SAITAMA—Japan’s first ordinance obliging people to stand still on escalators seems to have lost its effectiveness over the ...

An ordinance to stop people from walking on escalators has been introduced in a city in Japan. The order went into effect in Nagoya on 1 October and prohibits people from walking on escalators in a ...

One of my first memories of moving to Japan in 2001 was the surprise at seeing how everyone lined up on one side of the escalator, leaving an open path for people in a rush. How courteous, I thought.

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — An unusual story caught our eye. It claims walking on an escalator is being banned in part of Japan. This is true. A prefecture north of Tokyo has passed a new ordinance. Starting ...

Just standing around doing nothing at work is often a good way o get yourself fired, but in one city in Japan, it’s gainful employment. Decades ago, Japanese society came to an unspoken agreement ...

A woman in her 80s died after falling and having her caught in an escalator on June 12 at a supermarket in Nishi-Tokyo that ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/n9thm8/elevators_and) has announced the addition of the "Elevators and ...

A city in Japan has banned walking on escalators in an attempt to limit the number of accidents. The ruling came into effect on 1 October in the city of Nagoya. The ordinance prohibits people from ...