Car weight has become a big issue with the rise of EVs, but Japanese kei cars have had the problem solved for years. These ...

When I got to Japan a few weeks later, the contrast was shocking. Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and other locations were awash with tiny "kei" trucks, cars and vans. These cities have thin, weaving side ...

A Kei car is the only way to experience Japan. Forget carving Hakone in an RX-7, gliding along the Wangan in an R34 GT-R, or grumbling through Shibuya in a Supra. The Honda N-One RS with a manual ...

The Nissan Sakura is an all-electric Kei car. It's just 11 feet long and weighs under 2,400 lbs, with a starting price of around $15,000. The Sakura has become Japan's best-selling EV, but Nissan ...

In Japan, love for Kei trucks runs deeper and a show car at this year’s Tokyo Auto Salon gave the diminutive Kei car the respect it deserves. The build in question was displayed by Japan’s ...

Also on that trip, I visited the prime gathering spot for gearheads in the Tokyo region: Daikoku Parking Area, a highway rest ...

Now, before you get too excited, while this Alto does have a turbocharged engine and a functional hood scoop, it still ...

The electric versions of the Daihatsu Hijet, Toyota Pixis Van, and Suzuki Every will have around 200 km (124 miles) of range ...

Kei trucks have also found large numbers of fans in Britain. Today, one of four vehicles exported by Japan Car Direct is a Kei truck. Mathew Matusiak, Japan Car Direct’s president, predicted ...

The Japan launch of the Hyundai Inster follows attempts by Tesla and other foreign brands to enter a country seeing a slow take-up of EVs. With the Inster, Hyundai will take a low-price strategy akin ...