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Yes, I read articles that said Japan only, and the press release from Toyota only mentions the "Strategic Road Map for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells" released in June 2014 by the Japanese government. The tenor of the press release implies but doesn't definitely state that this is Japan only. OTOH, they do provide an English version of the release, which seems a bit odd if it's going to be Japan-only, so I hedged. Here's the release on Toyota's "Global Newsroom" site: http://newsroom.toyota.co.jp/en/detail/mail/6006916" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;TonyWilliams said:GRA said:Via GCC:http://www.greencarcongress.com/2015/02/20150212-h2.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;Toyota, Nissan, and Honda jointly to support hydrogen station infrastructure development
This may refer only to Japan, but details are vague/non-existent so it could be worldwide.
The article that I read mentioned only Japan, where their government is throwing gobs of hydrogen bucks around.
Nissan has very recently reinforced their commitment to EV for North America.
And here's an article on Nissan's Global website, which mentions developments in fuel cells and says
Unfortunately, no date is given, and it describes power density improvement of 2.5 times for the next generation compared to a 2005-era FC stack. It could date from 2010-2011, or later.By combining this technology with the EV technology that has already been made into practical use with Nissan LEAF, the development of FCEV that is closer to practical application is becoming a reality.