Wider Image: Social media inspires Japanese women to dash into rickshaw pulling
Rickshaw drivers Akina Suzuki (left), 19, and Misato Otoshi, 30, clean up their rickshaw after work, in a garage at the Asakusa district, Tokyo, Japan, August 17, 2023. Otoshi is one of a handful of women who have chosen to pull rickshaws in Tokyo with less than 10 per cent of all applicants getting a job offer. "even though it’s considered to be men's jobs, I thought it would be fun if I, a woman, could also do it," she said. "I thought that being something out of the ordinary would be a strength for me." REUTERS/Issei Kato SEARCH "KATO RICKSHAW" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.