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more about #japan more comments → Maxichamp: I opined that it was a Toyota since that is who sponsors Kaz in the Williams. Here are most of the other drivers in their fancy cars and a short vide... more » scroggzilla raids again: Actually, it looks like a Prince Skyline Sport....which did come in both coupe and convertible form..but the headlights are wrong. more » .357: Easy. Nissan Cube Spyder. more » pauljones: A Daihatsu Compagno Spider?: [en.wikipedia.org] (I'm a domestic car guy, so this is my best guess) Edit- My guess was wrong. Oh well. What did you ... more » Graverobber: That's a Toyota Publica. here's another one- more » Jim-Bob: Looks like a Toyota Publica to me. The Toyota Publica was Toyota's answer to the Japanese government's call for a people's car. It's name means, liter... more » MushyHeirloom: Mosquito comments aside, it's still badass. more » skaycog was here: There are some amazing tire sculptures out there, especially of animals. I particularly like this sculpture of a car. more » scroggzilla raids again: Hmmmnn....I think it's time for some "urban renewal". more » Flathead Smith: When I was a kid old tires were commonly used in the city parks and school playgrounds. They were used as swings and obstacles to step thru; sometimes... more » superbadd75, now I remember why I left...: Welcome to Malaria Park! You must be at least this high to enter. more » Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig): From the looks of it, you'd think they didn't have mosquitos in Japan. more » SirNotAppearing: Thus proving rednecks are not limited to the American south. more » Flathead Smith: Kawaii culture is revolting. Something is seriously wrong with a society that thinks cutesy is cool. more » Timtoolman, sporadically speaking: Supposedly, Virtual Earth/Bing maps is not supposed to be able to zoom in too closely for the same reason. Their birds-eye view is amazing, where ava... more » -
#classiccars
Help Us ID the Mystery Roadster of Suzuka
During the drivers’ parade that preceded the Japanese Grand Prix on October 4, Williams’s Kazuki Nakajima rode in this vintage Japanese roadster. Can you help us figure out what it is? More » -
#carart
Where Old Tires Go To Become Godzilla
There is a public playground in Tokyo constructed from some 3000 discarded road tires, some of which are assembled into various sculptures. Including, of course, several Godzillas. More » -
#googlestreetview
How Google Street View Really Works
Leave it to Japan’s all-conquering distortion field of kawaii to immerse even a mundane technology demonstration video in vats of cute. Here, Google Japan explains how Street View works. More » -
#classicadwatch
Jalopnik's 12 Favorite Honda Commercials
Want to see a Civic tear Jodie Foster's skirt off? Incomprehensibly Japanese animations? CRX worship? All this and more, after the jump!
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#cargadgets
Why Can't You Get A Nice Basic Car These Days?
Remember the Chevette Scooter? The Tercel EZ? The Horizon America? A couple of decades back, Americans had a pretty broad selection of affordable basic transportation with zero frivolous gingerbread. Not these days. More » -
#downonthestreet450
Celebrating 450 Old Vehicles Down On The Alameda Street: The Japanese
We saw the non-German European Alameda DOTS machines yesterday, and today we'll admire the old Japanese iron that still survives on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot.
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#carart
Itasha: Japan's Creepiest Car Fetish
There are Japanese trends we wholly approve of, like dekotora, and then there's Itasha. Literally translated to mean "painful car" this trend is incredibly creepy.
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#classicadwatch
Honda Honda Honda Honda! Madness Goes JDM To Pitch The '83 City
What's the best way to sell the 1983 Honda City Hyper Turbo? Honda's Japanese-market admen figured that the ska popmasters of Madness would be just perfect for a series of super-frantic TV spots. More » -
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#robotcars
Japanese RoboCar Removes Need For Driver
A Japanese company has created a creepily anthropomorphic, Linux-powered 1/10-scale robot car capable of piloting itself with the use of cameras and sensors to test autonomous algorithms without trashing real cars. It's called RoboCar Z. More » -
#hybridcarwars
Honda Insight Hybrid Best-Selling Car In Japan
For the first time ever, a hybrid vehicle is the best-selling car in Japan. But the champ is not the new Prius, but rather the newcomer 2010 Honda Insight. Green is big in Japan. More » -
#dekotora
Dive Right Into 1:32 Scale Model Dekotora Hell!
I thought I'd retired from Model Hell after my last project, but now I've found some kits that might force me to break out those headache-inducing tiny paintbrushes again: Dekotoras in 1:32 scale! More » -
#classicadwatch
Nissan Bluebird-U Makes The Ladies Crave Your Essence!
We think Nissan should drag the admen who made this series of Bluebird commercials out of retirement and put them to work on their current product line. Yes, they're that good! More » -
#downonthestreetbonusedition
Saturday DOTS-O-Rama, Tomsk Edition: The Sun Rises Over Orange County
Welcome to Down On The Street Bonus Edition! We're back with more Tomsk photos from behind the Orange Curtain. More » -
#24hoursoflemons
The 24 Hours Of LeMons Texas Gator-O-Rama Ãœber Gallery: The Japanese
Japanese cars made up nearly half the entries at the Gator-O-Rama, with 44 out of 95 vehicles coming from the Co-Prosperity Sphere. Miatas, Celicas, and RX-7s galore, of course, but that wasn't all. More » -
#retro
Forget The AMG Hammer. Get The Royal AMG Debonair!
We had quite the debate over the value of the '87 AMG "Hammer" Mercedes-Benz 300E, but we mustn't forget that Mercedes-Benz wasn't the only recipient of AMG wizardry in the 1980s. More » -
#racingnews
Ross Brawn Buys Honda F1 Team, Returns As Brawn GP
Ross Brawn is back with a vengeance to buy the Honda F1 team and rename it the Brawn F1 Team. Did you know he has the world's largest brain? We present photographic evidence from space. More » -
#industrynews
Toyota Is The New GM: Japanese Automaker Asks Government For Loans
Japanese automaker Toyota claims it's seeking a $2 billion state bailout to help its car financing unit. Maybe if they'd built the cars Americans wanted to buy, they wouldn't be in this mess. Wait, what?
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#carpocalypsenow
Nissan may apply for loans from Japanese government. [Bloomberg]
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#2010hondainsight
2010 Honda Insight Hybrid Goes On Sale Tomorrow... In Japan
The 2010 Honda Insight goes on sale tomorrow at a cost of Â¥1,890,000 (approximately $21,000)... in Japan. More » -
#classicadwatch
Big In Japan: When Western Stars Make JDM Commercials
The money's great, babe, and they'll never see it back home. Yeah, but then came the internet, and now those agents' promises to their clients have turned out to be lies. More »
