As Japan reeled from disaster, three men went cycling
In 1977, British author and long-term Tokyo resident Alan Booth made a journey on foot from the northernmost point in Japan, Cape Soya, to Kyushu's southernmost tip, Cape Sata. Booth's account of that epic trek, "The Roads to Sata," became one of the classic Japan ...
Cyclists who flout law face charges
Traffic accidents have witnessed an overall decline in recent years, but the percentage of cases involving bicycles is on the rise. National Police Agency data show bicycles were involved in 20.8 percent of all traffic accidents in 2011, up 18.5 percent from 2001.
Let the "amateur" majority enjoy their "clean" sports, but is it fair that the most resolute athletes are robbed of the chance to perform at their best?
The Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office will start pressing criminal charges against cyclists who repeatedly ignore red lights amid a growing number of traffic accidents involving bicycles. The decision, announced Monday, takes effect this month. Until now, Tokyo cyclists have rarely been charged for riding ...
Electric bikes highly charged and geared for commuting
Frequent quakes makes commuters rethink their modes of transportation and the worth in investing in an electric bike.
GPS navigation for cyclists gathers speed
Tokyo isn't the easiest city to navigate, which makes mobile GPS devices and apps for cyclists a no-brainer.
Chiyoda Ward wants you to ride your bicycle
A lack of bicycle parking spaces doesn't make cycling so attractive in the city but at least Chiyoda Ward seems to be moving in the right direction.
Property ads in Hatsudai and Hatagaya, immediately west of central Tokyo's Shinjuku Station, often trumpet the fact that it's possible to "commute by bike" to the neighboring hub. Last year that ride became a little bit easier, when the so-called Kyu-Tamagawa Suido Road, running ramrod ...
Cyclists unite in calling for new road-sharing infrastructure
Staff writer Edan Corkill rolled up with his camera to last weekend's 40-km "Tokyo City Cycling 2009" event to celebrate the joys — and utility — of urban bicycling, and asked participants how often they ride, where they like to ride and how they ...
