Honda recalls 600,000 Accords in N. America
News On Japan via NHKReloaded -- Oct 02
Honda Motor is recalling more than 600,000 Accord mid-size cars sold in the United States and Canada.
The target of the recall is the Accord with a V6 engine from model years 2003 through 2007.
The carmaker says the Accord's power steering hose can deteriorate prematurely after being exposed to engine heat. This may result in cracks and leaks that could cause a loss of power steering or smoke and fire.
Honda told the US and Canadian transport authorities that more than 570,000 Accords in the US and about 30,000 in Canada will be recalled.
The company says it has received several reports of smoke and unusual noise from the engine, but none resulted in injuries or crashes.
The Accord is a popular model designed and marketed exclusively for the North American market, with sales of more than 200,000 units a year.
Source: NHKReloaded
| May 19 | Japan's child kidnapping problem |
 Dozens of American children are abducted to Japan every year-not by strangers, but by parents after messy divorces. (thedailybeast.com  ) |
| May 18 | 5-year-old boy's hand gets caught in shopping mall escalator |
 A 5-year-old boy sustained an injury at a shopping mall in Nagoya on Friday after his hand became trapped in an escalator. (Japan Today ) |
| May 18 | Woman stabbed by stalker despite asking police for help |
 A 24-year-old woman was in a serious condition Friday after being stabbed by a man whom she reported to police for stalking her in Kurashiki, Okayama Prefecture. (Japan Today ) |
| May 18 | 70-year-old woman rescued from toilet after 3-day ordeal |
 A 70-year-old woman has been rescued from a toilet in which she had been waiting for help for three days, Hiroshima police said Friday. (Japan Today ) |
| May 18 | Traditional dance performed at Nikko temple |
 A traditional dance was performed on Friday at an ancient temple in Nikko City, northeast of Tokyo. (NHK ) |
| May 18 | China cracks down on over-the-top anti-Japan dramas |
 China's television regulator has ordered a crackdown on dramas about the country's battles with Japan during and before World War Two and demanded they be more serious, state media said on Friday, following viewer complaints about ludicrous storylines. (Reuters ) |
| May 17 | Bear shot dead after entering school in Ishikawa |
 A bear was shot dead after it wandered into a school in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Thursday. (Japan Today ) |
| May 17 | Man kills 3 family members, then himself |
 Police said Friday they have found four dead bodies in an apartment in Kashiwa, Chiba Prefecture, in what is believed to have been a family murder-suicide. (Japan Today ) |
| May 17 | Chinese tourists a bane for Japanese hookers |
 Shukan Post (May 24) conveys the difficulties experienced by other parts of the adult-entertainment biz in servicing customers from the communist nation.
A deri heru (“delivery health”) call-girl tells the tabloid that she is often requested to arrive at major hotels in the Shinjuku and Ikebukuro entertainment areas of Tokyo by Chinese visitors. (Tokyo Reporter) |
| May 17 | 6 dead in freighter fire at Wakkanai |
 Six sailors were found dead after a fire on a foreign freighter docked at a port in Hokkaido, northern Japan.
The sailors are presumed to be Russians. (NHK ) |