Filed under: Etc. , Japan , Honda Honda is one of the few automakers that's demonstrated studied restraint during the recent SUV boom. There is the Pilot, which is a big ol' thing, but it's also as efficient as something that size can be, with unit-body construction, and an engine that shuts...

Filed under: Etc. , Japan , Videos , Supercars , BMW , Lamborghini Click above for gallery of Itasha supercars In Japan, Otaku are the rabid fans of anime who often take their passion to extremes. One way they show their affection is to pull their favorite characters out of the imaginary world and plant...

Filed under: Sedans/Saloons , Etc. , Japan , Humor Click above for gallery with more images, if you dare Mitsuoka, that tiny Japanese manufacturer who makes the wonderfully wacky Orochi sea monster, has introduced its latest automotive mash-up, just in time to give us a Halloween fright. It is a derivative...

Filed under: Coupes , Sports/GTs , Etc. , Japan , Marketing/Advertising , Supercars , Audi , Lifestyle The Peninsula Hotel in Hong Kong bought 13 Rolls-Royce Phantoms for shuttling guests around the city. The Peninsula Hotel in Tokyo has purchased just one car, and will leave the guest to drive himself...

Filed under: Etc. , Japan , Honda , Lifestyle Click image to enlarge So you settled for the USDM, factory-built Honda Civic MUGEN Si because: a.) you don't live in Japan and b.) even if you did, you probably wouldn't have gotten your filthy mitts on a limited-edition MUGEN RR anyway. However...

Filed under: Economy , Trucks/Pickups , Etc. , Japan , Suzuki As Autoblog's resident kei car fanboy, I like to share news and links about the diminutive forbidden-fruit rides whenever something interesting pops on the radar, like yesterday . Today, it's just a photo, courtesy of the gang at Speedhunters...

Filed under: Car Buying , Etc. , Japan , Toyota While high gas prices have had less of an effect on Japanese automakers than their American counterparts, the soaring price of commodities like steel have stung just as badly. Toyota is considering raising the prices of its vehicles in response to those...

Filed under: Etc. , Japan Click above for a high-res gallery from the Motoring J-Style show. Memorial Day is the traditional kick off of the car show season, and despite some cloudy skies and a few scattered showers, the Motoring J-Style crew returned to Vallejo, California to provide JDM obsessives...

Filed under: Etc. , Japan All you vintage Japanese automotive fans, we may have found your show. It's called " Top Sales " and is being broadcast in Japan by the government-funded NHK media giant. Apparently ( we don't speak Japanese, so we are taking someone's word on this ), the...

Filed under: Etc. , Japan , Honda , Mitsubishi , Toyota var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/autos/Toyota_s_Gonna_Make_Jets'; Now that its ground offensive has taken control of the battlefield, word comes that Toyota's field commanders might have an eye toward the skies. That's right: Toyota...