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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by Karrot_Kream on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @01:31AM (#50450323)
Most Westerners visit Central Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and think all of Japan is that way. One big difference though is Japanese families will often get in one car together while Americans can often take more than one car between adults.
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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by SenHeng on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @02:11AM (#50450540)
Even Japanese who grew up in Tokyo seem surprised that cars are a necessity out in the smaller cities.
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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by throwaway2037 on Wednesday November 11, 2026 @09:53PM (#50462471)
Yet another clueless comment about Japan. Do you think the same applies for Parisians? "Even French who grew up in Paris seem surprised that ..."

All kinds of people who grew up in Tokyo are well aware that cars are required outside of a few big cities in Japan. Examples: (a) You have relatives that live in the countryside. (b) You take a family trip to the countryside for hiking or onsen/ryokan or skiing. (c) You watch NHK (public TV) about a small village.

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Re:Toyota brand Scion is back and it's going to sell a kei t... by SenHeng on Thursday November 12, 2026 @07:38AM (#50466284)
Dude, I fucking live here.

I often get questions about train and bus coverage and they are surprised that you need a car in 2nd tier cities like Kobe, Nagoya or Matsumoto. They ‘know’ that having a car is convenient, they didn’t _understand_ that it was a necessity.

Don’t be that guy that thinks your experience of Japan is the only one.

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