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Not allowed to post too many images so here's link instead Part I https://garage36.wordpress.com/2018/06/13/tokyo-auto-otaku-2018-daikanyama-morning-cruise-part-1-may-we-meet/ Part II https://garage36.wordpress.com/2018/06/21/tokyo-auto-otaku-2018-daikanyama-morning-cruise-part-2-tokyo-tokyo/
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[extract] A name is something that we use to distinguish or designate one item from another. For example, in the automotive world, an auto company will give different names for their models to distinguish one model from another. So that when we see a Camry, we know it
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I was recommended these toyo tyres for continental car. I am looking for tyres for ordinary family usage. Comfort will be the priority. I hardly drive in rainy condition and even if I drive it would be about 80km/hr. I was told these are made in Japan. Would welcome any comments and recommendations.
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Sumo in uproar as women first responders ordered out of ring TOKYO (AP) — The head of Japan's sumo association has apologized over an incident in which women first responders were asked to get out of the ring as they attempted to revive an official who collapsed. In sumo's tradition, the ring is considered sacred and women are prohibited from entering. That posed a problem Wednesday when Ryozo Tatami, the 67-year-old mayor of Maizuru in northern Kyoto, collapsed during a ring-top speech. Two women, apparently medical experts, rushed in and started performing first aid as several male sumo officials surrounding the mayor looked on. When two more women rose to the ring trying to join the first aid effort, announcements demanded the women get out of the ring. "Ladies, please get off the ring," a sumo referee said, determinedly. "Only gentlemen go up." Footage posted on social media triggered outrage, with many criticizing sumo officials and saying they were choosing tradition over life. The incident reminded me of the weird regulations that Woman were not allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia (it was lifted only late of last year). Imagine in a life threaten situation, and only with women, and yet they (whom know how to drive - maybe got their driving license overseas) are not allowed to drive the victim to seek further medical treatment? Life is less important?? We are lucky to be born here...
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Hi all, I got 3 tickets from the Juventus match in Aug which you can exchange to get a $20 discount for each ticket to the Brazil v Japan match on 14 Oct 14 at 6.45pm. Pls PM me to make arrangements to collect from me. You have to go down to Indoor Stadium to get the Brazil/Japan ticket yourself and show the Juventus tickets to entitle you to get the discount. Discount valid till this Sunday 21/9 only, tel: 63335000 No strings attached and absolutely free but preferably you take all 3.
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Was back in Tokyo once more last week for a few days of crazy car culture! Prologue: http://wp.me/p1U4WH-27b The night before TAS: Super Street / Hardcore Tokyo Fresh meet in Odaiba. Part 1: http://wp.me/p1U4WH-28z
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Youtube CNN news http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/....japan.warning/ http://www.ausbt.com.au/sendai-airport-hit...apan-earthquake Tsunami warnings are also in effect for Russia, the Marianas Islands, the Marcus Islands, Guam, Wake Island, and Taiwan. Tsunami watches are also out for Yap, the Philipines, the Marshall Islands, Belau, Midway Island, Pohnpei, Chuuk, Kosrae, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Nauru, the Johnston Islands, the Solomon Islands, Kiribati and Hawaii. Airports across the Western Pacific are likely to be affected, as the geography of the coastline and islands of the Pacific mean that airports tend to be built towards the coastline. Initially reported as a magnitude 7.3 earthquake, the United States Geological Survey has hiked the reported magnitude to 8.9. After such a massive earthquake, tsunami warnings spread out across the Pacific
