Diminutive and slow, with a charmingly outdated look, so-called Kei trucks are completely out of sync with the American truck ...

Tiny Japanese trucks that cost as little as $5,000 are winning over some Americans. Kei trucks are about 11 feet long and are typically limited to about 25 miles an hour.

In an era of supersized pickups and SUVs, Kei cars and trucks bring a (very) little piece of Japan to the United States. Getting one on the road can be complicated.

In Japan, love for Kei trucks runs deeper and a show car at this year's Tokyo Auto Salon gave the diminutive Kei car the respect it deserves. The build in question was displayed by Japan's Nihon ...

White Suzuki Carries, light blue Honda Actys, and, of course, ... A line of Japanese kei trucks are shown on Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at JDM Car & Motorcycle in Shoreline.

Q: Are Japanese mini trucks still being deemed too unsafe for road travel, even though this state allows for motorcycles to be ridden without helmets? They should just be hit with a flat tax and ...

Back in Japan, where kei trucks are easy to come by, some landscape artists celebrate their usefulness in the garden by turning the wee pickups into gardens themselves. Spoon-tamago.

In addition to a 36% decline in the number of truck drivers expected to be seen by the year 2030, the Japanese government has also recently capped the annual work hours at 3,300 hours.

Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite Ryan Albarelli's two small Japanese trucks, a Honda (left) and a Toyota, are parked in front of his Broomfield home. Jan. 29, 2025.. Parked next to Albarelli’s Honda was ...