Toyota’s Website Hacked Again
19 Jun 2013, 14:40 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Looks like Toyota has to deal again with haters that try to damage the Japanese automaker’s success. Last year, a fired IT worker at Toyota hacked a hole night into the automaker’s in...
Japanese Bike Parking Systems Are Just like Volkswagen's Wolfsburg Towers
12 Jun 2013, 18:04 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Because the sidewalks are jam-packed with bicycles, Japan decided enough is enough and engineered one of the most amazing parking systems ever seen by man. The system is in the late prototype sta...
Mitsubishi Launches New eK Lineup in Japan
6 Jun 2013, 16:17 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Japanese automaker Mitsubishi has launched its new eK lineup. Designed in cooperation with Nissan, based on a partnership signed by the two companies back in 2010, the new kei car is available on th...
LaFerrari Makes Japanese Debut in Tokyo
3 Jun 2013, 09:53 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / LaFerrari, which is a posh way of saying "THE Ferrari" is exactly what its name suggests, the ultimate supercar, with the most power, the biggest price tag and most impressive technology. ...
Lexus Pays Tribute to its LFA
31 May 2013, 13:03 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / With the last unit delivered back in March, the limited edition Lexus LFA is long gone and we bet a lot of enthusiasts are banging their heads against the wall for not getting a chance to ride the u...
DMC Lamborghini Aventador by Autoproject-D
28 May 2013, 11:15 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / While the Lamborghini Aventador is no slow machine, some enthusiasts like to meddle with the Italian supercar and update its looks. And this is exactly what Japanese tuning specialist Autoproject-D ...
Speedtractor T-61 Catalina Special, a Lovely Scrambler
27 May 2013, 14:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Drawing its cues from the nifty '62 BSA Catalina scrambler, here's a piece of motorcycle magic: the T61 Catalina Special, a Suzuki 400 which received the reviving touch of Tokyo-based work...
BMW Launches 7 Series V12 Bi-Turbo Special Edition in Japan
24 May 2013, 07:12 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / German automaker BMW has announced the introduction of an exclusive limited edition 7 Series V12 Bi-Turbo in Japan. Powered by 554 HP coming from its twin-turbo 6.0-liter V12, this Japan exclusiv...
Norton Readies Japan Dealer Network
21 May 2013, 15:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Norton motorcycles are back in Japan after more than 30 years and it looks like they've been working really hard during the last 18 months to make everything right. Given the well-known pass...
Future BMW-Toyota Sports Car Being Worked Out
21 May 2013, 08:18 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / After finding out earlier last year that Toyota and BMW were thinking about a joint developed sportscar, we find out that the developing process has already started. According to sources, GT86/FR...
New Mercedes E-Class Gets Its First Commercial in Japan
14 May 2013, 09:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ever since they made a cartoon about the A-Class, we've been following what Mercedes has been doing in Japan. This time, they've released an official commercial for the new E-Class, and th...
Lexus Planning to Build a New Model Next Year
15 May 2013, 08:28 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Lexus is thinking about building a new model in Japan later next year, to increase its already comprehensive vehicle range. The automaker is considering to make either a sports coupe or a crossover....
Asia’s Most Expensive Car is a Toyota 2000GT
10 May 2013, 15:14 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Introduced in 1967, the superb Toyota 2000GT is regarded as the first true Asian-developed sportscar. Built in only 351 examples, the 2-door fastback is highly collectible and, as of last month, it&...
Masamichi Kogai Becomes Mazda President and CEO
10 May 2013, 15:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Mazda is preparing to enter a new management age, with the carmaker appointing Masamichi Kogai as President and Chief Executive Officer. The move will become effective starting June 25, and is curre...
Volkswagen Announces DSG Recall in Japan
10 May 2013, 14:30 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / Volkswagen Group is recalling around 91,000 cars in Japan over potential DSG transmission issues that have already led to a massive recall in China, the world's biggest auto market. Accordin...
Lamborghini Diablo SV Tuned by Office K
10 May 2013, 11:44 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Japanese aftermarket developer Office K has recently gotten its hands on a Lamborghini Diablo SV and now the company wants to show us what it has done for the V12 supercar. The company has become...
Kevin Schwantz Returns to Motorcycle Racing
2 May 2013, 13:44 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news for the fans of Kevin Schwantz: the legend rider is back into racing, and this time it's the prestigious 8-Hour Endurance race at Suzuka. Schwantz, 49, is joining Team Kagayama an...
Special Edition Mercedes G550 Only for Japan
18 Apr 2013, 09:22 UTC · By: Gabriel Brindusescu / Looks like Mercedes will take good care of some Japanese customers with the special edition G-Class that will be launched on the island this year. Following the C63 AMG and red and white C63 AMG ...
FAB Design Porsche Cayenne by Office-K Japan
17 Apr 2013, 14:33 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / We're no strangers to the work of FAB Design or Office-K. The European tuner has made some of the most spectacular and ostentatious widebody conversions on the planet, while Office-K is like Ja...
Kawasaki Z800, the Design Story
14 Apr 2013, 10:33 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Kawasaki are quite happy with their all-new Z800 naked machine, and we could tell this by hos eager they are to offer as much info on this amazing piece of machinery as possible. After launching ...