> There is apparently little/no used car market in Japan. At least historically, that's because the inspection process for keeping old cars on the road is so o

> There is apparently little/no used car market in Japan. At least historically, that's because the inspection process for keeping old cars on the road is so onerous that many people don't want to bother an just got new cars[1]. I don't know how things are now, but it sound like the inspections are still expensive[2]. [1] (90s) http://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/12/world/why-the-cars-in-japan-look-just-like-new.html http://www.nytimes.com/1993/09/12/world/why-the-cars-in-japa... [2] (more recent) http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2022.html http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2022.html