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Impressions of Top Gun Maverick: Why My Husband Went to See It Multiple Times

Top Gun Maverick The other day, I went to the movie theater to watch Top Gun Maverick. It’s the sequel to the original Top Gun released 36 years ago, starring none other than Tom Cruise. My husband told me that the original Top Gun featured a Porsche 356 and Kawasaki motorcycles, and including its storyline and world view, it completely captured the hearts of young people at the time. The eagerly awaited sequel, Top Gun...

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5 Years of Porsche Blogging! What I Gained and Learned from Running This Blog

I started this Porsche blog exactly five years ago. Back in June 2017, just a few months after my second daughter was born, I casually launched this blog. At the time, I never imagined it would grow into a blog read by so many people five years later. So today, on this five-year milestone, I want to look back on the journey of running this blog and share what I’ve gained along the way. A...

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“Negotiations Are Diplomacy Between Nations” — A Porsche Owner’s Way of Working

Negotiations are diplomacy between representatives of nations. The other day, I wanted a little encouragement regarding a work decision, so I consulted my husband about it. Usually, I don’t often discuss work matters with him. However, since “the decision I was about to make” and “the advice I received from others” were somewhat different, I wanted to hear what conclusion he would reach if he were in my situation. I won’t go into details, but...

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Do You Care What Car You Drive to a Dealer? Does the Dealer Treat You Differently?

What Car Should You Drive to the Dealer? I receive questions and messages from readers every day on the blog. Since some have kindly allowed me to share their inquiries, I thought I’d start featuring these questions and my answers here going forward. So, here’s a question I received recently: Do you feel that dealers or stores treat you differently depending on the car you drive there? Do you pay attention to what car you...

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ポルシェ911GT3
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A Porsche Owner’s Way of Working: Fascinating Dragon Quest Management Insights!

Dragon Quest Management Insights The other day, I visited the hair salon run by my husband’s Porsche friend, Takuro-san. I had introduced Takuro-san in this article before. 【ポルシェオーナーの仕事の流儀】これぞプロの接客！想像力、知識、提案力に感動した話 It’s been over a year since I started going to Takuro-san’s salon. Usually, we talk a lot about cars and car life during the treatment, but this time, while coloring my hair, I happened to get a call from a member of my company and ended up...

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981ボクスターGTS
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The Joy of High-Performance Cars Like Porsche Grows with the Driver’s Skill

Back When I Couldn’t Drive a Manual About five years ago, I could barely drive a manual transmission car. Every time I got behind the wheel of the only manual car we had at home, the Boxster GTS (981), I thought, “There’s no way I’ll ever be able to drive a manual car.” My sense of defeat just kept growing. My feet wouldn’t leave the accelerator or clutch pedals, and I half-wondered, “Does the Boxster’s...

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Continuing a Life Loving Sports Cars After Marriage: Four Things a Porsche Owner Couple C...

About Us, the Porsche Owner Couple We’ve been married for 10 years this year. I know this might seem like a “Who cares?” kind of story out of the blue… lol We got married in 2012. Naturally, when we were newlyweds, there was no Porsche in our home, and I wasn’t interested in cars at all. So, I never imagined that 10 years later, we’d be running a Porsche blog together as a couple. Now,...

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Top 5 Scenic Drives in Japan I Want to Take with My Wife in a Porsche One Day

During Golden Week, I went on a 6-night, 7-day grand touring trip. Of course, it was a solo journey—or rather, a two-person trip with my Porsche—a trip spent every day chasing out great roads and driving hard. This year I toured Shikoku and Kyushu, and I’ll share a detailed report on that in another article. But this time, while driving, I was thinking about which roads I’d want to drive with my wife someday when...

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How Meeting Porsche Owners Changed My Life Perspective

The Values of Porsche Owners Before starting this Porsche blog, I lived with the belief that “work is the purpose of life” and “focusing entirely on work leads to a fulfilling life.” After working as a salesperson in a sports-minded company, then starting my own business and witnessing senior entrepreneurs around me aiming for IPOs and expanding their companies, I thought that to achieve results at work, losing private time and spending less time with...

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What My Husband, Who Has Experienced Over 50 Porsches, Thinks Now

What Do We Really Want from a Car? Since starting this blog, my husband has had the chance to test drive not only the Porsches he owns but also many others owned by friends and dealers. “I wonder, how many Porsches have I actually driven so far…” When he counted, the number was over 50 cars. He often says things like this: “A car isn’t just about having power or being fast.” I used to...

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