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This is why Japan is one of the (if not the) best places in the World when it comes to car culture. Also why i keep going back. https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/nihon-nights-mad-mike-video https://www.redbull.com/ca-en/videos/nihon-nights-full-documentary
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This year japan's car industries so happening. 1st is Kobe steel scandal, now Nissan also face trouble by allowing their unqualified staffs to QC their cars on final inspection stage before rolling off the assembly line. Its across the whole range of their vehicles, not just 1 or 2 models involved. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nissan-recall/nissan-to-suspend-domestic-production-of-cars-for-japan-market-idUSKBN1CO1FW Recall list: http://www.nissan.co.jp/RECALL/DATA/report4126.html?rstid=20140314rst000001001
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Hokkaido everybody! This time in MyCarForum, we have teamed up with FollowMeJapan (FMJ) - the leading travel agency in Singapore where they specialise in tour packages within Japan. This time round, it’s specifically in Hokkaido, the best place you can do a self-drive holiday. And since autumn is coming, we will be gathering with FMJ to present to you a customised self-drive holiday, available only for MyCarForum members. Members who are joining the holidays will be experiencing long winding roads, autumn foliage and a surplus amount of fresh seafood and ramens. And before we take you one step closer to that, we would like to invite 50 members to join us for an MCF Hangout at Toyota Showroom in Leng Kee. The relevance between the carmaker and FMJ is strong because of the partnership between the two brands. SIMPLY PARTICIPATE IN THIS SURVEY AND STAND A CHANCE TO WIN $300 WORTH OF SHOPPING VOUCHERS! 1 lucky participant will win $100 NTUC voucher 20 lucky participants who will receive $10 NTUC voucher each! Selected survey participants will also join us for a wonderful event on the 18th August 2017, 6 PM onwards at Borneo Motors Toyota Showroom, 33 Leng Kee Road S(159102). Event Schedule 1830 - Start of registration - Buffet dinner to be served 1915 - Toyota Singapore says Welcome! A Welcome speech from our co-sponsor. 1935 - SGCM Editorial Talk - Special mention of the All New Toyota Harrier and Toyota Altis. Our journalist will share some driving insight when you are doing a self-drive holiday. 2000 - FMJ's Talk 2030 - Treasure Hunt 2045 - Lucky Draw & Group Photo 2100 - End of the event Join the survey here!
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I came across this website that can tell you the manufacture year, and most cases, month, of your Japan made cars. Find it very useful and just to share with MCF : http://www.japan-partner.com/check-manufacture-year.php -
Hi fellow MCFers, I'm part of a team of fun-loving Qashqai owners and we are keen to form a new WhatsApp group. The aim is simple, to create a fun platform to share ideas, crack jokes and facilitate casual gatherings to meet-up and check out "poisons" in our QQs. We welcome anyone who's keen to enjoy themselves more as QQ owners so we have no restrictions on race, religion or gender. For those interested party - Please pm me Cheers The following picture will be the group decal sticker---
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Finally have some time to edit the pics from a short three day trip to Japan. My favourite pic of the trip. Will continue posting when I edit more.
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Planning to do a self drive in Japan. Any bro here have experience with rental cars? I did some research, one of the recommended car rental is Times cars. http://www.timescar-rental.com/. Are there any other recommended car rental companies with help desk staffs that speak English. Secondly, understand the Garmin GPS doesn't have maps for Japan, so need to use the GPS provided by the rental car. And they use map codes or phone numbers to locate your destinations. Will be my first time using map codes, care to share your experience? I checked the map code here http://www.mapion.co.jp/, one of the draw back of using map codes is it doesn't give the exact location. Your destination could be off by 50-100m from the actual destination. Hence i'm a little worry here.
