I have an LC500 and adore it. Is it a sports car? No. Is it a rolling work of art with a 7300 RPM naturally aspirated redline? Yes. It’s fun. There are times I’ll walk into my garage and I have to just stop and stare at it. Pictures don’t do the shapes justice. The design has so many cohesive flowing lines that look good from just about any angle.
I have a good circle of friends with fun Japanese cars. One has a 2006 S2000, one has a 2021 Miata RF 6MT, and another one just brought home a white IS500 with the red interior. I’ve driven all of them and they each have a unique charm.
It’s not Japanese but it’s been mentioned a couple times- I also have a Kona N. That thing is stoooopid amounts of fun. Raucous. Rough. Loud. And one of the snappiest DCTs this side of a PDK. For $30k it was a steal.