The Daihatsu Tanto has become one of the mainstays of the Japanese microcar segment. The tall and boxy car is indicative of both the specialty of the Daihatsu brand, and of the seemingly insatiable Japanese appetite for tiny cars.

Tanto shows up fresh for this year’s Tokyo Motor Show, where it will feature a first-in-class pillarless power-sliding door, providing one-touch access to the passenger compartment. Daihatsu has also built this iteration of the car to be wider and roomier, within reason, of course, with a “family-friendly atmosphere