Robots taking over Japan?

May 23, 2008 in Robots
Tags: Anime, Gundam, Honda, Macross, Manga, Mecha, Robotech, Robots, Toyota

Do you think Japan is heading in the right direction with all it’s research and development of robot technology (I almost typed “Robo-Technology” for all you Macross/Robotech fans).  It seems that Japan and Japanese companies are spending a lot on developing robots.  Toyota, Honda, Japanese Universities, etc.  Do they know something we don’t know or [...]

Will there be a new Hachiroku (AE86)?

April 14, 2008 in Auto, Japan
Tags: AE86, FR, Hachi, Hachiroku, Hyundai, Nissan, Silvia, Subaru, Toyota

If you are into Japanese cars then perhaps you have heard of the AE86 also know as a “Hachiroku”, Toyota Corolla GT-s (1985-1987), Or Levin or Trueno.  Basically it is a front engine rear wheel drive car (FR for short).  It is light and wasn’t very expensive, but a blast to drive and modify.  It [...]