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Japanese Classic Car Show 2021, Part 01

Posted on December 30, 2021 by Ben Hsu

To close out 2021, a year where things were finally opening up again, we’re going back to the Japanese Classic Car Show. After a hiatus in 2020 due to the pandemic, JCCS was back in full form. Perhaps trying to … Continue reading →

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SHOWA SNAP: Traffic in eastern Tokyo circa 1964

Posted on October 22, 2021 by Matt De Mangos

We haven’t done a Showa Snap in a while, but this shot of Tokyo from 1964 seemed like a good photo to bring it back with. This shot of eastern Tokyo is another bustling street scene, with buses, streetcars, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Showa Snap | Tagged bluebird, cedric, crown, nissan, toyota | 7 Comments

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 →

Posted in JNC Theater | Tagged colt galant, crown, datsun, fairlady roadster, galant gto, Key Hunter, mitsubishi, ms51, toyota | 1 Comment

Japan brought out its best cars for the Tokyo Olympics in 1964

Posted on August 6, 2021 by Ben Hsu

The 1964 Summer Games in Tokyo was a turning point for Japan. They were the first Olympics to be held in Asia, and Japan was ready to rejoin the world as a symbol of modernity. As a show of its … Continue reading →

Posted in Nihon Life | Tagged cedric, colt, corona, crown, crown eight, debonair, dyna, fuso, gloria, mitsubishi, nissan, Olympics, prince, s30, s40, shinkansen, t40, toyota | 7 Comments

The Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins trailer gets Japanese cars right

Posted on May 17, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Hollywood movies often get car scenes wrong, but especially when the setting is in Japan. Typically they just sprinkle in some a Nissan Figaro in the background or set up a parking garage drift in Los Angeles that stands in … Continue reading →

Posted in JNC Theater | Tagged 4runner, celsior, century, crown, Hilux Surf, lexus, Lexus LS, Snake Eyes, toyota, vip | 6 Comments

EVENTS: The inaugural Kyushu Kei Car Meeting

Posted on May 5, 2021 by Daniel O'Grady

On Sunday April 25th the inaugural Kyushu Kei Car Meeting was held in Asakura City, Fukuoka Prefecture. I see a raised hand in the back there. “Inaugural” means, like, the first one? Well, yeah. Due to a glaringly obvious oversight, … Continue reading →

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The Toyota Crown Vellfire minivan is slightly less insulting than the Crown SUV

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Ben Hsu

We’ve been very concerned with the Toyota Crown recently. It has been rough times for the nearly 70-year history of Japan’s staple sedan. We recently learned that, at the Shanghai Auto Show, Toyota debuted the Crown Kluger SUV, a lightly … Continue reading →

Posted in Next Version | Tagged alphard, crown, toyota, vellfire | 14 Comments

The Toyota Crown Kluger SUV is here to replace the Crown sedan

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Last year, we learned that 2021 would be final year of the Toyota Crown. The staple of Japan’s streets would, after over six decades of continuous production, come to an end due to lagging sedan sales. Its replacement is not … Continue reading →

Posted in Next Version | Tagged crown, Crown Kluger, toyota | 13 Comments

Watching a Toyota Crown get lavishly detailed is extremely satisfying

Posted on April 7, 2021 by J Elrick

Owning a black car can be a blessing and a curse. A sleek, perfectly paint-corrected and waxed example can give an elegant car such as this MS60 Crown a menacing yakuza vibe. On the other hand, it’s also one wrong … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged crown, ms60, toyota | 2 Comments

VIDEO: A virtual tour of Toyota’s Motorsports Biography exhibit

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Ben Hsu

The Toyota Automobile Museum’s excellent “Toyota Motorsport Biography: Everlasting Challenge Spirit” exhibit is scheduled to end on April 11. Sadly, travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic have prevented most overseas travelers from seeing it in person. However, the museum … Continue reading →

Posted in museums | Tagged 2000gt, 24 Hours of Le Mans, 89C, celica, crown, imsa, mobilgas trial, s30, T165, TF109, toyota, toyota 7, Toyota Automobile Muesum, TS020 | Leave a comment

A brief history of JCW, Japan’s first carwash company

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Ben Hsu

We recently came across a news item about a new system in Japan that washes coronavirus off of your clothes and shoes. You walk through a metal frame while nozzles spray chemicals all over you, in droplets too small to … Continue reading →

