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Happy Year of the Horse from JNC

Posted on February 17, 2026 by Ben Hsu

Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, meaning it is now officially the Year of the Horse. America may have its Broncos and Pintos, but in Japan the marque most associated with the horse is Mitsubishi. The … Continue reading →

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Sonny Chiba gave the Mitsubishi Galant GTO a star turn in Key Hunters

Posted on August 31, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Sonny Chiba, who passed away earlier this month, was synonymous with the Toyota Carina in Japan. For two decades the action star appeared in Carina commercials, and drove Carinas in real life (provided by Toyota, of course). However, there was … Continue reading →

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Vintage Japanese Car Show at Laguna Gamagori

Posted on May 20, 2010 by Ben Hsu

Laguna Gamagori is a seaside amusement park in Aichi Prefecture. JNC reader Nakazoto went to a vintage car show there recently and snapped a metric buttload of photos. Somehow, a light blue hakosuka looks simultaneously oh so wrong and oh … Continue reading →

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