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The Japan News/Yomiuri
The Japan News/Yomiuri
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The Yomiuri Shimbun

Test run of tuk-tuks underway in Ibaraki Pref.

A tuk-tuk being used in a test run in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture (Credit: The Yomiuri Shimbun)

MITO -- Test runs of tuk-tuks -- three-wheeled motor vehicles widely used in Southeast Asia -- are being conducted in Oarai, Ibaraki Prefecture, in the hope the vehicles will boost tourism.

The trial service will be conducted on four routes until Aug. 11. The local tourism promotion association, formed by the town and others, plans the full introduction of the service from September after using the test runs to identify any issues that need to be addressed.

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