Why American cars aren't really that popular in Japan

American cars aren't super popular in Japan, but there's a reason for this that goes beyond simple aesthetic taste ...

Bentley's New Continental GT Inspired By Japan's Bullet Train

Japan has long been widely believed to be the center of automotive culture. In recent years, people have been flocking to ...

Nissan and Toyota Have Admitted Its American-Built Cars Aren't as Good as Those From Japan

Japanese car brands are currently turning towards US-built products to help fill up lineups back home. This came about after ...

Japanese Buyers Are Getting American-Built SUVs With a Quality Warning

For years, Japanese automakers have been shipping cars out to the rest of the world. Now, in a twist nobody saw coming, ...

Japan 2026 1st-half new car sales rise 1.8%, up 2nd straight year

New car sales in Japan rose 1.8 percent in the first half of 2026 from a year earlier, increasing for the second straight ...
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"Largest Deal Ever" Turbocharges Japanese Car Exports to the U.S

"I just signed the largest trade deal in history. I think maybe the largest deal in history with Japan." This is how President Donald Trump announced that there will be 15% reciprocal tariffs on ...

2 Japanese Car Brands Retirees Often Avoid — and the Ones That Tend to Cost Less to Own

Japanese cars dominate reliability rankings for good reason. Toyota, Honda, Mazda, Subaru, Nissan and Mitsubishi vehicles ...
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5 Most Iconic Kei Sports Cars That Japan Ever Built

While not as popular outside of Japan and sometimes ever ridiculized, these five mini-sports cars proved that you don't need big power to have fun, becoming icons in the process. The kei (short for ...
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The Best Cars to Buy While You’re Stationed in Japan

A Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 36th Airlift Squadron flies past Mount Fuji in Japan after executing a bilateral airborne jump on Nov. 15, 2021. (Staff Sgt. Jessica Avallone/U.S. Air Force ...