traffic lights

National Sep 7, 2018

Fate of Miyagi's aging UFO-like traffic lights hangs in balance

The fate of UFO-like traffic lights installed in a northeastern prefecture more than 30 years ago hangs in the balance as local police consider whether they should be removed. The traffic lights in Miyagi Prefecture, famous locally for their distinctive shape, have signals visible to ...

Language | BILINGUAL Feb 25, 2013

The Japanese traffic light blues: Stop on red, go on what?

by Peter Backhaus

Road traffic in Japan is a complicated affair. Apart from those narrow, crooked streets that sometimes end without warning, you have to get used to unclear right-of-way rules and the national fetish for backward parking.