[GJim]

1/3 of the planets population drives on the left mate.

(Incidentally, if a country drives on the left then as a general rule of thumb, they also play cricket. I've no idea why this might be the case.)

[xyzzy3000]

The car in the article has the steering wheel on the left, which is the wrong side for vehicles driving on the left-hand side of the road. Domestically-produced cars in both the UK and Japan have the steering wheel on the right.

[aitchnyu]

I'm from India and had to Google these guys https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_national_cricket_team

[ornornor]

I’d say it’s because cricket is British and driving on the other side is British too?

[GJim]

I really had no idea. Give that man a coconut.

[bdsa]

British influence?

I'm not sure the correlation holds up in Japan's case though

[pjc50]

British influence again - apparently through the train network. Despite Commodore Perry and the Portuguese, Britain had significant influence during the Meiji restoration.

[lifestyleguru]

Don't want succumb to any conspiracy theory, but they also tend to play rugby.