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Larry Chen In Japan, Project Car, Turnpike

Why I Bought a DC2 Honda Integra Type R to Leave in Japan

There’s something strange that happens when you start spending more and more time in Japan. You come here for work at first – an event or maybe a shoot that…

Alec Pender In Circuit, Event Coverage, Japan, Time Attack, Turnpike

Attack Mode: Full Send At Tsukuba

Attack Tsukuba has become the global benchmark for time attack events. Every year, the event grows, and with it, the popularity of similar series in Italy, the US, and Australia.…

Cyrus Tam In Car Feature, Japan, Porsche, Turnpike

Understated Obsession: 4LAWS’ Carbon Fiber Porsche 930

At Tokyo Auto Salon 2025, a pair of dark-colored Porsche 911s stopped me in my tracks. Initially, I wondered why these two understated cars were attracting so much attention –…

Dino Dalle Carbonare, Alec Pender In Japan, Mazda, RX-7, Turnpike

The TCP Magic Touch: An FD3S RX-7 Built Without Compromise

For more than two decades, Kawato-san of Total Car Produce Magic has dedicated himself to extracting the impossible from rotary engines, earning worldwide respect through his outrageous creations for Mad…

Mario Christou, Alec Pender In Car Feature, CSF, Japan, Turnpike

Brits Abroad: The R44 Performance BMW M2 On The Streets Of Tokyo

Everyone talks about exporting a car from Japan, but who in their right mind would send one to the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ instead? Well, UK-based BMW tuning specialist…

Dino Dalle Carbonare, Alec Pender In Car Feature, Japan, RWB, Turnpike

Tokyo Nights In The RWB Porsche 964

There’s something about Tokyo at night that never loses its charm. The constant hum of the expressways that weave through towering high-rises, the soft glow of street lamps highlighting the…

Matthew Everingham In Car Culture, Japan, Turnpike, Uncategorized

Hunting Reality: A Common Night In Tokyo

Tokyo hasn’t changed — we have. There I was, deep into a doom-scroll at some ungodly hour, when it hit me: I was trapped in a digital hall of mirrors.…

Larry Chen In Car Feature, Japan, Turnpike

Tokyo Auto Salon Traditions: Shooting Liberty Walk After Dark

It’s become a tradition for Dino and I to photograph Liberty Walk cars on Sunday night, after Tokyo Auto Salon. Toshi and Kawamura-san always pull through, no matter how ridiculous…

Alec Pender In Car Culture, Event Coverage, Japan, Turnpike

Analogue Forever: Exhibiting Japanese Car Culture On Film

Whilst Tokyo Auto Salon chaos unfolded in Chiba, there was a much more relaxed, grassroots show quietly going on in central Tokyo. This was the Analogue Automotive Motives Exhibition, a…

Alec Pender In Event Coverage, Japan, Turnpike

Closing Out Tokyo Car Week With Nowhere To Go

We’re a week on from the madness of Tokyo Car Week, so let’s take a look at the event that capped it all off: Peaches ‘Nowhere To Go’. This particular…