Akihiko Nakaya was a regular presenter on what Japanese preeminent automobile magazine, video, and DVD series?
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Akihiko Nakaya Akihiko Nakaya (中谷明彦 , Nakaya Akihiko , born November 3, 1957) is a successful racing driver in the Japanese Touring Car Championship and F3000, as well as regular presenter on the Japanese motoring show "Best Motoring". Nakaya offered a distinctively analytical approach to reviewing cars on the show, providing detailed analyses of various vehicle components and explaining certain driving styles that were best suited to their characteristics. He was a regular driver of Mitsubishi Lancer Evolutions during Best Motoring races involving the I, II, III, IV, V, VI, Makinen editions, VII, and VIII of the car, often recording lap times significantly quicker than other drivers of the same vehicle.
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Best Motoring Best Motoring (ベストモータリング , Besuto Mōtaringu ) was Japan's preeminent automobile magazine, video, and DVD series. Alongside "Best Motoring" were "Hot Version" and "Video Special."
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Manabu Suzuki Manabu Suzuki (Shinjitai: 鈴木 学 , Suzuki Manabu , born Tokyo Japan, March 20, 1963) is a former racing driver, journalist, sport announcer and radio and TV presenter for the automotive industry. He is a Japanese citizen and is nicknamed Mana-P (マナＰ in katakana).
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Japanese Grand Prix The Japanese Grand Prix (Japanese: 日本グランプリ , "Nihon-guranpuri " ) is a race in the calendar of the FIA Formula One World Championship. Historically, Japan has been one of the last races of the season, and as such the Japanese Grand Prix has been the venue for many title-deciding races, with 13 World Champions being crowned over the 30 World Championship Japanese Grands Prix that have been hosted.
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2004 MTV Video Music Awards Japan The MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2004 were hosted by entertainer and singer Tomomitsu Yamaguchi at Tokyo Bay NK Hall in Urayasu, Chiba.
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Toyota MR2 The Toyota MR2 is a two-seat, mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive sports car manufactured in Japan and marketed globally by Toyota from 1984 to 2007 over three generations: W10 (1984–1989), W20 (1990–1999) and W30 (2000–2007). It is Japan's first mid-engined production car.
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Avtomanija Avtomanija is the leading Slovene automobile internet portal and magazine (2005-2010). The content is divided between automotive news, vehicle reviews, and motorsports coverage. Originally only a motoring website since 1998, expanded to magazine publishing in 2005. In the 2006, under the direction of longtime editor Artur Švarc, changed its name from "Avtomania" to "Avtomanija", 32 page magazine published weekly. Name was changed due incorrect spelling of the word, which was in original partially English and partially Slovenian. "Avtomanija" was up to date Slovenia's only weekly automotive magazine.
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VIP style VIP, which roughly translates into Japanese as 'bippu', refers to the modification of Japanese luxury automobiles to make them lower in stance and wider looking with wide aggressive wheels, suspension, and body kits. VIP Style are typically large, expensive, rear-wheel drive sedans, though automotive enthusiasts use other cars like minivans and Kei cars. Once associated with the yakuza, VIP Style modifications now are a subset of automotive modification. Please note, this definition differs from the traditional origins of the term 'Very Important Person', and is a loose appropriation of the term perpetuated amongst enthusiasts.
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Za Rulem Za Rulem (meaning "Behind the Wheels" in English) is a popular Russian monthly magazine about cars and the automotive industry. Prior to 1989, was the only automobile periodical in the USSR, designed for a wide readership. By the end of 1980 the magazine's circulation reached 4.5 million copies.
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The Raw Report DVD-Magazine The Raw Report DVD-Magazine is a quarterly released DVD magazine series that focuses on the extensive culture of both mainstream and underground hip-hop, while combining key formulas of a print magazine.
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Practical Classics Practical Classics, started in 1980, is a British magazine about classic cars. It focuses on affordable classic cars for the man in the street, as well as more expensive and exotic cars that have now become affordable. It has always had a strong emphasis on DIY and showing the skills and tools needed for restoration, maintenance and repairs. The editorial staff all have old cars that they work to keep running. The magazine features a price guide and buyer's guides to specific models. Bauer Consumer Media, publishers of "Practical Classics", claim an ABC audited circulation of 48,033 (July–December 2012).
