Rickshaw puller Yuka Akimoto breathlessly dashes down the streets of Tokyo under a scorching summer sun, two French tourists enjoying the sights from the back of her black, two-wheeled cart. When ...

How Bangladesh rickshaw pullers saved lives amid quota protest clashes. Risking bullets, they stepped out of their homes to save their livelihoods. They ended up saving lives too.

TOKYO — Rickshaw puller Yuka Akimoto is one of a handful of women who have chosen to pull rickshaws in Tokyo, attracted to the male-dominated profession through social media, which in turn has ...