I was just cruising bike forums and saw this thread...Official Japan site
They've lost it. they've been disallowed since mid-September but official revocation came on the 16th.
there was an incident in Shizuoka. fork crown separating from the steerer tube. the NJS commission investigated it and found that they had production problems and voted to revoke their certification because they "could not be expected to meet safety standards". A lot of riders (30%?) use Vivalos and they are sometimes called 'tsukaisute' or one-time use frames. Maybe that is why lots end up on the street. Others in the 2ch I was reading pointed out that the reason Vivalos tunr around is so fast for frames is because they were one of the few builders with in-house paint.
there are a few Japanese sites for people trying to rally them back to certified status. the NJS page has a warning list for all the riders currently using their frames that was up before the ban.
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