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BIKE

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 25, 2019
Born to be airborne: Japanese firm aims to sell flying motorbikes by 2022
Tokyo-based venture company A.L.I. Technologies Inc. aims to release a mass-market flying motorcycle by 2022, Chief Executive Officer Shuhei Komatsu said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 27, 2018
Kyushu by bicycle: Love hotels, hot springs and rugged climbs
Exploring Japan by bicycle is freeing and convenient: without a set itinerary you can travel at your own pace and explore whatever catches your eye. Kyushu's varied landscape and quirky local attractions make it a perfect cycling destination.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 15, 2018
Two wheels, not four, the best way to explore Okinawa
Tokashiki Island has all the sun, sand and surf you'd expect from an island in Okinawa. But cycling around the island is another way to experience the area's scenery and history.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2018
Rampant bicycle theft puts the brakes on China's Mobike foray in Mexico City
Chinese bike-sharing company Mobike entered the Latin American market in Mexico City this year drawn by its millions of potential clients. Now it has run into a problem increasingly plaguing the country: street crime.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 29, 2018
Bike-sharing race expected to heat up
Bike-sharing service operators are locking horns with each other as the service catches on with consumers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2018
Bike sharing model proving tough fit in parking space-scarce Japan
Bike sharing has a lot going for it. It's mass transit that's ultracheap, burns body fat instead of fossil fuels and is adored by venture capitalists. But the business model has hit a major snag: parking.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 8, 2017
In Japan's fledgling bike-sharing scene, the race for market share heats up
Bike sharing is shifting into higher gear in Japan as a string of new players and leading Chinese services announce their entry into a nascent but growing domestic market.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2014
Tokyo aims to promote cycling as means of transport ahead of Olympics
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government aims to get more people using bicycles and aims to roughly double the total length of bike lanes in the city by the time it hosts the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2014
Anti-nuke protesters bike around Washington on anniversary of Nagasaki atomic bombing
More than 100 cyclists gathered in Washington on the anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki to call for the abolition of nuclear weapons.

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