Toyota's first mass-produced EV to skip Japanese market

New model will be subscription-only in automaker's home country

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The bZ4X sport utility vehicle is Toyota Motor's first all-electric mass-market model. (Photo by Koji Uema)

SAKI HAYASHI and KO FUJIOKA, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Toyota Motor's first all-electric mass-market model will not be sold to consumers in Japan when it rolls out later this year as the automaker focuses on bigger markets with more established demand for electrics.

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