When the Tofugu team was in Japan earlier this year, we were very lucky to have the Gakuranman drive us around to places that might be hard to get to otherwise. We rented a car, and I was a little confused by a big, green … [Read more...]
It's no secret that western celebrities do commercials in Japan for some extra cash. Everybody's gotta make a buck, right? But some of those commercials are more strange than others. Case in point, Jean Reno's recent … [Read more...]
When you're in Japan, one thing you'll immediately notice is the boxiness of their cars. Sure, not every car looks exactly like a rectangle on wheels, but compared to most other nations in the world Japan is boxy-car … [Read more...]
In 1904, Torao Yamaha produced Japan's first domestically manufactured vehicle, a bus. It was steam powered and probably could turn into a mech suit. Soon after, in 1907, Komanosuke Uchiyama made Japan's first gasoline … [Read more...]