighs regulating Pokemon cards amid trading mania
A Pokemon event is held in Jakarta on July 11
Low-income families in Japan cut food and air conditioning during summer break
Yumiko Watanabe, the chairperson of nonprofit Kidsdoor, explains the results of a survey in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on July 1.
Iran strikes on CIA facilities prompt questions about possible Russian role
Iranian drones are displayed in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on Jan. 13, 2025.U.S. officials have acknowledged that Russia has ?provided targeting ?and other support for Iran in its drone strikes on U.S. targets in the Persian Gulf region.
The sci-fi sensibilities of electronic trio Black Boboi
Black Boboi was formed in 2018 when solo artists Julia Shortreed, Utena Kobayashi and Ermhoi came together under Kobayashi¡¯s newly founded label, Bindividual.
A perfect storm: Kaze Fujii fans flock to Fuji Rock
Okayama-born singer-songwriter Kaze Fujii has carved out a distinctive place in Japanese pop since his major-label debut in 2019.
Can Japanese comedy get laughs in English? Yoshimoto Kogyo lets the jokes rip
Wes-P has millions of followers and his viral clips made him recognizable out of Japan.
The 180-day locals: Life on Japan¡¯s digital nomad visa
Christopher Flinn works remotely from Tokyo earlier this month. Japan issued 646 digital nomad visas in 2025, but tourism officials are hoping to increase that figure in the coming years, with Japan's relatively cheap cost of living and the weak yen seen as potential draws for young professionals.
Japan reveals hint of new defense spending target in fiscal blueprint
The Self-Defense Forces' Type 16 mobile combat vehicle fires during a joint live-fire drill with U.S. Marines as part of the annual Resolute Dragon exercises in Yufu, Oita Prefecture, on June 28.

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