Posted in Nihon Life | Tagged corona mark II, crown, ms51, publica, s60, shinkansen, toyota | 6 Comments

Happy New Year from JNC, and our top stories of 2020

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Ben Hsu

It has been a year like no other, but 2020 is finally coming to an end. Hopefully 2021 will bring us more cheer, and allow us to get back together with friends, family, and our car community comrades. Until then, … Continue reading →

Posted in Holidays | Tagged crown, mooneyes, ms51, toyota | 3 Comments

MINICARS: This 1:150-scale Toyota Crown is one of the smallest R/C cars we’ve ever seen

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Ben Hsu

There are minicars and then there are minicars. A Japanese radio controlled car builder has constructed one of the smallest R/C cars we’ve ever seen. It’s based off of a 1:150-scale Tomytec Toyota Crown, but all its guts have been … Continue reading →

Posted in minicars, R/C | Tagged crown, r/c, toyota | 4 Comments

Toyota will drown 65 years of history and tradition in a shallow bathtub by discontinuing the Crown sedan

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Ben Hsu

It’s been a hard year and we’re so close to the finish line. Before it leaves us, though, 2020 is going to deliver one last sucker punch to the gut. The Chunichi Shimbun newspaper reports that Toyota will kill off … Continue reading →

Posted in News | Tagged crown, toyota | 22 Comments

The Toyota Automobile Museum has opened a “Motorsport Biography” exhibit

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Ben Hsu

“A harsh environment of competition toughens our people and cars,” said Toyota Motor founder Kiichiro Toyoda once said. It’s a quote framing the Toyota Automobile Museum in Aichi, Japan’s newly opened an exhibit highlighting some of the company’s historic race … Continue reading →

Posted in Galleries | Tagged 2000gt, 24 Hours of Le Mans, 89C, celica, crown, imsa, mobilgas trial, s30, T165, TF109, toyota, toyota 7, Toyota Automobile Muesum, TS020 | 7 Comments

VIDEO: Behold, a loop of Tokyo’s Shuto Expressway in 1986

Posted on October 21, 2020 by Chris Nicholson

While most people are downing large quantities of Netflix right now, here’s something a bit more relevant to our interests: Home videos of driving through Tokyo in the Showa Era. It’s a clockwise loop of Tokyo’s Shuto, and speaking of … Continue reading →

Posted in Video | Tagged bluebird, camry, city, corolla, corona, crown, galant sigma, gloria, honda, kei, mitsubishi, nissan, shuto, skyline, sunny, toyota | 12 Comments

SHOWA SNAP: The old school face of Niigata Station will soon be torn down

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Ben Hsu

The north side of Niigata Station is a Showa Era relic that will soon be no more. It might not look like much, but the nondescript rectangular building screams Showa Era, specifically the time when Japan was emerging from its … Continue reading →

Posted in Showa Snap | Tagged buses, cedric, Cedric 30, corona, crown, gloria, mark II, nissan, prince, s30, sambar, subaru, taxis, toyota, x30 | 2 Comments

SHOWA SNAP: A fleet of convertible Toyota Crowns are ready for the 1964 Tokyo Olympics

Posted on July 27, 2020 by Ben Hsu

We would be in the first week of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics if the coronavirus hadn’t thrown a giant pole vaulter’s bar into the entire world’s plans. The first time Japan’s capital hosted the Olympic Games was back in 1964, … Continue reading →

Posted in Showa Snap | Tagged crown, Olympics, s50, shuto, toyota | 7 Comments

ART CORNER: Look at these amazing cars made out of cardboard

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Ben Hsu

Are you having trouble figuring out what to do with all your used Amazon boxes? Perhaps these incredible cardboard cars can spark an idea or two. YouTuber Papa Ken has several videos showing off his amazing skills in building corrugated … Continue reading →

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SHOWA SNAP: Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo, 1974

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Ben Hsu

The Shibuya Crossing, also known as the Shibuya Scramble, is the busiest pedestrian intersection in the world. It’s the intersection Sean’s Evo, Han’s Veilside RX-7, and the Drift King’s Z (digitally) slid through in Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Showa Snap | Tagged a30, c10, corona mark II, crown, gloria, Hakosuka, kujira, nissan, prince, s60, shibuya, skyline, toyota, wagons | 3 Comments