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   QotW: What made the NSX so special?

   June 1, 2015 by Mike

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   Of all the great automobiles to emerge from Japan, Honda’s NSX occupies a singular plane. While Nissan, Toyota and Mazda built GT-Rs, twin-turbo Supras and rotaries with endless potential for power, Honda built a car that did not need to be modified at all. … Continue reading → View the full article

   

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   EVENTS: Petersen Museum Japanese Car Cruise-In

   May 29, 2015 by Mike

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   There are many things to hate about Los Angeles, but its car culture isn’t one of them. As the trendsetting capital of the custom automobile, it holds the motorcar in such high regard that there’s a shrine to it located smack … Continue reading → View the full article

   

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   MOTORSPORT: Nissan GT-R NISMO LM gets retro livery

   May 28, 2015 by Mike

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   One heritage car may be dead, but another lives on, sort of. Since its US debut at the Chicago Auto Show we’ve been immensely curious about the front-wheel-drive Nissan GT-R NISMO LM. And no, that is not a typo. The car with … Continue reading → View the full article

   

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   VIDEO: Honda origin story in manga form

   May 27, 2015 by Mike

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   In 1946 Soichiro Honda began strapping surplus WW2 generators to bicycles to create the first Honda motorcycles. In a new series of videos issued by Honda Japan, excerpts of the Honda origin story come to life in videos narrated in English and … Continue reading → View the full article

   

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   VIDEO: Motorcycle-powered hot rod Honda S600

   May 26, 2015 by Mike

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   Talk about a dream touge build. Back in 2007, my brother from the same mother Ben and I were freezing our arses off in a drafty Nagasaki apartment dreaming about insane Japanese hot rods that we wanted to build. None was nuttier than … Continue reading → View the full article

   

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   NEWS: RWD Nissan IDx will not see production, may be AWD

   May 26, 2015 by Mike

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   The news is out: The Nissan IDx is dead. This sad revelation is being reported after The Truth About Cars talked to Pierre Loing, VP of Product Planning at Nissan North America.We at JNC can confirm we’ve been hearing rumors about the IDx being … Continue reading → View the full article

   

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   QotW: What’s your dream touge build?

   May 25, 2015 by Mike

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   Touge. It’s the reason Japanese sport coupes adhere to the doctrine of lightweight, high-revving philosophy. 73 percent of Japan’s landmass is mountainous, and the touge roads are where a uniquely Japanese form of hoonage was born. So, if you live … Continue reading → View the full article

   

   Last reply by Mike, May 25, 2015
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   EVENTS: Showa Car Preservation Meeting

   May 22, 2015 by Mike

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   The Old Car Club of Tokyo recently held it’s 3rd annual Showa no Kurma wo Mamoru Tsudoi or “Preserving cars made in the Showa Era” meeting. This is a gathering for cars made during the Showa Era, which ended in 1989 according to the … Continue reading → View the full article

   

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    VIDEO: Mazda launches “Driving Matters� campaign

    May 22, 2015 by Mike

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    Many automakers claim to sell cars that are fun-to-drive, but is there anyone walks that walk more than Mazda right now? Communicating that message to the unwashed masses, on the other hand, hasn’t always been easy. Thus, the Hiroshima company’s long-standing … Continue reading → View the full article

    

    Last reply by Mike, May 22, 2015
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    NIHON LIFE: Commuting above-ground

    May 21, 2015 by Mike

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    Living in Tokyo’s 23-ku has many benefits, and detractions too I suppose. However, one of my great pleasures is the early morning commute across town. Many years ago I decided to ditch the usual meek-gray-mouse-crammed-onto-the-Ginza Line experience for a motorcycle. … Continue reading → View the full article

    

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    EVENTS: 1st Touge California, 2015

    May 20, 2015 by Mike

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    This past Saturday a group of select cars and their drivers gathered in Thousand Oaks, California for the inaugural running of JNC‘s Touge California. Named for the hallowed Japanese roads where racing heroes honed their skills and where drifting was born, the event was … Continue reading → View the full article

    

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    QotW: What’s the ultimate Toyota-Mazda combo?

    May 18, 2015 by Mike

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    Last week we learned that Toyota and Mazda have become bedfellows. We don’t yet know what will come of the union, but let’s imagine for a second that anything goes and that a time machine is involved. A V8-powered Luce? A three-rotor 2000GT? … Continue reading → View the full article

    

    Last reply by Mike, May 18, 2015