21.   Japanese driver Takuma Sato was injured and taken away in a stretcher after a collision at the Austrian Grand Prix with Nick Heidfeld on Sunday.

22.   Japanese driver Takuma Sato was taken away on a stretcher after a collision with Nick Heidfeld at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.

23.   Japanese driver Ukyo Katayama escaped serious injury Sunday from a starting-line crash at the Portuguese Grand Prix that saw his car flip and slam into crash barriers.

24.   Japanese drivers have asked for personalized license plates for some time, Niida said.

25.   Japanese driver Hiroshi Masuoka won the Thursday stage of the Dakar Rally, further extending his lead in the standings.

26.   Katayama is the third Japanese driver to get a full time Formula One seat.

27.   Kazuteru Wakida, another Japanese driver, with Suzuka Challenge, and Johnny Benson with Pennzoil, did not qualify.

28.   Michael Schumacher won the pole position Saturday at the Japanese Grand Prix in qualifying action marred by a crash that sent Japanese driver Aguri Suzuki to the hospital.

29.   The Japanese driver never explained his stubborn refusal to open the door.

30.   The Japanese driver was widely blamed for causing the crash between arch rivals Damon Hill and Michael Schumacher in the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.