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President of Japan's auto maker Suzuki Motor, Osamu Suzuki (right), poses as he introduces the company's new mini sports ulility vehicle (SUV) called Hustler at a press conference in Tokyo on Dec 24, 2013. Suzuki Motor Corp had little idea that the name "Hustler" for its new, boxy minicar aimed at outdoorsy Japanese customers might cause mirth among English speakers for its association with an adult magazine - but it's not alone. Plucking words from foreign dictionaries without checking how they might be received by native speakers appears to be a habit at Japanese companies, which have produced countless products with unintentionally unsavoury names. The name Hustler was chosen to conjure the image of agility, as well as invite nostalgia from customers who remembered an off-road motorbike released in 1969 called the Hustler 250, said a Suzuki public relations officer. Foreign visitors might instead recall the sexually explicit magazine started by porn magnate Larry Flynt as competition to Playboy, or associate the word with obtaining money through illegal activities or vice industries. The Hustler follows a string of other Japan-made cars to bemuse speakers of foreign languages, such as Daihatsu Motor Co Ltd's Naked in 2000 and Isuzu Motors Ltd's 1983 Bighorn. Spanish speakers were taken aback by Mazda Motor Corp's Laputa, a derogatory word for sex worker, while Mitsubishi Motors Corp sold its Pajero model as the Montero in Spanish-speaking countries as the former is slang for sexual self-pleasure. Japanese confectionery often yields a chuckle from foreign tourists, too. A tubular chocolate snack called Collon and an isotonic sports drink named Pocari Sweat, for example, bear unfortunate associations with bodily functions. While many brand names around the world don't translate across borders - the Iranian washing powder Barf, which means snow in Persian, or a Swedish chocolate bar called Plopp, for example - Japanese companies often use foreign words for how they sound, with little regard to their original meaning. This is partly due to foreign words having an exotic ring, much like how Chinese characters are seen by Westerners as poetic or profound choices for tattoos even if the results don't make much sense to native speakers. But Japanese firms often fail to check if a name 'travels' because of historical reasons, marketers say. "Japan really is an island nation, and was historically closed for a long time. Also, the domestic market is so big that companies can be successful without thinking globally," said Masamichi Nakamura, executive director at global marketing firm Interbrand's branch in Tokyo. But Japan is far from having a patent on unintentionally salacious brand names: websites like Engrish.com revel in strange uses of English across Asia, including neighbouring South Korea's snack maker Lotte Confectionary Co Ltd's Crunky Ball Nude. Source: http://www.straitstimes.com/breaking-news/asia/story/minicar-named-hustler-japans-brand-names-raise-eyebrows-20131225
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Who are we? We are a group of automotive detailing maniacs who spend most of their days around scratched and swirled up cars, trying our very best to bring out the shine in your ride's paintwork. Our passion for shiny cars have turned into an obsession to find the best protection for the precious clear coat, so that you do not have to spend thousands in replacing the factory paintwork after a few years. Regardless of whether your car is new or used, we treat all cars with the same tender loving care as you would. Countless coatings have been tested in grueling conditions and we are glad to finally introduce to you, Honjyo, A Japanese Car Coating Company. (PS. No innocent cars were harmed in the process) Honjyo Glass Neo Why do we need a protective coating over our car's clear coat? Singapore presents a challenging environment for our cars' paintwork to maintain her lustre and shine. In a tropical country, we are constantly faced with torrential rain, high humidity and other destructive forces such as bird droppings, dirt and sand scratches. Constant deep polishing processes that help to remove swirl marks, scratches and watermarks will result in the thinning of clear coat over time. So how can a protective glass coating help? Glass coating provides an enhanced hardened layer of protection over the original clear coat of your car, thus, less deep polishing processes are required, prolonging the life span of your car's clearcoat. Why spend money on aftermarket paint jobs to repair the damaged factory paint that you have paid for? Let us protect your prized possession with Honjyo Glass Coating today! What is "Crystal Glass Coating"? Very solid multilayer coatings, preventing smearing on paints, easy for cleaning, enabling you to accomplish a car wash in very short time. Having hydrophobic effects, thus breaking water into molecules and repelling them from the surface. It can resist even the most burning summer temperatures. Crystal Glass Coating is designed to suit the critical temperature