Japan Model Racing Car Association (日本モデルラジオコントロールカー協会) is a governing body for radio controlled car racing in Japan.
As it represents domestic racing in Japan, the JMRCA is affiliated with IFMAR It was founded in February 1971 with the backing of Kyosho, the industry leader at the time, to feed on an increasing demand for R/C car racing popularised by U.S. military personnels stationed in Japan in preparation for the Vietnam War.
[1] Its first race was the First Japan-America Goodwill RC Car Race at the following month, hosted jointly by the JMRCA and the U.S. Air Force Model Club held at their Tokyo Tachikawa Base.
[1] Taking place at a specially constructed race course at Fuji Speedway, the winning driver was rewarded with a trip to Hawaii.
[2] As of 2025, only seven foreign drivers have won the All-Japan Championships, either from Germany or the United States and one from the United Kingdom, won in 2015 when the championship was run as part of the warm-up event in preparation for the forthcoming IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship.