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by metageek 5482 days ago
The IP number in the log is from a block in Japan, named GLOBALEV-IT, belonging to Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd. Traceroute shows it's reached via tokyjp01.jp.ra.gin.ntt.net, which suggests that it's actually in Japan, not just allocated to a Japanese company.

Given that the location in the article is somewhere in/around Seattle, I'd say it's pretty clear that CARWINGS is proxying the request.