Market Reports

TOKYO, Japan - While the corona pandemic caused a veritable bicycle and e-bike boom in the west, this sales boom completely bypassed Japan. The current sales slump therefore isn't based on a sharp drop from new sales records as in the west. For years the bicycle market in the Land of the Rising Sun has been shifting in low gear. The local market slump continued in 2023 and a reversal is not expected in the current year either.

TOKYO, Japan - The bicycle market figures for 2022 presented by the Japan Bicycle Promotion Institute (JPBI) showed that the pandemic played a completely different role on the Japanese bicycle market than in the western world. Bike Europe tried to find out why the virus didn't lead to a sales boom as it did in Europe.

TOKYO, Japan - Neither the corona crisis or a shift in mentality to sustainable transport options have been able to lead to a strengthening of either the Japanese bicycle industry or the domestic bicycle market. A first look at 2021 bicycle figures compiled by the Japan Bicycle Promotion Institute (JBPI) show the same trend as previous years, that the market is weakening.

TOKYO, Japan - Despite growth trends seen in many other countries in 2020, Japan's bicycle market moved in the opposite direction. While the Corona-19 pandemic in Europe and North America gave demand for individual bicycle and e-bike mobility a hefty boost, that effect has completely bypassed Japan.

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 the Made in Japan e-bikes as their 2017 sales increased in numbers as well as in value.

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

TOKYO, Japan - For the second year on a row, the Japanese bicycle market is declining in volume. Value-wise however, production and import are reaching new highs. This contrasting development is rooted in the depreciation of the Japanese yen. Also, made in Japan e-bikes contributed to the rising value of the bike production and import.

TOKYO, Japan - E-bikes were the driving force of Japan's bicycle market in 2014. Despite the fact that sales in units dropped; money-wise the Japanese market was still able to record growth. However, it's doubtful this will continue in 2015 when looking the latest figures.

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

When an 8.9 magnitude earthquake struck the northeast of Japan on March 11, 2011 it led to the giant tsunami that also destroyed the Fukushima nuclear ...

Last year was a tough one for the Japanese bicycle business, as consumers reined in spending in the wake of the global financial crisis. Most domestic ...

TOKYO, Japan - Last year, many in the Japanese industry predicted that the 9.6 million bicycles imported into the country in 2007 would be the peak of ...

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's bicycle imports are likely to total 9.55 million units for 2007, another record high for a market of 11 million units. Figures ...

TOKYO, Japan - In 2000, Japan's bicycle industry manufactured 4.68 million bikes. Last year that number fell to about 1.3 million. Having virtually ...