Under the influence
Glen refused a drink with us on Christmas Eve with more than his usual reluctant zeal. He had just heard of someone who had been arrested in a car being driven by someone else. The acquaintance was relatively sober; the driver was not.
Then, just after new year, Alex told of three guys in a car, all with licenses, who were fined 30,000 yen on the spot for allowing their drunken mate to take the wheel when any one of them might have done so instead.
Yes, road laws in Japan have really tightened since June last, especially where drunken driving is concerned.