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    Down on the Street... in Tokyo: Kei Cars

    We delayed this as long as possible, putting all of you into crushing fits of suspense, finally we give the people what they want - kei cars. These loveable, huggable, sub-sub-compact cars are popular for many reasons. The biggest reason for the niche is that they avoid pesky tax and insurance rates by virtue of their diminutive size. That size also serves an alternate purpose; Tokyo has roads that would make a hardened San Francisco road warrior break into a cold sweat. Roads are steep, they are windy, and they are incredibly narrow at times. Sometimes the only way to carry crates of Ramen, buckets of fish, and platters of raw horse meat (delicious) to their destinations is with the help of a mighty keitruck. To borrow a phrase from Gizmodo's Adam Frucci, "For all your most adorable cargo."
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    2:15 PM on Thu Oct 25 2007
    By bwojdyla
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    Latest by ShantJ: I want a Honda Beat, damnit! more »

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    Down on the Street... in Tokyo: Citroen DS21

    Following hot on the heels of yesterdays all French PCH and ranking high on the list of things we would never expect to see here in Tokyo, this Citroen DS21 rocked our world while strolling through Ginza today. Extemely mint seems to be the only way old cars are maintained in the land of the rising sun, because this thing didn't even have scuffed leather. It's always nice to see vintage steel prowling the streets and not just taking up the parking spaces and going to waste like in some cases.
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    12:15 PM on Thu Oct 25 2007
    By bwojdyla
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    Latest by themark: I live in Tokyo, and I believe this car belongs to the President of Hermes Japan (the glass block building more »

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