Ken Saito's posts

When did Honda last make a cool car? Perhaps the latest Honda Civic Type R is a contender, but its fans have an age…

Like many great modern supercars, the Lexus LFA — I’ll take no arguments on this, it is a supercar — was born from…

The seventh-generation Lexus ES sedan introduced the first mass-produced digital mirror to the world in 2018,…

The Toyota GR Yaris — better known to devoted fans of the type as the Yaris GR4 — has been more universally hyped in…

It started out simply enough. Travel two hours north of Tokyo before an official lockdown is implemented to see the…

America and Japan have given the world probably the most famous low car styles there are: lowriders in the States, bo…

Take the A22 Autrostrada to Modena from Milan and on your right you’ll notice a big blue building. The signage has…

Of the 4.4 million or so cars exported from Japan every year, around 1.4 million of those are used cars. Used JDM…

The Tokyo Auto Salon is the epitome of the contemporary Japanese tuning scene, showcasing the very best and latest…

The Tokyo Auto Salon is a show that always delivers on bright lights, crazy builds, loud cars and occasionally loud…

The 2020 Tokyo Auto Salon was without a doubt the year of the Supra. You’d be forgiven for thinking “TAS” meant the…

Remember Nissan? Yeah it’s still around, but you don’t hear much from it lately. That might have something to do…

Being in the export and import business in Japan pays off. As sketchy as that might sound, Japan exports a little ove…

Unlike other shops who might send build updates, Sasaki-san simply set to work and finished the job. There was no…

In the city of Kawasaki, south of Tokyo, you’ll be lucky to find this one nondescript garage. There’s no signage,…

Sports cars these days are too grown up. What happened to the weird little niches that used to exist? Sure, cars…

Have you ever woken up and told yourself you need the instrument cluster cover from a Honda CR-Z? Have you ever…

Forget what you’ve heard; the Toyota Century isn’t a “Japanese Rolls-Royce.” The Century is very much its own thing.…

Toyota is fully aware of how big of a deal the new Supra is, with fans have waited over two decades for the new A90.…

Since 1955, the Toyota Crown has been a staple of Toyota’s lineup. It’s not only one of the automaker’s oldest…