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Peter Brock reflects on his career on his 85th birthday

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Yesterday, November 15 was the 85th birthday of car designer, race car builder driver, team manager, and artist Peter Brock. JNCers may know him best for his work on the Brock Racing Enterprises race team campaigning Datsun race cars in … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Automotive Hall of Fame inductees for 2021 include Toyota Celsior and Nissan Be-1

Posted on November 10, 2021 by Ben Hsu

The Japan Automotive Hall of Fame has announced its 2021 inductees. Each year three vehicles representing milestones in the country’s auto industry are selected for the honor. This year, they include two cars from the Bubble Era and a classic … Continue reading →

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Infiniti releases 8-part documentary about the brand’s 1989 launch

Posted on November 8, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Infiniti launched exactly 32 years ago today, on November 8, 1989. To mark the occasion, the company has released an 8-part documentary on the origins of the brand. What’s unusual about this series is that there is almost no footage … 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 →

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Sadly, Netflix’s Kate is not about kaido racers

Posted on October 20, 2021 by Ben Hsu

You may have seen a trailer for a relatively new action movie on Netfllix named Kate, in which a pink kaido racer speed through the streets of Tokyo. The right car will definitely draw us into a film, and a … Continue reading →

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Gran Turismo 7 looks to the future, celebrates Japanese classics

Posted on October 11, 2021 by J Elrick

Last month, Polyphony Digital dropped the trailer for Gran Turismo 7, the latest iteration its ultimate driving simulator. The gorgeous visuals built on the standard set by GT Sport, along with the promise that we will get to drive on … Continue reading →

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Nissan brings back 80s off-road racing livery on a Frontier rally truck

Posted on October 1, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Nissan has created a rally truck out of a 2022 Frontier that hearkens back to its various race trucks of the 1980s. The red-and-blue-over-white livery adorned many of Nissan’s off-road competition machines throughout the decade. They racked up racing accolades … Continue reading →

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Nissan’s 300ZX “Toys” commercial had a sequel where GI Joe rescues Barbie with a Pathfinder

Posted on September 15, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Last week we asked what your favorite car commercials were. In any list like that, the 1996 Nissan spot “Toys” was bound to show up. In it, a GI Joe-esque action figure comes to life, drives a Nissan 300ZX remote … Continue reading →

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There will be no 2022 Nissan GT-R in America as history repeats with Millennium Jade

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Dave Yuan

When Nissan revealed the special edition GT-R T-spec yesterday, we noticed a strange discrepancy between the US and Japan versions. The US T-specs are officially labeled as 2021 models, while in Japan it’s called a 2022 model. We reached out … Continue reading →

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Nissan adds Millennium Jade and Midnight Purple to limited-run GT-R T-spec

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Nissan is bringing back a pair of seminal GT-R paint colors to adorn a new limited-production variant of the R35. The 2022 Nissan GT-R T-spec reincarnates Millennium Jade and Midnight Purple, two signature colors of previous generation Godzillas. Both are … Continue reading →

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Nissan celebrates its 60th anniversary in Mexico

Posted on September 13, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Last Friday Nissan Mexico celebrated their 60th anniversary. Nissan opened its doors to our southern neighbors on September 10, 1961 and laid the groundwork for a rather significant operation. Five years later, they had opened a factory in Cuernavaca, their … Continue reading →

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Nissan re-imagines the original Silvia as an electric coupe

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Nissan has released an illustration re-interpreting the original Silvia as an electric coupe. The rendering comes from the imagination of Matthew Weaver, vice president of Nissan Design Europe. Weaver was asked to come up with an electric car based on … Continue reading →

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Happy 910 Day from JNC

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Dan Hsu

Here’s a photo from one of the best classic car events out of Japan, the New Year Meeting (RIP). At the 2012 show, a 910 Bluebird was parked among the vendors, unassuming but with evidence of having lived a full … Continue reading →

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What we learned from seeing the production Nissan Z in person

Posted on September 9, 2021 by Ben Hsu

We recently got the chance to see the new production Nissan Z in person. Nissan let us pop the hood, sit in the car, talk to its chief engineer — everything short of drive it. But despite the lack of … Continue reading →

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Why the 2023 Nissan Z is still a Z34, not a Z35

Posted on August 19, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Before we knew what the newly launched 2023 Nissan Z would be named, we’d been calling it the Z35. That seemed like a natural progression, as Nissan chassis codes have maintained a consistent and logical progression since the big revamp … Continue reading →

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The 2023 Nissan Z might just be the last pure sports car from Japan

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Ben Hsu

Front engined, rear-wheel-drive. Twin turbos. Manual transmission. It’s everything fans of Japanese sports cars have been demanding for years. The Miata and 86 are too underpowered? The Z has 400 horses. Subaru BRZ needs a turbo? The Z has two … Continue reading →

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Watch the Nissan Z35’s big reveal live right here

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Ben Hsu

The production seventh-generation Nissan Z debuts tonight. They’re also streaming it on YouTube, and we’ve embedded link below. The big unveiling starts at 8pm Eastern, 5pm Pacific.

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Nicholas Cage drives a bugeye Celica in this bizarre Japanese movie

Posted on August 17, 2021 by Ben Hsu

There’s a new trailer out for Prisoners of the Ghostland, a bizarre looking movie that takes place in some kind of Japanese Bartertown. It stars Nicholas Cage and, frankly, looks terrible, but there are at least some notable cars in … Continue reading →

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The Nissan Z Proto looks very promising in person

Posted on August 13, 2021 by Ben Hsu

After what seems like an eternity Nissan is finally giving us a new Z. The Z Proto concept that will was revealed last year has gotten many of us here at JNC excited about the seventh-gen Z, and many fans … Continue reading →

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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 →

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