English Mitsuboshi Belting and Tsubakimoto Chain: Japan’s Timing Belt and Chain Makers
📋 SummaryMitsuboshi Belting and Tsubakimoto Chain are two genuinely distinct Japanese manufacturers behind the timing be...
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English English Tokyo Roki: Japan’s OEM Oil Filter Manufacturer
📋 SummaryTokyo Roki Co., Ltd. is a Japanese filtration manufacturer, founded in March 1949 in Ota Ward, Tokyo, originall...
English Toyo Tire and Falken: Japan’s Other Major Tire Manufacturers
📋 SummaryToyo Tire Corporation and Falken are two more major Japanese tire names, genuinely distinct from Bridgestone an...
English Kushitani: Japan’s Motorcycle Leather Gear Pioneer
📋 SummaryKushitani is a Japanese motorcycle leather gear brand, founded in 1947 in Hamamatsu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, ...
English Koyorad: Japan’s Aftermarket Performance Radiator Brand
📋 SummaryKoyorad (Koyorad Co., Ltd.) is a Japanese manufacturer of aftermarket performance radiators, oil coolers, and i...
English ORC: Ogura Clutch’s Japanese Racing Clutch Brand
📋 SummaryORC is a performance racing clutch brand made by Ogura Clutch Co., Ltd., a Japanese company with origins tracin...
English AGC and Nippon Sheet Glass: Japan’s Automotive Glass Manufacturers
📋 SummaryAGC Inc. (formerly Asahi Glass Co., Ltd.) and Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd. (NSG Group) are Japan's two major au...
English Up Garage: Japan’s Used JDM Parts Chain, and Its Croooober Connection
📋 SummaryUp Garage is Japan's best-known secondhand auto and motorcycle parts retail chain, founded in April 1999 by Mak...
English Moly Green: The Autobacs Group’s House-Brand Engine Oil
📋 SummaryMoly Green is a Japanese engine oil brand, but genuinely different in nature from the independent oil manufactu...
English Autobacs and Yellow Hat: Japan’s Two Largest Car Accessory Retail Chains
📋 SummaryAutobacs and Yellow Hat are Japan's two largest car accessory and parts retail chains, both genuinely useful to...
English Nissin and Akebono: Japan’s OEM Brake System Manufacturers
📋 SummaryNissin Kogyo and Akebono Brake are two Japanese brake system manufacturers, but with a genuinely different busi...
English NWB: Japan’s Wiper Blade Brand, Now Part of Denso Wiper Systems
📋 SummaryNWB is a long-running Japanese wiper blade brand, originally the trading name of Nippon Wiper Blade Co., Ltd., ...
English PIVOT: Japan’s Throttle Controller and Gauge Specialist
📋 SummaryPIVOT Corporation is a Japanese automotive electronics brand best known for its 3-drive throttle controller ser...
English Meltec: Japan’s 12V Car Electrical Accessory Brand
📋 SummaryMeltec is a Japanese 12V automotive electrical accessory brand made by Daiji Kogyo Co., Ltd., based in Osaka an...
English Napolex: Japan’s Car Interior Accessory Brand
📋 SummaryNapolex is a long-running Japanese car interior accessory brand, covering seat covers, shift knobs, steering wh...
English IPF and Valenti: Japanese Auxiliary and LED Lighting Brands
📋 SummaryIPF and Valenti are two Japanese automotive lighting brands, genuinely separate from PIAA (covered in a separat...
English Comtec: From Radar Detectors to Japan’s Dashcam Market Leader
📋 SummaryComtec is a Japanese automotive electronics manufacturer founded in 1985 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, now one o...
English Project Kics: Japan’s Wheel Lug Nut and Spacer Specialist
📋 SummaryProject Kics is a wheel lug nut, wheel lock, and hub-centric spacer brand made by Kyo-Ei Co., Ltd., a Japanese ...
English Voltex and Chargespeed: Japanese Aero and Body Kit Specialists
📋 SummaryVoltex and Chargespeed are two genuinely distinct Japanese aerodynamics and body kit manufacturers, separate fr...
English Yupiteru and Cellstar: Japan’s Radar Detector Brands
📋 SummaryYupiteru and Cellstar are the two dominant Japanese radar and laser detector brands, both sold openly at retail...