After regular bicycles China is now also taking over Japan’s market for e-bikes. – Photo Jo Beckendorff

TOKYO, Japan – Last year’s Market Report Japan reported on the already for years ongoing drops in sales of regular bicycles. The only good news was...

Most cheap bicycle imports out of China are sold through larger chain store giants giving Japanese IBDs hard time. - Photo Jo Beckendorff

TOKYO, Japan – The Japanese bicycle market still continues to face difficulties. Last year bicycle sales even slipped onto a 12 years low, while the...

There are not many bicycle categories where electrification makes more sense than on the typical Japanese Mamacharis bikes. – Photo Jo Beckendorff

TOKYO, Japan – First the sad news: the Japanese are buying fewer bicycles. Last year the total shipment to the country’s distributors stood below...

Japan Market Declines Further

TOKYO, Japan – For the second year on a row, the Japanese bicycle market is declining in volume. Value-wise however, production and import are...

Japan 2011: Pedelec Sales on the Rise

TOKYO, Japan – Bike Europe’s latest published Japan bicycle market report for 2011 was based on the January to October figures. Correspondent Jo...