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Summary: How to Import a Japanese Used Car to Cyprus (Limassol or Larnaca)
Looking to import a clean, low-mileage Japanese used car to Cyprus? You’re in luck — Japan Car Direct now offers seamless direct shipping to both Limassol and Larnaca, the two Roll-on/Roll-off (RoRo) ports on this sun-drenched Mediterranean island. In this article, we dispel […]

Hot and New Destinations for Good Used Cars Direct from Japan – Part 1: Finland

In recent months we’ve been exporting many good used cars to Finland. In my time here at Japan Car Direct I’ve seen changes in our export patterns for used cars from Japan to so many countries of the world but, at […]

If you’ve been waiting for the perfect time to import a fuel-injected kei truck from Japan, 2025 might just be your year. Thanks to the 25-year import rule in the U.S., fans of JDM cars have a fresh batch of exciting options, and a fresh batch of late ‘90s and early 2000s kei trucks are […]

Look What the Cat Dragged In!
So my wife came home the other day in this.  A rather unique and interesting little Japanese Kei car that turned out to be a delight to drive; and rather pleasing to look at, too. 

Cute, eh?
The little thing came to us as a courtesy car when my wife’s darling little […]

One of my used Japanese cars is 29 years old. The other one is 23 years old. My wife’s secondhand Japanese car is 19 years old. They are all going strong.

Of course, most people I meet don’t care about how old my cars are, and that’s no surprise, is it? I mean, do you go […]

They Will Have to Get Through the Texans (and an Army of Kei Truck Fans First)
So what’s going on with this thing about government moves to ban Japanese Mini trucks from the roads in certain US states?
When we at Japan Car Direct first got involved in exporting used Japanese minitrucks to our major used car […]

What’s All This about 25 Year Old Cars from Japan?
One of my used Japanese cars is 29 years old. The other one is 23 years old. My wife’s secondhand Japanese car is 19 years old. They are all going strong.
Of course, most people I meet don’t care about how old my cars are, […]

I’m sitting here in my used commercial Daihatsu Kei car and I want to tell you about him.  I’m looking down at the instrument cluster and this is what I’m seeing:

Pretty simple, huh? Just a big, easy to read speedo, a fuel gauge, an engine coolant temp gauge and, well, that’s it. Simple. Everything about […]