Menty (Kevin) has just returned from a trip to China and Hong Kong and he’s shared a few of his snaps in this thread. It’s looking like JDM style tuning is catching hard in HK!

A whole lot of JDM style and tuning flare on show. Click here and be prepared to be wowed!

Was reading the Japanese Nostalgic Car blog and there was a short writeup on the Shuto which is the network of above ground (and some below ground) of motorways built mostly in Tokyo to combat traffic congestion. The most famous of this is the Wangan run. You can read more here at Japanese Nostalgic Car (partly JDMSTer run).

So haven’t heard of Mitsuoka have you? Where have you been in JDM land? To read more about this crazy roadster, please go over here.

Some inside news: HKS Kansai Service, a workshop in Japan that is part of the HKS group has issued a document detailing the termination of trade mark use agreement with HKS. Their instructions read:

In case you or your customers are using HKS Kansai name or logo on your website / advertisement, please change them to “Kansai” only without “HKS”

One of the fun and unique things about Japan is its preponderance of large robots.  From life-sized Gundam statues that light up at night to 2 ton metal sculptures of the Votoms Scopedog, it’s all there.  But where do you go to find this cool stuff?  Wonder no more, our friends at the Muza-Chan blog have come up with the ultimate tourist’s guide to finding Unfeasibly Large Robots In Japan, with maps and everything.  Last one to the Tetsujin 28-go is a rotten egg!