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The traditional Japanese Golden Week holiday is upon us.  Usually there are traffic jams for miles on the main highways between prefectures and cities.  This year the public has been told to "stay home", and they are obeying! So here...

Back in the days when people could gather together and compare their cars and trucks. Just a quick video of the "kei truck" gathering in Japan (pre-corona days). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgrk4k8hzYQ&feature=emb_logo

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From the beginning of April, owners of vehicles, whether they be private or public, get sent a bill: the annual car tax.  This is a time when both the individual or the company re-evaluates whether the car they own is...

Ever wonder why some cars in the used car auctions have scratches on the mirrors?  Take a look at what is actually very common: very narrow 2 way streets in Japan: https://youtu.be/jq0Q11BFCDU

Well the day is nearly upon us!  March 1st 2020. ESC defined as:   "Electronic stability control (ESC), also referred to as electronic stability program (ESP) or dynamic stability control (DSC), is a computerized technology that improves a vehicle's stability by...

Wanna know which car is considered to be the biggest pile of crap?  The 1978 Cadillac Deville.  It came out a year after I was born so I don't remember much about the existence of this car but I hear...

Sleep, eat and sing.  These are all things you can do in a car. Times Car Share is a popular car rental option with over 230,000 registered users.  My good friend Finn, his real name is Yukio, uses the service...

Oh my stars and chicken gizzards!  Who would have thought that I would find a 1956 GMC  Pickup Truck at the Japanese auto auction?  Man!  I don't think I have seen one my whole life in the U.S.  for over...