Toyota raises ante on hydrogen; Japan to ease fuel cell regulation

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe receives a commemorative key from Toyota President Akio Toyoda in front of Toyota's first commercial fuel cell vehicle during a ceremonial test drive today at the prime minister's office in Tokyo. (Reuters)

January 15, 2015 05:00 AM

TOKYO (Bloomberg) -- Japan will introduce self-service hydrogen filling stations and ease other regulations related to fuel cells to promote the technology, which carmakers including Toyota Motor Corp. are using in vehicles.

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