Reuters - Toyota Motor Corp President Akio Toyoda apologised to U.S. lawmakers probing the automaker's safety record and ended the day in tears, in what Japanese politicians hoped was a first step towards rebuilding trust in the country's most valuable company.

AFP - With Toyota under fire in the US Congress, the world number one automaker's top US executive apologized Tuesday for the company's handling of safety defects tied to a vast global vehicle recall.

AFP - With Toyota under fire in the US Congress, the world number one automaker's top US executive was to apologize Tuesday for the company's handling of safety defects tied to a vast global vehicle recall.

Reuters - Support for Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama's government has slipped further, a newspaper poll showed on Monday, adding to the leader's woes ahead of a midyear election that his party needs to win to avoid policy deadlock.

AFP - Japan Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama acknowledged Monday growing public discontent with his centre-left government over funds scandals after a ruling-party candidate lost a weekend gubernatorial race.