Great thread. First time I ever looked at it though. I live in Iwakuni Japan and several of the bikes in this thread are here in abundance. Seems like there are really only three or four types of bikes around here most noticeably Panasonic, and Bridgestone. Can't swing a dead cat without hitting a Bridgestone bike shop in Iwakuni.

The bikes must be bombproof workhorses as the Japanese are very practical. They're like the Model T of bicycles around here.

John