But the Japanese government wants to take it global ... includes the shape of the plug that connects the car to the charger and how to prevent electrocutions, writes Green Car Congress, citing ...

About 7.5 times faster than 20-kilowatt chargers that are common in Japan, the company’s devices can provide a typical electric vehicle a range of 100 kilometers with a six-minute charge.

To jump-start Japan’s stagnant electric vehicle market, a charging network operator unveiled ambitious plans to install 1,000 rapid chargers in Tokyo over the next two years. Terra Motors Corp ...

An even bigger deal is that Lawson is considering installing electric vehicle chargers in its parking lots. There are about 8,000 Lawsons in Japan, and the availability of public charging stations ...