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Left UK to work in Japan in 1988. Lives in Tokyo, covering the Japanese car industry. Owns two Mazdas; would love a Land Rover Defender, if only it would fit in his parking space.

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• When Japanese design turns bad
  A decade ago, Japan was in the grip of this strange and rather alarming retro boom. Chrome grilles and...
• Big in Japan
  There are many myths about the Japanese car market. One is that it’s a formidably tough market to crack...
• England vs. Japan
  I was driving in the countryside the other day when – blow me – a rusty old Datsun 100A coupe...
• Subaru's electric avenue
  Over in Japan, Subaru is really a bit of a whizz when it comes to small cars, and small electric cars...
• The return of the 200SX?
  Barely a week goes by here in Japan without some high octane speculation that a new Nissan 200SX is around...
• Lexus’s Nurburgring baptism
  It’s not everyday a secret Japanese prototype gets to run in one of the world’s big endurance...
• Toyota takes the Crown…
  At a time when the Prius is still the world's number one hybrid and darling of the environmentalists...
• Fuel tax goes down well
  Fun and games at the pumps here in Japan recently when the price of a litre of unleaded and diesel actually...
• Subaru fights for its future
  So what does it mean to European drivers if Toyota and Subaru are starting to get closer and will soon...
• Pass the XF on the left-hand side
  Here’s a good one for anoraks. Japan is an island that drives on left, just like the UK. So why is it...