Mamachari bicycles are the perfect bicycle for city cyclists, ridden by everyone – old/young, female/male, students, salarymen, mothers, grandmothers and fathers in Japan. No other bicycle is better ...

Bicycle rental services are available at tourist spots all over Japan, including the country’s big cities as well as remote areas like Okinawa and Shikoku. The Japanese term is rentasaikuru, deriving ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Move over, Prius. Riding the vogue for eco-conscious products, companies ranging from battery to tire to motorcycle makers in Japan are looking to cultivate a market that beats even ...

While folding bicycles have been around for a while now, this new variation can be folded with a swiftness and elegance never seen before. The 2-second slide-folding bicycle was designed to be folded ...

Yamaha started selling a lithium-ion battery-powered electric bike in Japan in August (Panasonic followed up with its Vivi RX 10-S soon thereafter) and now presents the PAS CITY-C [JP]. The new Yamaha ...

It’s been over six years since the northeast coast of Japan’s Honshu island was hit by a devastating earthquake, leading to a deadly tsunami and nuclear disaster. The hardest hit of all the affected ...

SAGAMIHARA, Japan – The penultimate stage of Japan’s largest international bicycle race was held here Saturday, and nearly 20 volunteers from Camp Zama were there to help. The volunteers assisted with ...