TOKYO -- Japan will endeavor to make all new car sales eco-friendly by the mid-2030s as it joins a growing community of nations determined to slow the globe's carbon emissions, Nikkei has learned.
Nation shifts to hybrids and EVs as it shoots for zero emissions by 2050

Traffic in Tokyo: Japan wants to accomplish a significant reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from automobiles. (Photo by Kento Awashima)
TOKYO -- Japan will endeavor to make all new car sales eco-friendly by the mid-2030s as it joins a growing community of nations determined to slow the globe's carbon emissions, Nikkei has learned.