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EVENTS: 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon, Part 03 — The Classics

Posted on March 17, 2017 by Ben Hsu

The Tokyo Auto Salon has a reputation for churning out some truly bizarre automotive works, but these day some seriously classy classics can be found amidst the VIP vans and drift missiles. You’ve seen the examples modified for speed and show; here … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon, Part 02 — Restomods

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Ben Hsu

Since its inception in 1983, the Tokyo Auto Salon has been Japan’s showcase premier exhibition of automotive trends. Back then, it went by the very literal name of Tokyo Exciting Car Show, but the idea was the same — showcasing what Japanese tuners … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: New Year Meeting 2017, Part 08 — Leaving in Style

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Ben Hsu

The New Year Meeting is an magical festival of vehicular awesomeness, but what happens when the party’s over? Most owners drive their cars home, but sometimes you want to ship your precious cargo. With many areas of Japan more crowded … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: New Year Meeting 2017, Part 07 — Motorbikes

Posted on March 10, 2017 by Brandon Kelley

The New Year Meeting is an amazing show, but there is one element missing, one that’s just as much a part of Japanese classic culture as the cars we love: motorbikes. Unlike in the US, where two-wheelers are mostly a … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: 2017 Tokyo Auto Salon, Part 01 — Legends of Rally

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Ben Hsu

The Tokyo Auto Salon this year was its usual bacchanal of outrageous VIP luxury sleds, retina burning drift machines, and European exotics dripping money and diamonds out of their exhaust pipes. But in the midst of the madness, some companies actually brought … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: New Year Meeting 2017, Part 06 — Trucks, Wagons, Vans, and Kei Jidosha

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Brandon Kelley

One of the great things about the New Year Meeting is that in addition to all the brilliant classics and street machines, commercial vehicles are welcomed as well. There aren’t many places on the planet where you’ll see such a gathering of classic Japanese … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: New Year Meeting 2017, Part 05 — Nissan & Mitsubishi

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Ben Hsu

This year was a special milestone for the New Year Meeting, as it was the show’s 40th year. It was quite a milestone for the event, which started in 1977 at the Tokyo Prince Hotel, a much smaller venue. Back then, no one would … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: New Year Meeting 2017, Part 03 — Isuzu and Hino take center stage

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Ben Hsu

Each year the Japanese Classic Car Association celebrates a different featured marque at the New Year Meeting. Cars belonging to the featured marque are gathered for a concours d’elegance competition with awards voted on by judges from various Japanese automotive publications. However, … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: New Year Meeting 2017, Part 02 — Club Scene

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Brandon Kelley

In Part 01 of our 2017 New Year Meeting we spent the morning wandering around the swap meet, browsing everything from old car parts to old posters to model cars. After filling up with an early lunch, it was time to look … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: New Year Meeting 2017, Part 01 — The Swap Meet

Posted on February 22, 2017 by Brandon Kelley

The end of January celebrated yet another fantastic gathering known as the JCCA New Year Meeting. Many guests made the trek to Odaiba, a literal island made of trash; to see the wondrous classic J-tin that come out but once … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: Houston Morningstar Meet

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Ben Hsu

You might have heard there was a football game in Houston over the weekend. We were in town for the epic clash — something about classic Fords versus Jeep crossovers — but before the big game the local JNC community welcomed us to a Sunday morning meet.

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EVENTS: 2016 NISMO Festival at Fuji Speedway

Posted on December 20, 2016 by Ben Hsu

For 20 years, Nissan’s motorsports division has put on an annual gala for followers of its many racing machines and successes. The NISMO Festival is a Burning Man for Nissan nuts, a mecca for fans of Sunny and Skyline alike. Best of all, … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: Kiryu Classic Car Festival, Part 02 — The Parade

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Ricky Silverio

By any standard the Kiryu Classic Car Festival is a memorable and diverse gathering of kyusha with no shortage of charm. Even better, however, is that after the car show part of the event concluded, the cars go for a parade through the streets … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: 2016 Classic Japan show in Australia

Posted on December 10, 2016 by Kevin San

One of our favourite nostalgic car shows in any country is Classic Japan, which is held in Melbourne, Australia in December every year. Melbourne is 1000 km away from JNC‘s Australian HQ in Sydney, so it’s also an opportunity to … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: 2016 Kiryu Classic Car Festival, Part 01

Posted on December 9, 2016 by Ricky Silverio

The Kiryu Classic Car Festival holds a special place in the history of JNC. Back in 2006, long before any other English-language sites were interested in kyusha, it was the first show we covered in Japan. That also happened to be the first time … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: 2016 Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival, Part 02

Posted on December 7, 2016 by Brandon Kelley

In Part 01 of our coverage of Tokyo’s Classic Car Festival at Meiji Jingu Gaien Park, I had just finished rolling up my tongue back into my mouth from which it had dropped, Tex Avery style, due to the cars brought out … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: 2016 Meiji Jingu Classic Car Festival, Part 01

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Brandon Kelley

During the end of November, Tokyo was gray, hammered by a never-ending barrage of snow. Two weeks earlier there had a bone-shaking earthquake. Luckily, last Saturday welcomed us with a clear blue sky and a crisp, dry late-November day. The 26th marked … Continue reading →

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EVENTS: 2016 SevenStock celebrates 19th year as world’s premier rotary Mazda gathering

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Dave Yuan

SevenStock just completed its nineteenth showing. Befitting its namesake, the event is a festival for and by the rotary Mazda community and the largest such annual gathering in the world! Once again throngs of brapping Mazdas occupied the tarmac of … Continue reading →

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SEMA 2016: JNC sights, sounds, and more sights

Posted on November 7, 2016 by Ben Hsu

As is always the case with SEMA, there’s a ton of stuff to see, and a lot that doesn’t fit into any of the other categories (or any category, for that matter). As our senior editor Dave Yuan puts it, … Continue reading →

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SEMA 2016: Datsuns, Datsuns, Datsuns!

Posted on November 4, 2016 by Ben Hsu

You’ve seen what Mazda, Toyota, and Honda have done for SEMA. Nissan had no official presence, but one thing is clear. Of all the old school Japanese marques, among customizers, none is more beloved than Datsun.

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