[William Tell]

snowsislander said: "The average Japanese car on the street in Tokyo is much nicer than anywhere else I have visited."

I have heard that it is illegal in Japan to allow one's auto to appear much less than in new condition. Is that not so?

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The average Japanese car on the street in Tokyo is much nicer than anywhere else I have visited.

I have heard that it is illegal in Japan to allow one's auto to appear much less than in new condition. Is that not so?

I think they have "registration fees" in Japan that make it increasingly expensive to keep a car that is more than a few years old.