Tag Archives: tomy

Choro-Q Zero to Re-Launch with Vintage Lineup

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Ben Hsu

Walk into the toy section of any Japanese department store back in 2005 and you’d see shelves stocked aplenty with Choro-Q. Older JNCers may recognize these small pullback toys as Penny Racers when they were sold in the US in … Continue reading →

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Where to Get Tomica Toys in the US

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Ben Hsu

We reported that Tomica was returning to the US market and debuting at the JCCS. Here are the details on where to buy them.

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Tomica Returns to US Market, Featured at JCCS

Posted on September 9, 2010 by Ben Hsu

JNC readers of a certain age will remember pegs at Toys R Us filled with Tomy Pocket Cars, highly detailed diecast models blister packed against a denim background. They were the US brand name for Tomica, Japan’s most popular line of … Continue reading →

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