This past Sunday was the annual JCCA New Year Meeting, held as always in the heart of Tokyo’s Odaiba district in the middle of Tokyo Bay. Though smaller than last year, there was still a fascinating array very interesting cars – and of course a whole lot more. Arriving at the site, I was greeted by row upon row of Japanese classics, many
Throughout the next month I will be doing a number of "101" posts about different aspects of Japanese car culture and I don't think there is a better place to start than with the classic car scene in Japan. After all, the Japanese tuning culture that is so popular around the world would not exist without these nostalgic machines. While
I can't believe it's June already, I guess time flies when you are working on Speedhunters. Here in Japan, June means endless rainy days and sticky, humid air. As I sit here watching the rain fall outside, I thought it was a good time to look back to January and the Japanese Classic Car Association New Year Meeting in Tokyo which was held under