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TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 23, 2021
Suspect in Wisconsin parade carnage was out on bail from domestic abuse case
In addition to the five people killed, 48 were injured including six children who remained hospitalized in critical condition Monday, authorities said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 21, 2021
Bus firm officials plead not guilty to charges from 2016 crash that killed 15
The bus, chartered for a ski trip, careened off a road after hitting a guardrail at a speed of 96 kph, and it later emerged that the driver was inadequately trained.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2021
Two dead and four injured after taxi mounts sidewalk in Tokyo
Police believe the accident might have been caused by a sudden health problem experienced by the driver.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 2, 2021
Former elite bureaucrat gets five years for 2019 Tokyo crash that killed two
Kozo Iizuka, 90, was found guilty of running a red light after mistaking the gas pedal for the brake, killing a mother and daughter and injuring nine others.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2021
Kyoto school looks to put the brakes on speedy drivers with '3D' crosswalk
The stripes of the crosswalk, at which there are no traffic lights, are painted not just in white but also dark red and appear to the eye to be floating in the air.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jul 5, 2021
Accident that paralyzed woman in Hiroshima highlights high bar for 'dangerous driving'
Dangerous driving resulting in death or injury became a criminal offense in 2001 in response to a series of tragic traffic accidents.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 29, 2021
Truck driver admits to drinking before accident that killed two children in Chiba
Police said it appeared Hiroshi Umezawa had not applied his brakes at the scene of the accident, where his truck hit a line of pupils as they walked home from school.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2021
Two schoolchildren killed, three injured after drunk truck driver plows into group
The driver was arrested at the scene in Yachimata, Chiba Prefecture, after alcohol in excess of the legal limit was detected in his system.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2021
Road deaths in Japan fell to record low in 2020 amid COVID-19 stay home requests
The figure for the year was the lowest since comparable data became available in 1948, according to a white paper approved by the Cabinet.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 24, 2021
Tiger Woods suffers serious leg injuries in car wreck
Golfing champion Tiger Woods was hospitalized in Los Angeles on Tuesday with severe leg injuries suffered when his car swerved off a road and rolled down a steep hillside, requiring rescue crews to pry him from the wreckage.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2021
Heavy snow across northern Japan causes deadly pileup on Miyagi expressway
Accumulated snow, icy roads, avalanches and snow accretion are expected overnight in the Hokkaido, Tohoku and Hokuriku regions, the Meteorological Agency said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2021
Graying Japan drives automakers to redesign cars for seniors
A run of accidents involving older drivers has upped the pressure from regulators to standardize advanced features, such as automatic braking.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2021
One dead, five injured as taxi hits pedestrians in Tokyo
A woman was killed and five other people were injured Monday when a taxi driven by a 73-year-old man hit a group of pedestrians on a crosswalk in Tokyo, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 29, 2020
Japanese actor Kentaro Ito arrested in hit-and-run case
Up-and-coming actor Kentaro Ito was arrested Thursday for allegedly driving away after hitting a motorbike with his car in Tokyo the previous day, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2020
Japan sees record-high bicycle traffic violations as cycling booms
The National Police Agency warned that of the 427 cyclists who died in accidents in 2019, 329 of them, or 77 percent, did so when violating traffic rules.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2020
Japan traffic accidents fall in first half amid pandemic
The number of traffic accidents in Japan in January to June fell 22.3 percent from a year before to 146,043 amid the coronavirus pandemic, National Police Agency data showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 11, 2020
Monument in Ikebukuro unveiled to mark 2019 car crash that killed mother and child
Backed by donations, the monument was set up in a nearby park as a reminder of the accident, which injured nine other people and raised awareness of elderly drivers.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2020
GM will pay $120 million over faulty ignition switches
General Motors Co. has agreed to a $120 million settlement over faulty ignition switches that allegedly caused cars to stall and air bags to deploy, in some cases triggering fatal accidents.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2020
Japan gets tougher on road rage and testing for elderly drivers
The Abe government on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to a bill that would impose harsher penalties for road rage incidents and institute measures aimed at reducing fatal accidents involving elderly drivers.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 17, 2020
Otsu court sentences woman to 4½ years for crash that killed toddlers
A court on Monday sentenced a 53-year-old woman to 4½ years in prison in prison for causing a traffic accident that killed two toddlers last May in western Japan.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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