changes of our local climate. The advantages of Glass Coating Weather Resistance : Protecting UV rays, acidic rain and other environmental effects. Pollution Resistance : Not easy to be tainted, in fact, stains can be easily washed away. Bonding Effect : Forms a tight bond with paints, enable it to last longer. Temperature Sustaining : Prevent from melting under high temperature. Chemical Resistance : Preventing attacks of chemical corrosion from exhaust gas or other corrosive substances on car body paints. Hardness : Forming very hard surface, protecting car body from scratches.. Glossy surface : Transparent effect of coatings enhances the colour clarity. Call us now at 98243252 (Brendan) or visit us at Lot 21, 15 Commonwealth Lane, Singapore 149554 for more information and package details. All PM's and Whatsapp messages are welcomed as well! Follow us on Facebook now! Just because you don't see it, doesn't mean it isn't there. Interior makeover for your car. Some of the other services that we are able to offer at Detail Mania: Paint rejuvenation in various stages Paint coating prep and applications Full interior steam cleaning Cabin grooming with leather and vinyl care Rims protection coating Window glass coating and polishing Official brands: Give your car a brand new shine at Detail Mania Autoscrub treatment for removal of embedded contaminants on the surface Paint rejuvenation: 3 Stage defect removal with Japanese Nano-wool buffing pad, NS orange compounding pad and NS Blue polishing pad Paintwork coating: Honjyo Glass Neo Rims Coating: Nanoskin Brake Dust Pro Glass Coating: Honjyo Skili Kun Leather and Vinyl Protector: Nanoskin FEED
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Doubt this will ever happen in any other country. Such great spirit in the face of adversity. http://www.facebook.com/notes/jun-shiomits...150121176733830
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wah then the singaporean favourite lancer how ? after the latest facelift should be byebye liao ? http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows-events/geneva/2016/mitsubishi-spells-out-its-suv-future/
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Hi all japan and continental car almost same (or some of them cheaper continental) price now, but why ppl still buy japan car? example: honda civic 1.6 vs renault megane 1.6. the price cheaper megane(correct me if i'm wrong) interior : megane sure win engine : maybe honda win ? stream/ wish vs opel zafira/ citroen grand c4. the price -+ same !!! (the most only diff 1-2k more expensive continental car) interior + space: sure continental win engine : maybe japan car win ? Any idea what other reason ppl still buy japan car ? thanks for any reply.
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Eventually the post and pictures will be wayyyyy too overwhelming for a thread so i hope it is OK to have links instead. I am doing this only as/when i have spare time, bz with work and new house stuff so just too many things to do elsewhere to keep updating on a daily basis. Apologies for that. With that out of the way, let's begin. Day 01 - Part 01: Liberty Walk »
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Hi, being someone who doesnt travel often to winter countries, I wish to find out from the seasoned travelers what shoes to wear to Japan for a 67 year old man. Where can I find reasonably priced winter shoes that are non slip and yet comfortable to wear? Would a pair of shoes from Caterpillar like this be suitable? http://img.ishoe.co.uk/photos/CATERPILLAR/Pritchard/Cat-Pritchard-Tyre-08.jpg
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TOKYO—Faced with sluggish domestic growth, Japan’s megabanks are expanding their role in financing global mergers and acquisitions, which hit a record level this year. Japanese banks have long ranked among the world’s top cross-border lenders, and have lent many billions of dollars to Japanese companies also seeking growth abroad through acquisitions. Now the banks are increasingly financing deals that don't involve their compatriot companies. Banks in Japan have had a hand in 59% of global M&A loan packages this year, up from 46% last year and a longtime high, according to data provider Dealogic. That means they have contributed at least a piece of $473 billion worth of global M&A financing such as syndicated loans, the data show. Japanese lenders have helped finance some of the year’s biggest deals. They included Anheuser-Busch InBev’s $104 billion acquisition of SABMiller, announced in October. The country’s top three banks— Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc., Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group—said they provided about $4 billion each to a $75 billion loan package for that deal. That represents only a fraction of the big three’s total overseas lending. The balance of Mitsubishi UFJ’s overseas lending totaled ¥42.4 trillion ($352 billion) as of Sept. 30, while Mizuho’s was ¥22.6 trillion and SMFG’s was ¥20.5 trillion. The banks don’t disclose the exact amounts of their contributions to M&A loan packages. Still, efforts