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 The automaker said its latest "investigative" recall would cover
Atenza mid-sized cars and RX-8 sports cars manufactured between 2004
and 2008 that are equipped with Takata driver's side air bags.
The move had been expected after Mazda expanded a recall in the
United States and said a similar action was likely in Japan.
Japan's transport ministry, the country's auto regulator, said on
Friday it was checking with automakers on whether they had enough
replacement inflators to keep up with a recent series of recalls.
Nearly 20 million cars have been recalled by automakers worldwide
over Takata's air bags, which can inflate too forcefully and spray
metal fragments into the car. There have been five deaths so far
linked to Takata's air bags, all on Honda Motor Co <7267.T> cars.
(Reporting by Mari Saito and Maki Shiraki; Editing by Chris
Gallagher and Edmund Klamann)
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