日本因高田气囊召回车辆

 TOKYO, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Japan's transport ministry¹ said Friday that 7 million more vehicles with Takata-made air bags will be recalled within Japan, bringing the total number of vehicles called back as a result of the Takata air bag defect in Japan to 19.6 million.

The decision came after the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ordered earlier this month that airbag inflators using ammonium nitrate as propellant without desiccant shall also be recalled.

Japan to recall 7 million more vehicles with Takata-made air bags

With recall expanded in the United States, Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure² and Transport has required automakers to recall vehicles equipped with airbags with the same problems also in Japan.

The total number of Takata-made air bags to be called back is expected to top 100 million globally, costing over 1 trillion yen³ (9.12 billion U.S. dollars) to Takata Corp. and automakers, though how much each will shoulder is not decided⁴ yet.

The cost is expected to be a huge burden for the Tokyo-based company, which recorded a net loss of 13.08 billion yen in fiscal⁵ 2015, its second straight year of red ink, amid impact of the global recall of its air bag inflators.

The Takata-made air bag inflators, which could explode with too much force, spraying metal fragments at passengers, have been reportedly linked to at least 10 deaths worldwide.

1 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

2 infrastructure   

n.下部构造，下部组织，基础结构，基础设施

参考例句：

• We should step up the development of infrastructure for research.加强科学基础设施建设。
• We should strengthen cultural infrastructure and boost various types of popular culture.加强文化基础设施建设，发展各类群众文化。

3 yen   

n. 日元；热望

参考例句：

• He wanted to convert his dollars into Japanese yen.他想将美元换成日币。
• He has a yen to be alone in a boat.他渴望独自呆在一条船上。

4 decided   

adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的

参考例句：

• This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
• There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。

5 fiscal   

adj.财政的，会计的，国库的，国库岁入的

参考例句：

• The increase of taxation is an important fiscal policy.增税是一项重要的财政政策。
• The government has two basic strategies of fiscal policy available.政府有两个可行的财政政策基本战略。