to ramp up overseas M&A lending are a positive for Japanese banks, said Akira Takai, an analyst at Daiwa Securities,who noted that the money is mostly going to blue-chip companies with higher investment grades. “As dollar funding costs rise, financing for deals is more profitable than normal lending,” he said. With its financial strength, Mitsubishi UFJ, Japan’s largest bank by assets, sees an opportunity to move well beyond financing acquisitions by Japanese companies, said Makoto Kobayashi, head of the banking unit’s financial solutions group. “We’ve seen increasing number of financing deals for non-Japanese M&A activities this year and I feel our presence has been more recognized,” Mr. Kobayashi said. The bank’s alliance with Morgan Stanley has helped it expand its role in global deal financing, Mr. Kobayashi said. The Japanese bank took a 20% stake in Morgan Stanley in 2008, and the two have joint ventures in Japan. “In global deals that Morgan Stanley advises, we get financing even if they [the companies] are not Japan-related,” he said. M&A financing on a global scale presents some challenges for banks more accustomed to working with well-known partners. Takahiko Yasuhara, general manager of the international coordination division at Mizuho Financial Group, said Mizuho works to get to know the biggest companies in regions around the world so it won’t be caught by flat-footed if a deal is struck. “We are often asked by an acquiring company to provide financing for an upcoming deal Friday and to get back to them with a yes or no over the weekend. So to make a quick decision, we have to build close relationships with such companies,” he said. Mizuho contributed to $34 billion in financing toward Teva Pharmaceutical Industries’ $40.5 billion acquisition of Allergan’s generic drugs businesses announced in July. SMFG President Koichi Miyata said he tries to meet a top executive at a major company whenever he goes on a business trip abroad. “Financing deals is about whether you can maintain relationships with a business client…so I’m trying to reach out to contacts during my business trips in Asia, the U.S. and Europe,” Mr. Miyata said. Despite having ample cash on hand, Japanese bankers acknowledge that they could also face a challenge raising U.S. dollars for overseas lending as interest rates rise following the U.S. Federal Reserve’s rate increase this month. Mr. Miyata said SMFG would use dollar deposits and the commercial-paper market, while trying to build dollar holdings by issuing dollar corporate bonds and converting yen.
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TOKYO—Christmas is coming, so it’s time to reserve fried chicken and cake in Japan. Consumption of those two foods has so firmly come to mark the informal holiday here—Dec. 25 isn’t an official day off—that few Japanese are aware other countries prefer somewhat different Christmas cuisine. “I had no idea,” said 22-year-old university student Ryuya Morimoto, informed that chicken and cake aren’t American yuletide staples. “When I was a little kid, we would eat chicken as a family,” he said, “and then have Christmas cake, with a little chocolate piece on the top that said, ‘Merry Christmas.’ ” Families like his make this the busiest time of the year for Kentucky Fried Chicken outlets in Japan. KFC lets customers reserve fried chicken as early as October’s end. Those who try buying buckets on Christmas Eve risk having to stand in line up to six hours under the watchful eye of a Santa-suited Colonel Sanders. Japan’s Christmas-chicken tradition dates to the early 1970s, when a non-Japanese customer came into a Tokyo KFC store one day to buy fried chicken as a turkey substitute, according to the chain. KFC, still struggling at the time to win Japanese over to eating greasy food with their fingers, hatched the idea for a new Christmas tradition.It was a hit among families, and a lasting ritual was born. “Christmas is boring without Kentucky,” said 18-year-old high-school student Yuna Nakajima, using the name by which KFC is popularly known in Japan. Ms. Nakajima has already reserved her chicken this year, planning to enjoy the traditional meal on Christmas Eve. A spokeswoman for KFC Holdings Japan Ltd. said December’s sales every year are double regular monthly sales. The publicly traded company operates under a franchise agreement with a subsidiary ofYum Brands Inc. For the first time this year, KFC Japan is letting customers reserve online at many of its stores, after a trial last year. Customers can pick up their Christmas baskets from Dec. 19 through Dec. 25. Recently, some of the nation’s ubiquitous convenience stores have been crowing that they offer a better deal.FamilyMart Co.’s “premium chicken” basket starts at around $20. The chain, with more than 11,000 stores in Japan, says in its advertising: “If there isn’t fried chicken, it isn’t Christmas.” By contrast, turkeys and pigs are under no particular stress at this time of year in Japan, as the American and European custom of eating those meats at Christmas is hardly known. Student Ms. Nakajima gasped when she heard that turkey was among America’s yuletide preferences. “Christmas and chicken are one,” she said. The KFC in Japan is the real deal! Please go try it when you're there
