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ON THE ROAD

Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Jan 6, 2008
Games so real the best of drivers take them seriously
Advancing technology blurs the line between virtual and real-world driving as today's champions practice on television screens.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Dec 30, 2007
From start to sale in 15 secs
What looks like NASA's mission-control center is actually the world's biggest, most high-tech car auction.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Dec 23, 2007
Triumph Tiger comes out of the wild
Triumph Motorcycles is a rare success story in the British motor industry. Rescued from the abyss of bankruptcy in 1983 by property developer and self-made millionaire John Bloor, this company with roots reaching back to the 19th century is now producing some of the best bikes around.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Dec 16, 2007
How to handle a mobster on the move
Status and fear can do a swift job of clearing a congested road ahead of you. It's a phenomenon I've seen twice on double-lane highways in Japan in the past six months. One time, crawling along at 15 kph in heavy traffic, I spotted a convoy of three black S-Class limos in my rearview mirror threading their way through the congestion. The precision with which they maintained single-file formation and the way they blocked both lanes by straddling the center white lines was as eye-popping as it was educational. None of the other motorists got upset. Nobody honked their horns. Try such antics on roads in Europe or the United States and people are bound to take offense, call the cops or just block you.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Dec 9, 2007
Japan's 'fix'ation with a risky ride
A group of young men huddle around a bicycle in a small shop named Carnival on the second story of a cream-brick building peering over the Yamanote Line in Shibuya.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Dec 2, 2007
'Godzilla' stomps on the competition
They called it "Godzilla" — and with good reason. When the original turbocharged Nissan Skyline GT-R emerged in 1989, it was hailed as the greatest ever Japanese sports car, a coupe to challenge Europe's top speedsters such as the Porsche 911 and Ferrari Testarossa. It was never officially exported to Europe or the United States, yet that's where the car's mystique and legend began; fans outside of Japan heard about Godzilla, but couldn't have one.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Nov 25, 2007
An insider detects desperation
Tokyo Motor Show is one of the world's most important biennial automotive exhibitions, and I get to see them all. It attracts everyone who's anyone in the motoring industry, drawing phenomenal crowds — 1,4525,800 people over 17 days from Oct. 26 to Nov. 11. And more than any other car show in the world, with Tokyo's, it's "Showtime!" Young girls present the latest creations in the cathedral of the automobile; borderline ridiculous, but in Japan — the home of manga — the overt is preferred to subtlety.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Nov 18, 2007
Roadside profits and the parking lottery
For my stationary sins, I have been slapped with parking tickets from Los Angeles to London, and I used to think all fines were basically the same. Eagle-eyed traffic wardens pinpoint infringers and litter windscreens with $100 fines before you can say "Gimme a break!" Then you either pay up in person at a police station, city council office or your local post office, or online via credit card.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Nov 11, 2007
'Mad Max' loose on the streets of Tokyo
KITT, the talking Pontiac Trans Am in David Hasselhoff's "Knight Rider" TV series, doesn't get a mention. Steve McQueen's Mustang from the movie "Bullit" barely rates a response. And what about all those Aston Martins that James Bond drove? Not a whisper. Confessed car nut Yoshinao Hirata of Chofu, in western Tokyo, reckons that Mel Gibson's Ford Falcon V8 — from the 1979 Australian cult classic "Mad Max" — is the greatest screen car ever. That's why he bought one.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Nov 4, 2007
A thoroughly modern retro classic
1903 was an amazing year for motorized vehicles in America. Henry Ford started producing his first Model A, the Wright Brothers made the world's first successful powered flight — and Bill Harley and Arthur Davidson began building motorcycles.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Oct 28, 2007
Design climbs into the driver's seat
Japanese automakers' attention to the style stakes is on display at the Tokyo Motor Show, but they still need to shift it up a gear.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Oct 21, 2007
A world of exclusive wheels rolls into Tokyo
Dozens of automotive masterpieces are about to go on show in a bid to make Japan Asia's social hub for classic-car buffs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Oct 14, 2007
Yaki-imo: A hot potato for Japan's traffic authorities
As the cicadas of summer finally go silent, a well-known autumn vocalist is bursting into song — and, fingers crossed, nothing else.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / ON THE ROAD
Oct 7, 2007
A Golden Age everywhere but at home
More high-profile new cars are hitting the market than have been seen for nearly 20 years, creating buzz everywhere but Japan.
Three men rearrested over brokering of overseas prostitution
A woman speaks of her experience of being sent to Macau by an overseas prostitution broker during an interview in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on April 8.
Money stolen via online transfers up fivefold in Tokyo
Special fraud cases in Tokyo in which stolen money was sent via online banking services grew some fivefold from the previous year in 2023.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
In first month of operations, ride-hailing services used more than taxis in Tokyo
As of last Sunday, ride-hailing services, which use personal vehicles to offer paid rides, had been used a total of 12,628 times in five areas.
Tech giants start to treat Southeast Asia like the next big thing
Attendees arrive for Microsoft's event on AI technologies in Jakarta on April 30.
Is black the new green for Japan’s flagging tea farmers?
George Guttridge-Smith brews tea at Kyoto Obubu Tea Farm in Wazuka, Kyoto Prefecture, where he serves as head of international development.
Japan's logistics firms seek partnerships to cope with driver shortage
Japan Post CEO Tetsuya Senda (right) and his Seino Transportation counterpart Satoshi Takahashi announce their companies' agreement on joint long-haul truck operations, in Tokyo on Thursday.
How the discovery of a giant sword in Nara offers clues into ancient Japan
Archaeologists say a 1,600-year-old wooden coffin at the Tomio Maruyama tumulus in the city of Nara was kept in good condition probably because it was protected by a layer of clay and copper ions that had seeped out of the mirrors that were buried together.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.

Podcast

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