The Japan Times80%
Osaka police arrest two men over illegal e-bike conversions 27%
By No Author61%
7/31/2026, 1:29:00 AM
BS Summary: This article contains 10 faulty reasoning types, including Negativity Bias, Biased Writer Voice, and Anchoring Bias, with Unattributed Quote as the most egregious example at 25.9% saturation with 56 hits. Analysis detected 273 faulty-reasoning hits from 216 analyzed words, generating a BS Score of 33.6% and a BS Rank of 27% (18,644 of 25,279 articles). This article is better (less manipulative) than 73.80% of the article peer group.
OSAKA – The Osaka Prefectural Police have arrested two Vietnamese men for allegedly converting e-bikes into throttle-equipped electric mopeds that require a driver’s license, in violation of the road traffic law.
The two suspects had accepted orders for about 170 such conversions over the past three years after soliciting customers through social media, generating about ¥4 million in revenue, the police said Friday.
The suspects, including company employee Nguyen Thanh Tai, 27, have admitted to the allegations, telling investigators they wanted to earn more money for living expenses and remittances to their families.
Specifically, they are suspected of conspiring with three Vietnamese women between January and February to fit three electric-assist bicycles with throttles that allowed them to run solely on motor power without pedaling.
The police referred the three women to prosecutors for allegedly riding the modified bicycles in violation of the law.
Although the modified vehicles look almost identical to ordinary e-bikes, their speed is reportedly about twice as fast, reaching about 30 kilometers per hour.
To attract customers, the Vietnamese men had been promoting the conversions by posting videos on social media.
The police uncovered the activities online and decided to pursue criminal charges, citing the significant safety risks posed by the modified vehicles.
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