In Japan, cars under 660cc are tax-deductible, and cars under 660cc are the best-sellers,” wrote X user @masjp72. “2. Toyota has 5,000 dealers in the small country of Japan, while Honda has 2,300.

Japan’s economy grew much faster than expected in the April to June months, as brisk auto exports and tourist arrivals helped offset the drag from a slowing post-Covid consumer recovery ...

Back in the 1980s, Japan performed something of an economic miracle. It transformed itself into the number two economy in the world. From Walkmans to Toyotas, the U.S. was awash in Japanese imports.

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As for Japan’s overall economic outlook, “short term, momentum is pretty good, but beyond that, we are actually quite cautious,” Ms. Devalier said.