Stand and be delivered: Japan's evolving escalator etiquette english.kyodonews.net

KYODO NEWS - 10 hours ago - 16:06 | Lifestyle, All, JapanIs escalator etiquette in Japan about to change?
He is unable to grasp the handrail with his left hand so flouts Tokyo convention by standing to the right when he uses an escalator.
Japan, of course, is not the only country where convention dictates which side of the escalator people are expected to stand.
Back in Japan, user safety remains the prime motivation for promoting a change in habit, so that all escalators users may step aboard a moving stairway with peace of mind.
"It won't be easy to do away with this long-held convention right away, but we hope to make this an opportunity for change."