Here's the history of Japanese sports cars from the 1990s that inspired a whole new generation of car enthusiasts.

Vintage Japanese Motor Union co-founder Savant Young in the Boyle Heights clubhouse. (Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times) As Savant Young carefully wipes down his charcoal gray 1973 Mazda RX-3 inside ...

The battle of the American car versus the Japanese has been ongoing for decades. Two wildly different philosophies on engineering, manufacturing, and consumer expectations have dominated the ...

Japanese American import cars — and those who work to build, drive, drift or race them — have long been synonymous with Southern California car culture. A panel on Saturday, August 30 will explore the ...

Welcome to Japan, the drift's capital of the world! Fasten your seatbelts, rev up your engines, and drift or race on narrow and winding roads. You will follow the story of Touma, a Polish driver who ...

My snacks are resting on the gargantuan wing of the Subaru S207 outside of a Family Mart in a Tokyo suburb, the collection of onigiri (which I opened incorrectly), a spicy fried chicken cutlet, and a ...

Tokyo — The Japan Mobility Show is an ocean, 6,397 nautical miles, and a world away from the Detroit Auto Show. The vehicle mix inside the Tokyo Big Sight convention center — and the streets outside — ...

Perhaps I relate to Dino Dalle Carbonare because he's living my dream as a big guy with a beard and glasses fully engulfed in the Japanese car scene. Or perhaps I just find his videos intriguing ...

At the Japan Mobility Show 2025, the country's auto industry displayed a tendency to take advantage of the reviving ...

They're tiny, they're bright red, and you've probably seen them scooting around Seattle: Mini Japanese firetrucks known as kei trucks. People here say they not only love the cars — but the culture ...

2026 is shaping up to be a big year for automotive-themed video games as Grand Theft Auto VI will be joined by Forza Horizon 6. The latter was announced at the Xbox Tokyo Game Show and will arrive ...