The Neon Glow of Tokyo Modified Car Culture (kottke.org)

Jason Kottke: New Zealand drift racer Mike Whiddett recently travelled to Japan to explore Tokyo's "extraordinary after-dark modified auto scene." He found people making California-style lowriders, Dekotora (my favorite, if only for the sheer spectacle), illegally modified cars, and a man who says with a straight face that "driving an unmodified Lamborghini is boring."

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Shinichi Morohoshi is a scumbag

[SethJohnson]

The guy in the video with all the Lambos is widely described as a member of the Yakuza. No big surprise. When you look at those cars rolling down the street, understand that they are financed with the broken lives of a great many people.