By KENJIRO TAKAHASHI/ Staff Writer
November 27, 2021 at 09:00 JST
Masahiro Kawase remains on the left side of an ascending escalator in Tokyo’s Nerima Ward. He steps on the moving staircase from the right due to the paralyzed left half of his body but moves to the left to allow those in a hurry to pass on the right side. (Kenjiro Takahashi)
After he suffered a cerebral stroke in his early 40s, company employee Masahiro Kawase realized how difficult it is to adhere to "escalator etiquette" in Tokyo. [Read More]
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