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Izwan brilliant as Singapore hold mighty Japan in World Cup Qualifying A hero in last month's Malaysia FA Cup final, goalkeeper Izwan Mahbud excelled for Singapore in Japan. Izwan Mahbud put on a goalkeeping masterclass to help Singapore hold Asian giants Japan to a 0-0 draw in their 2018 World Cup qualifier at the Saitama Stadium on Tuesday night. On the night of the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games closing ceremony, the Lions produced a courageous performance to stun Japan's new head coach Vahid Halihodzic in his first competitive match and leave a crowd of more than 55,000 shocked. Singapore now sit top of Group E on four points after negotiating their two away games with a 4-0 win against Cambodia last Thursday to go with the draw in Japan. Syria and Afghanistan are the other nations in the pool. It was an uninspiring performance from the Samurai Blue against a team 102 places below them in the world rankings. Bernd Stange's Lions frustrated the hosts who simply could not find a way past the brilliant Izwan in goal. Things did look ominous for the visitors when Keisuke Honda thumped a 15-yard shot in the third minute which needed two attempts before Izwan finally gathered. Shinji Kagawa was next to threaten on 12 minutes. But his shot was tipped out for a corner by Izwan, who was always predicted to be Singapore's busiest player on the night. Japan captain Makoto Hasebe led by example as he drove down the middle of the park, but it was Kagawa's failure in finding his shooting range that proved costly. Two attempts in quick succession failed to trouble Izwan in goal. Singapore finally broke out of their half when Zulfahmi Arifin found space just outside the box. The young midfielder opted to shoot despite the shouts from Khairul Amri who'd made an intelligent run. Japan's best chance of the half fell to Shinji Okazaki after some good work between Usami Takashi and Honda. But the home fans couldn't believe their eyes when Izwan pulled off a superb save to keep things level. Stange was visibly elated as both teams walked at half-time while his counterpart Halihodzic had a pensive look after Japan's dismal showing. Singapore defenders, led by Baihakki Khaizan, heroically backed up goalkeeper Mahbud's masterclass during the goalless draw against Japan. The Japanese started the second half in determined fashion, with Usami taking a couple of early pot shots. Izwan was the hero again on 55 minutes when Ota Kasuke's pinpoint cross was met by an Okazaki header. Once again, the Singapore custodian pulled off an instinctive save to deny the hosts. Halihodzic saw enough and stunned the Saitama crowd when he took off Borussia Dortmund's Kagawa and brought on FC Koln's Yuya Osako. The Izwan versus Japan battle continued in the 63rd minute when the keeper foiled Usami's cross-shot as a restless Japanese bench looked more tense by the minute. Another one-handed save three minutes later, off Honda's powerful header from an Ota corner saw the AC Milan man let out a big scream of frustration. Nothing seemed to go right for the Samurai Blue as Honda's 72nd minute free kick cannoned off the post. Izwan was on hand to save Usami's meek shot from the rebound. When Iraqi referee Mohanad Sarray blew the final whistle, he left the Japan team and fans shell-shocked. The 154th ranked Singapore players punched the air in delight in what felt like a victory for the underdogs from Southeast Asia. After their disappointing AFC Asian Cup in January when they were knocked out in the quarterfinals, the Japanese are still searching for answers. Japan: Eiji Kawashima (GK), Ota Kasuke, Hiroki Sakai, Makino Tomoaki, Maya Yoshida, Makoto Hasebe ©, Usami Takashi (Yoshinori Muto 78'), Gaku Shibasaki (Genki Haraguchi 70'), Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa (Yuya Osako 61'), Shinji Okazaki Singapore: Izwan Mahbud (GK), Shaiful Esah, Baihakki Khaizan (Firdaus Kasman 80'), Madhu Mohana, Nazrul Nazari, Zulfahmi Arifin, Hariss Harun, Izzdin Shafiq, Hafiz Sujad, Fazrul Nawaz (Yasir Hanapi 90+1'), Khairul Amri (Khairul Nizam 85')
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After years of setting the standard for quality and reliability, Japanese brand autos have dropped below the industry average, according to a new report by J.D. Power and Associates. The latest Initial Quality Study, which ranks brands based on consumer surveys after owning a vehicle for three months, shows the collective results of Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Mitsubishi and Subaru are not keeping pace with the industry as a whole and the Korean auto brands, in particular. "It's not that the Japanese models are all getting worse, but this shows they are not improving as fast as their competitors," said Renee Stephens, vice president of U.S. automotive quality at J.D. Power. "This is a clear shift in the quality landscape." http://www.cnbc.com/id/102766497
