so i bought an electric assist bicycle last week online(they have a japanese website and an office in Tokyo). I have thoroughly checked the bicycle if its within the regulation(pedal only, assist will turn of at 24kph etc.) and seen some Japanese youtubers reviewing the product so i bought it. Problem is when i went to a bike shop to register for bouhan-touroku(防犯登録), they denied since there is no katashiki-nintei(型式認定) sticker and explained to me that since there is no sticker, it is regarded as gentsuki(原付) already. I dont know about this since its my first time buying an electric-assist one. As of now im trying to contact the manufacturer and plan to return the bicycle but i would like some opinions on the said matter since some says that katashiki-nintei(型式認定) is merely optional and as long as the assist power is within regulation then its fine.
by CerealNumbers