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TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2018
Takata whistleblower says warning to U.S. authorities over air bag flaws was his 'ethical duty'
In the first time he has spoken to Japanese media, the former engineering manager at Takata Corp. who alerted U.S. authorities to the risks of its air bag inflators said he did so out of a sense of professional and ethical duty.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2018
Former head of elite Tokyo prosecution unit kills pedestrian in car accident
The former leader of a crack prosecution unit apparently lost control of his car when he mowed down a pedestrian in Tokyo's Shirokane district, police say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2018
Okayama pileup blamed on elderly driver leaves 9-year-old girl dead, four other school children injured
A 9-year-old girl died and four other schoolchildren were injured Tuesday following a multiple vehicle pileup caused by a 70-year-old driver in Okayama Prefecture, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2018
Elderly drivers willing to surrender licenses when they experience physical decline: survey
Three quarters of drivers intend to voluntarily return their driver's licenses when they age and become aware of physical decline, a government survey released on Friday showed.
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2018
Teen girls in Gunma hit by 85-year-old driver whose family urged him not to get behind the wheel
An 85-year-old man was arrested Tuesday for allegedly hitting two high school students with his car in Gunma Prefecture after ignoring his family's request not to get behind the wheel, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 13, 2017
10 injured as minibus carrying disabled people tumbles off road in Osaka
A minibus carrying people with intellectual disabilities tumbled off a road and fell about 5 meters into a wooded area Monday morning in Osaka Prefecture, leaving 10 of the 18 people aboard injured, police said.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2017
Rate of fatal accidents during twilight prompts police to urge drivers to turn on headlights earlier
Police caution drivers after a survey shows a higher risk of deadly vehicular collisions at dusk.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 3, 2017
One person dead, 10 hurt in expressway tunnel pileups in Shizuoka Prefecture
A woman on a motorcycle was killed and 10 people were injured in a pair of multiple-vehicle collisions Thursday in an expressway tunnel in Shimada, Shizuoka Prefecture, police said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 24, 2017
Ex-mayor gets prison for car crash that killed three
A former mayor of Mima, Tokushima Prefecture, was sentenced Wednesday to 4½ years in prison for a car crash that killed three people a year ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 9, 2017
Driver gets 3-year prison term for killing boy while playing 'Pokemon Go'
A truck driver was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for hitting and killing a 9-year-old boy while playing the smartphone game "Pokemon Go."
Japan Times
JAPAN / CHUBU CONNECTION
Feb 13, 2017
Aichi policewoman takes traffic safety message to seniors, kids
Policewomen in Aichi Prefecture, which has had the highest number of traffic fatalities nationwide for the past 14 years, have teamed up to offer safety seminars for elderly people, children and others who are often the victims of such accidents.
WORLD
Feb 3, 2017
Onlookers take videos as teen road crash victim in India bleeds to death
An Indian teenage boy lay dying after being hit by a bus on Thursday while onlookers filmed him instead of offering help, according to a report from ANI, a partner of Reuters television.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 2, 2017
Former Tokyo Gov. Inose blamed for expressway fender-bender in Minato Ward
Former Tokyo Gov. Naoki Inose, who resigned in 2013 over a money scandal, caused a minor car collision on an expressway in Tokyo Wednesday, police said.
EDITORIALS
Jan 16, 2017
Technology to assist elderly drivers
With accidents caused by senior citizens on the rise, the automotive industry should step up its efforts to implement technologies that can help prevent driver errors.
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2017
Traffic deaths fall below 4,000 in Japan for first time in 67 years
The National Police Agency says the drop is due in part to improved vehicle safety.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 25, 2016
Tokushima woman becomes first Japanese fatality linked to 'Pokemon Go'
A woman run over by a distracted driver in Tokushima Prefecture is believed to be Japan's first death related to "Pokemon Go," police have announced.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 23, 2016
Long-haul truck driver in Hiroshima tunnel pileup 'dozed off' at wheel
A truck driver involved in last week's fatal accident in Hiroshima Prefecture admits to falling asleep at the wheel.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2016
Truck blamed for deadly, fiery tunnel rear-end crash failed to apply brakes
An investigation into a deadly 12-vehicle pileup Thursday inside a highway tunnel in Hiroshima Prefecture has found that the truck that triggered the crash had applied no brakes before it rear-ended other cars, police said.
EDITORIALS
Jan 20, 2016
Fatal bus crash raises alarm bells
The Karuizawa bus crash should prompt the industry and authorities to reconsider whether current safety regulations are adequate and being properly followed.
JAPAN
Nov 26, 2015
Japan car insurer sets up translation service amid rising numbers of foreigners at the wheel
A major insurer is offering interpretation in five languages for motorists reporting accidents by phone, amid an influx of foreign visitors and the expectation that the fender bender rate will rise.
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.
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.
One dead, three missing as heavy rain batters Tohoku
Camera footage shows the Mogami River bursting its banks in Tozawa, Yamagata Prefecture, on Friday morning.
Brazil issues apology for persecuting Japan immigrants during WWII
Enea Almeida (right), chair of the Brazilian amnesty commission, shakes hands with the representative for Japanese immigrants on Thursday in Brasilia.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
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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