Tiny cars

This should be obvious by now: cars are smaller in Japan.
Well, okay, things in general are smaller. Drinks, roads*, dogs, my ego, department store corridors, etc.
The only things I've seen that tend to be really big are my room, Tokyo, and price tags on anything that isn't ramen, cigarette, or beverage related. Also 100 yen shops, which whup the ass of American dollar stores by a million miles.
But yeah, small cars. The average size around here tends to be in the old-school Mini Cooper and Fiat 500 range. Basically, this means anything the size of a shoe. Also, cars like the Nissan Cube and Scion xB are huge here.
Japanese minivans look much cooler and have much better handling than they do in the states.
Honda Civics and similar cars are huge looking here. A Mercedes E class is enormous.
The only truly big cars I've seen have been either Toyota Land Cruisers or the following list: a pimped out Chevy pickup, two H2 Hummers, and a jacked-suspension F350. The F350 is pretty ginormous even in Eagleland, but when one drives down the streets of Ichinomiya, you can hear Godzilla, Rodan, Ultraman, King Ghidora, and Jet Jaguar all yelling "Oh, crap, a new Enemy of the Week!"
I could get into detailing the implications of such an F350 and the self confidence/masculinity of the owner, but I have family who read this blog and so it is therefore not worth it.

Next Time on Tokusatsu SUPER - Gaijin Special: Godzilla and Anguirius - Ultimate Team Up! Fight Against The Yankee Vehicle Monster, Effu Suri Fifuchi!

*Though sidewalks tend to be massive. Dad, find a skateboard box please