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2009 Super GT Series The 2009 Autobacs Super GT Series was the 16th season of the Japan Automobile Federation Super GT Championship. The season opener on March 22, was moved to Okayama, due to the continued renovation of Suzuka in preparation for the 2009 Japanese Grand Prix. The season finale on November 8 also was moved to Motegi, instead of Fuji. Due to the worldwide economic crisis, race weekends were two days instead of three.
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Bura Tamori Bura Tamori (ブラタモリ , sometimes stylized as "BURATAMORI") ）is a Japanese weekly travel television series broadcast domestically on NHK General Television and internationally on NHK World Premium hosted by Tamori. It was launched in 2008.
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Over Rev! Over Rev! (Japanese: オーバーレブ! , Hepburn: Ōbā Rebu! ) is a Japanese manga series created by Katsumi Yamaguchi and Team39. The manga began serialization in the now-defunct "seinen" manga magazine "Weekly Young Sunday", and sold 31 volumes between May 1997 and November 2004. The series also spanned into a live action film (V-Cinema) and a CD drama. There were plans for an anime and OVA, but there were no further reports about production. The story revolves around Ryoko Shino, a Japanese high school senior and a former track star who gets into street racing after breaking her Achilles tendon. The tagline for the series is "A Legend of [the] Ultimate Hot Rodder".
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Cruisin' Style Magazine Cruisin' Style Magazine is an American monthly automobile magazine, which features articles on classic car restoration, hot rods, performance cars (particularly Corvettes), muscle cars, street rods, car shows and cruise nights.
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Kazuo Tokumitsu Kazuo Tokumitsu (徳光 和夫 , "Tokumitsu Kazuo" , born 10 March 1941 in Meguro, Tokyo) is a Japanese TV presenter and announcer.
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Stand Up! (Japanese TV series) Stand Up!! (スタンドアップ!! , Sutando Appu!! ) is a Japanese television drama which ran weekly for three months in 2003. The drama, which stars Kazunari Ninomiya of Arashi and Tomohisa Yamashita of NEWS, centers on the lives of the last four virgins left in their highschool as they struggle to lose their virginity over their final high school summer vacation. A 6-DVD Box Set featuring all eleven episodes, as well as six individual volumes were released in Japan on December 18, 2003.
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Legends of Motorsport Legends of Motorsport was a series of automotive documentaries aired by the former television channel "Speedvision", which later became Speed Channel.
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The Big Arvo The Big Arvo (originally titled The Big Breakfast) is an Australian television series that was broadcast on the Seven Network from 1999 until 2005. It starred four hosts, who hosted the show in a large model bus. They had segments such as "cool job" and "dare" to amuse younger viewers and to teach viewers who had outgrown "Play School". The show appeared in "K-Zone" magazine to celebrate 500 episodes. It had begun in a morning timeslot under the name of The Big Breakfast, before moving to the afternoon to make way for "AMV: All Music Video" and "Sunrise".
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Tora-san, the Expert Tora-san, the Expert (男はつらいよ 花も嵐も寅次郎 , Otoko wa Tsurai yo: Hana mo Arashi mo Torajirō ) is a 1982 Japanese comedy film directed by Yoji Yamada. It stars Kiyoshi Atsumi as Torajirō Kuruma (Tora-san), and Yuko Tanaka as his love interest or "Madonna". "Tora-san, the Expert" is the thirtieth entry in the popular, long-running "Otoko wa Tsurai yo" series. This became the first Tora-san film to be released on DVD with English subtitles in when the Hong Kong label Panorama did so in 2006.
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Grand tourer A grand tourer (Italian: "gran turismo" ) (GT) is a performance and luxury automobile capable of high speed and long-distance driving. The most common format is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive two-door coupé with either a two-seat or a 2+2 arrangement. The term derives from the Italian language phrase "gran turismo" which became popular in the English language from the 1950s, evolving from fast touring cars and streamlined closed sports cars during the 1930s.
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Mazda3 The Mazda3 or Mazda 3 (known as the Mazda Axela in Japan, a combination of "accelerate" and "excellent") is a compact car manufactured in Japan by Mazda. It was introduced in 2003 as a 2004 model, replacing the Familia/323/Protegé. A performance-oriented version of the Mazda3 is marketed as the Mazdaspeed3 in North America, Mazdaspeed Axela in Japan and the Mazda3 MPS in Europe.