Expert tips for buying Japanese used cars
32 articles
JCI is 車検 (shaken): Japan’s road-legal inspection. Foreigners in Kyushu can drop the car with KMC JAPAN in Ogori...
3.5, 4, 4.5 and 5 are condition boxes, not 修復歴 and not a warranty. How USS-style halls usually mean them, why...
How to read キズ, 凹, 交換, A/U/W marks, interior/exterior letters, and the overall grade on a Japanese auction...
Real USS/JU lots need a member, a signed proxy contract, a deposit, and the live sheet. WhatsApp “too cheap” cars...
Kei 4WD for wet Kyushu hills, Jimny, Subaru and RAV4-class crossovers — and why 4WD is not winter tyres. English...
What actually works for school runs and 車庫証明: tall kei boxes, Sienta/Freed, Roomy, Aqua, and when a Serena is...
Yes, you can often own and 名義変更 a car as a resident without a Japanese driving licence. Driving it is a...
名義変更 in plain English: 運輸支局 vs 軽自動車検査協会, 車庫証明, 譲渡証明書, seals vs...
The full civilian path: 自賠責 vs 任意, 2026 compulsory premiums, licenses, 等級, SOFA vs 車検証, what to buy...
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