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HondaJet makes first appearance in Japan

Tokyo, Japan - Honda, known for making motorcycles and cars, is showing its new sleek business jet in Japan for the first time, billing it as quiet, quick and green.


April 27, 2015  By The Associated Press

The jet, on show at Tokyo’s Haneda airport on Thursday, is the culmination of founder Soichiro Honda’s longtime dream to have a plane in Honda Motor Co.’s lineup.

Honda Aircraft Chief Michimasa Fujino told reporters he hopes it will become available within a few years in Japan, where regulation means the private jet market is almost nonexistent.

Currently, the jet is on sale in the United States and Europe. | READ MORE

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