This is the fair and balanced type of reporting Germans fawn over their totally independent state media for.
Racist overtones aside, conquering foreign markets with their cars is the only thing that's kept West Germany relevant since the annexation of the DDR, and that's coming to an end.
You won't need to drive much or far in Japan. Congrats on the car.
I am in a much more rural area so I do need to drive daily to work or around town.
Long distance I can take busses or trains, but we don't have any locally really.