The so-called sharing economy has spread to a variety of fields such as cars and homes, and Japan has seen another rising trend in recent years — bicycles.
A growing number of municipalities and private firms are providing bikes to gauge whether such services will catch on.
Here are some questions and answers about bike-sharing in Japan:
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