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   Celebrate the holidays with your own JNC AE86 cookie cutters

   December 22, 2015 by Mike

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   Want a JNC-themed activity you can do with your family this holiday season? We at JNC have created an AE86 cookie cutter that you can download, 3D print, and use to make delicious, rear-wheel-drive cookies that will drift their way right … Continue reading → View the full article

   

   Last reply by Mike, December 22, 2015
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   QotW: What will you ask Japanese Santa Claus for this year?

   December 21, 2015 by Mike

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   Little known fact: Japanese Santa Claus lives in Hokkaido and has a team of magical Sanrio animals that can make any car part your little heart desires. If you’re a good boy or girl, he can deliver them via a flying Hino flatbed pulled … Continue reading → View the full article

   

   Last reply by Mike, December 21, 2015
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   EVENTS: 2015 Mooneyes All Odds Nationals

   December 18, 2015 by Mike

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   If you’re looking for high-powered GT-Rs and the like, Mooneyes shows are probably not for you. The cars you find at a typical Mooneyes event celebrate the art of customization, whether it’s on kei cars or commercial trucks. The vehicles here less about racing than … Continue reading → View the full article

   

   Last reply by Mike, December 18, 2015
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   MINICARS: There’s a Minnesota Viking with a JNC inkan in his collection

   December 17, 2015 by Mike

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   Minnesota Vikings cornerback Captain Munnerlyn likes Datsun 240Zs and is now the proud owner of a Hot Wheels version with the JNC inkan. Apparently, Vikings coach Jerry Gray has been hand-picking the diecast cars and giving them out as rewards to … Continue reading → View the full article

   

   Last reply by Mike, December 17, 2015
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   VIDEO: The Starion, a Mitsubishi that didn’t race on dirt

   December 17, 2015 by Mike

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   While most Japanese automakers battled it out on Suzuka and Fuji, Mitsubishi took a different tack. From 1970s Lancers on the Safari Rally to the WRC Evos of the 90s to the Pajeros reigning supreme over Dakar, Mitsubishi has always loved to get dirty in the dirt. … Continue reading → View the full article

   

   Last reply by Mike, December 17, 2015
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   EVENTS: Finnish Japanese Auto Extravaganza

   December 16, 2015 by Mike

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   Today’s guest writer is my friend Mika Latvala from Finland, who sent an event report from the Finnish Japanese Auto Extravaganza. Enjoy! —Ben The Finnish Japanese Auto Extravaganza, or FinnJAE, is for all Japanese car enthusiasts in the country. All cars are welcome, no matter … Continue reading → View the full article

   

   Last reply by Mike, December 16, 2015
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   VIDEO: 157 of Japan’s best Touge roads, brought to you by the Toyota 86

   December 15, 2015 by Mike

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   Going strictly by land mass, Japan is about 10 percent smaller than California, and a full 70 percent of its terrain is mountains. That’s why the twisting passes that cut through the ridges known as touge provide Japan’s preferred method of hooning. When the Toyota … Continue reading → View the full article

   

   Last reply by Mike, December 15, 2015
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   QotW: What was the greatest single year for Japanese cars?

   December 14, 2015 by Mike

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   We’ve discussed which automaker had the best year, but which year had the best autos? Prior to 1970, Japanese cars were either grossly overpriced or built for a populace just graduating from a moped. By the turn of the decade, the automakers … Continue reading → View the full article

   

   Last reply by Mike, December 14, 2015
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    MINICARS: Sung Kang’s Fugu Z coming to Hot Wheels

    December 11, 2015 by Mike

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    As if you needed any more evidence that the Datsun 240Z is the “it car” of the moment. Hot wheels is likely going to drop yet another S30 casting soon, this time based on Sung Kang’s Fugu Z. Here’s the evidence: Kang, … Continue reading → View the full article

    

    Last reply by Mike, December 11, 2015
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    VIDEO: Best Motoring now has its own YouTube channel

    December 10, 2015 by Mike

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    If you’re an enthusiast of a certain age, there is a very good chance you got your first taste of JDM cars from a pirated copy of a Best Motoring VHS tape. It would be inaccurate to call it a … Continue reading → View the full article

    

    Last reply by Mike, December 10, 2015
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    VIDEO: Why the first-gen Honda Civic makes a great race car

    December 9, 2015 by Mike

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    One of our favorite series on the internet right now is by Shannons Insurance of Australia. In the latest episode, they explain why you should go out and buy a first-gen Civic immediately. Perhaps surprisingly to US readers, much of it has … Continue reading → View the full article

    

    Last reply by Mike, December 9, 2015
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    NEWS: ND Mazda Miata is Japan Car of the Year

    December 8, 2015 by Mike

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    As if the ND Miata needed any more accolades, it has just won Japan Car of the Year. Praised for its purity and sporting driving experience, it earned 442 points, beating out the second-place Honda S660, which garnered 401. The BMW 2-Series came … Continue reading → View the full article

    

    Last reply by Mike, December 8, 2015