- Cycle Base Asahi https://www.cb-asahi.co.jp/
- Rules for electric bikes in Japan https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/kotsu/jikoboshi/electric_mobility/pedal.html
- Bicycle helmet law https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/kotsu/jikoboshi/bicycle/menu/helmet.html
- News article about bicycle helmet law https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/03/31/national/bicycle-helmet-duty-bound/
- How many Japanese wear helmets? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/04/02/japan/japan-cyclists-helmet-wearing/
- Number of bikes stolen in Tokyo every year https://www.keishicho.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/about_mpd/jokyo_tokei/jokyo/hanzai.files/tokyo.pdf
- Number of bikes stolen in Japan every year (p.53) https://www.npa.go.jp/toukei/seianki/R04/r4keihouhantoukeisiryou.pdf
- How to register your bike in Japan https://www.tokyobybike.com/2013/11/how-to-register-your-bicycle-in-japan.html?m=1
- Bike theft in the Netherlands https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9931151/
- Number of bikes in the Netherlands https://www.government.nl/topics/bicycles
LWIF EP211: What a Bicycle Shop in Japan is Like
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