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TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 1, 2019
National Public Safety Commission tackles topics from elderly driving to Tokyo Olympics security
The government will consider various measures to prevent traffic accidents involving elderly drivers, including the introduction of a new driver's license category with special limitations, National Public Safety Commission Chairman Ryota Takeda has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 13, 2019
Boy hit by Tokyo police car at Yotsuya Station dies after turning 5
The then-4-year-old boy who was in critical condition after being run over by a rushing Metropolitan Police Department patrol car at Yotsuya Station in Chiyoda Ward last month died on Friday morning, the police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 13, 2019
Japan toughens penalties for smartphone use while driving amid rise in accidents
The government decided Friday to introduce tighter rules to crack down on smartphone use while driving, against a backdrop of a rising number of road accidents caused by inattentive drivers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 12, 2019
Police obtain warrant for driver suspected of firing airgun on Tomei Expressway
Police have obtained a fresh arrest warrant for a minivan driver in his 40s on suspicion of vandalism for allegedly firing an apparent airgun toward another driver on the Tomei Expressway in Aichi Prefecture while driving recklessly, investigative sources said Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2019
Child fatality rate for car accidents over 13 times higher when child seats not used: NPA survey
The car accident fatality rate for passengers under 6 is over 13 times higher when a child seat is not used or is used incorrectly, police data showed Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2019
Keikyu Line train services back to normal two days after fatal accident at Yokohama crossing
Keikyu Line train services return to normal in Yokohama two days after an express train hit a delivery truck stuck at a railway crossing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2019
Driver of Keikyu train says he used emergency brakes but couldn't avoid fatal collision
Police searched the offices of the trucking firm and are looking into whether the train's brakes were used “appropriately.”
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2019
One dead and 33 injured as train hits truck and derails in Yokohama
The accident occurred at around 11:40 a.m. at a crossing on the Keikyu Line between Kanagawa-Shimmachi and Nakakido stations.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2019
Tokyo pushes bill obliging cyclists to have liability insurance amid rise in accidents
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government submitted an amendment that would oblige cyclists to purchase liability insurance following a series of bicycle accidents in which pedestrians were severely injured.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2019
Subsidies offered for safer roads near nursery schools
The transport ministry will provide subsidies to help municipalities take safety measures to reduce the amount of vehicular traffic in areas close to nursery schools and other facilities where children are present.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2019
LDP to begin discussing stricter penalties for road rage cases
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party will start discussing measures to fight road rage, with an eye toward imposing stricter penalties on reckless drivers, sources have said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2019
Mother of 2017 Kanagawa road-rage victim calls for harsher penalties after latest case
The mother of a man killed two years ago in a road-rage incident in Kanagawa Prefecture is calling for harsher penalties against offenders in the wake of a recent high-profile case.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 20, 2019
Ibaraki road-rage assault suspect referred to prosecutors
A 43-year-old man was referred to prosecutors Tuesday for allegedly punching a man after forcing him to pull over on an expressway in Ibaraki Prefecture in a road-rage incident that has captured national attention.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2019
Rare Japan road-rage manhunt prompts national debate over dangerous driving
The National Public Safety Commission says it “tightened” its approach toward dangerous driving in January 2018.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2019
Boy, 4, in critical condition after being hit by police car in Tokyo
A 4-year-old boy remained in critical condition Monday after being hit by a Metropolitan Police Department patrol car while crossing a busy road between Sophia University and Yotsuya Station in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, the previous day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2019
Orders flood in for Onepedal device after spate of car accidents involving elderly in Japan
A device called Onepedal has been developed by a small company to help reduce car accidents, by eliminating the possibility of drivers mistakenly pressing the accelerator instead of the brake.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 17, 2019
Police put road-rage suspect on wanted list
Ibaraki Prefectural Police put a 43-year-old man on a nationwide wanted list after he allegedly assaulted another driver in a high-profile case of road rage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2019
At least 30 dead as bus plunges off Indian mountain road
At least 30 people were killed and 37 injured when a bus plunged off a road in India's hilly northern state of Himachal Pradesh on Thursday, a government official said.
EDITORIALS
Jun 15, 2019
Preventing elderly driver accidents
Steps must be taken to reduce the rising number of accidents caused by elderly drivers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2019
Japan plans new driver's license system for elderly as accidents surge
In the wake of a slew of fatal accidents involving elderly drivers, the government plans to create a new driver's license system that limits senior citizens to cars with safety features such as automatic brakes.
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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