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Segway-based wheelchair given open-road test

Segway-based wheelchair given open-road test

TSUKUBA, Japan - A wheelchair-type vehicle based on Segway technology is tested on a public road in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Nov. 7, 2014.

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Segway-based wheelchair tested on open road

Segway-based wheelchair tested on open road

TSUKUBA, Japan - A wheelchair-type vehicle based on Segway technology is given an open-road test in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Nov. 7, 2014.

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Segway test-run in Tsukuba

Segway test-run in Tsukuba

TSUKUBA, Japan - A test-run of Segway PT two-wheeled electric vehicles and other electric transport is conducted in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on June 2, 2011.

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Segway Japan seeking to expand sales of 2-wheeled EV

Segway Japan seeking to expand sales of 2-wheeled EV

TOKYO, Japan - Segway Japan Ltd. President Hiroshi Otsuka takes a ride on a segway two-wheeled, self-balancing vehicle in Yokohama on May 14. Segway Japan said it plans to expand sales of its personal transporter electric vehicles to Japanese companies to more than 1,000 units by the end of March 2012 from about 300 units that it hopes to sell by next March.

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Koizumi rides 'Segway' scooter to office

Koizumi rides 'Segway' scooter to office

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 16 on a Segway scooter. Koizumi rode the Segway, which was presented by U.S. President George W. Bush a month ago in Kyoto, for the roughly 150 meters from his official residence to his office within the same premises.

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Koizumi rides 'Segway' scooter to office

Koizumi rides 'Segway' scooter to office

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi rides a Segway scooter on the way to his office from his residence in Tokyo on Dec. 16. Koizumi rode about 150 meters on the two-wheeled stand-up vehicle given by U.S. President George W. Bush a month ago in Kyoto. (Pool photo)

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Koizumi rides 'Segway' scooter to office

Koizumi rides 'Segway' scooter to office

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi rides a Segway scooter on the way to his office from his residence in Tokyo on Dec. 16. Koizumi rode about 150 meters on the two-wheeled stand-up vehicle given by U.S. President George W. Bush a month ago in Kyoto. (Pool photo)(Kyodo)

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Koizumi rides 'Segway' scooter to office

Koizumi rides 'Segway' scooter to office

TOKYO, Japan - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi arrives at the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Dec. 16 on a Segway scooter. Koizumi rode the Segway, which was presented by U.S. President George W. Bush a month ago in Kyoto, for the roughly 150 meters from his official residence to his office within the same premises. (Kyodo)

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Segway Japan seeking to expand sales of 2-wheeled EV

Segway Japan seeking to expand sales of 2-wheeled EV

TOKYO, Japan - Segway Japan Ltd. President Hiroshi Otsuka takes a ride on a segway two-wheeled, self-balancing vehicle in Yokohama on May 14. Segway Japan said it plans to expand sales of its personal transporter electric vehicles to Japanese companies to more than 1,000 units by the end of March 2012 from about 300 units that it hopes to sell by next March. (Kyodo)

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Gov't to accept Segway test run on public roads

Gov't to accept Segway test run on public roads

File photo taken February 2013 in the central Japan city of Tsukuba, near Tokyo, shows a test run of compact electric vehicles including the Segway PT. The government decided April 24, 2015, to expand the experiments involving Segway two-wheeled vehicles, electric wheelchairs and electric four-wheel devices on walkways, which are currently banned or restricted generally, nationwide as early as July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Segway wheelchair begins trail on train

Segway wheelchair begins trail on train

An official at Segway Japan Ltd. operates its Genny motorized wheelchair as he gets on a train at a station in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on March 27, 2016. The Segway subsidiary based in Yokohama began trials on the Tsukuba Express line of users of the device getting on and off trains. ==Kyodo

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Gov't to accept Segway test run on public roads

Gov't to accept Segway test run on public roads

File photo taken February 2013 in the central Japan city of Tsukuba, near Tokyo, shows a test run of compact electric vehicles including the Segway PT. The government decided April 24, 2015, to expand the experiments involving Segway two-wheeled vehicles, electric wheelchairs and electric four-wheel devices on walkways, which are currently banned or restricted generally, nationwide as early as July. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Segway tour at sand dunes in Japan

Segway tour at sand dunes in Japan

People participate in a Segway tour at Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori, western Japan, on April 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Segway tour at sand dunes in Japan

Segway tour at sand dunes in Japan

People participate in a Segway tour at Tottori Sand Dunes in Tottori, western Japan, on April 28, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Segway test-run in Tsukuba

Segway test-run in Tsukuba

TSUKUBA, Japan - A test-run of Segway PT two-wheeled electric vehicles and other electric transport is conducted in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, on June 2, 2011. (Kyodo)

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Segway-based wheelchair tested on open road

Segway-based wheelchair tested on open road

TSUKUBA, Japan - A wheelchair-type vehicle based on Segway technology is given an open-road test in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Nov. 7, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Segway-based wheelchair given open-road test

Segway-based wheelchair given open-road test

TSUKUBA, Japan - A wheelchair-type vehicle based on Segway technology is tested on a public road in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Nov. 7, 2014. (Kyodo)

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"Ninja Day" in central Japan

"Ninja Day" in central Japan

A staffer dressed as a ninja rides on a Segway at Chubu airport in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 22, 2019, designated as "Ninja Day." (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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