These are Japanese Dekotora trucks. "Dekotora" means "decorated." They are also known as art trucks. This subculture has been around for over 50 years. Dekotora became popular by the Torakku Yarô ...

When did Japan’s love affair with car customization begin? We don’t have a clue, but before we saw street drifters in the ’90s, Shakotan cars in the ’80s, and Bosozoku tribes in the ’70s, there was a ...

Japanese auctions aren't just populated with kei cars and boring commercial vehicles. For example, this 1993 Mitsubishi Canter Dekotora-style is a rig that can haul cars in extreme style. I'm only ...

As in the United States, in Japan there’s a long history of owner-operators taking pride in their ride, known by the “dekotora” terminology — essentially, the word means “decoration truck” in the ...

Long gone is the heyday of the lavishly decorated Japanese big-rigs known as dekotora. Once a symbol of blue-collar ideals in the pre-bubble era, the art and culture of truckers modifying their ...

In Translogic 9.4 we continue our tour of Japan and its unique and often creative take on transportation. This time we get an up close look at Dekotora or Japanese art trucks and discover that they’re ...

The years of my life can now be split into BB and AB sections: Before Beyoncé and After Beyoncé. Earlier this week I went to night four of her Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour at SoFi ...

Feast your eyes on one of Japan's most insane dekotora trucks. Dekotora, which literally translates as 'decoration truck', can often see owners spending up to $100,000 (NZ$143,000) pimping out their ...

Jaleco’s Dekotora game is probably inaccessible for gamers outside of Japan because of region locking. If you’re curious about racing neon colored big rigs Spike’s game is another option. In March ...

Every garage (or office) needs a few scale models of interesting vehicles around, be it an all-Australian lineup featuring a Leyland P76 next to a Chrysler Valiant Charger or Big Daddy Roth's ...