Brian AshcraftItasha (痛車) literally means “pain mobile” and either refers to the pain it inflicts on car owners’ wallets to trick…
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Brian Ashcraft
In Japan, taxis are typically black. Sometimes, they’re white or even yellow. Generally, people think of them as being dark-coloured…
“Itasha” (痛車) literally mean “painmobile”, but they are Japan’s sticker-covered geek cars. The decals often feature anime, manga or video…
For Japanese otaku, itasha – literally “painmobile” – are about as geeky as they come. This past weekend, diehard itasha…
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