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TRAFFIC

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2023
Truck hits students at elementary school in northern Japan, injuring four
Police arrested Akihito Onodera, the 34-year-old suspected driver who lives nearby the scene, on suspicion of attempted murder.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2023
Dozens killed in horrific Kenya road crash
Scenes of devastation were reported at the site of the crash as rescue workers hunted in darkness for people feared trapped.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 20, 2023
Police say no sign truck used brakes in Hokkaido collision that killed five
The police are investigating the truck's owner, pig farming company Nippon Clean Farm, on suspicion of negligence over the accident.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2023
Fatal collision in Hokkaido likely caused by truck running into bus
The head-on collision between a bus and a truck in Hokkaido that killed five people may have been caused by the 4-ton truck straying into oncoming traffic in the opposite lane.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 18, 2023
Five people killed in collision of bus and truck in Hokkaido
The bus was carrying 15 passengers from Sapporo to a hot spring resort in Hakodate — with all hospitalized.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 8, 2023
Japan bus operator president convicted for fatal 2016 crash
The trial focused on whether the defendants were responsible for the accident even if they were not present at the crash site.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
May 29, 2023
A year on, restricted licenses for elderly drivers rarely used in Fukushima
The license was introduced to encourage older drivers to switch to so-called safety support cars fitted with cutting-edge technologies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2023
Two Nepalese students and bus driver die in Kurihara highway crash
All passengers of a bus — 39 students from Nepal and one from Bangladesh — were outside of the vehicle when it was rear-ended by the truck.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 16, 2023
1 dead and 1 injured after mobile crane tips over onto cars in Tokyo
A man in his 50s was trapped inside one of the cars and was later confirmed dead.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2023
Five women taken to hospital after car driven by elderly man slams into store in Aichi
One of the five was seriously hurt while the other four sustained minor injuries in the incident. Police believe the driver may have pressed the gas pedal instead of the brake.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 7, 2023
Rampant Yezo deer causing farm damage and traffic accidents in Hokkaido
Over 70% of the damage caused by deer in Japan's agricultural industry occurs in the prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 31, 2023
Bicycle helmets are now 'mandatory' in Japan. Here's how people feel about that.
Most people in the country don't wear helmets when zipping off to work or buying groceries. But that might change thanks to a revised section of the Road Traffic Act.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2023
Scratched EV battery? Your insurer may have to junk the whole car
Battery packs can cost tens of thousands of dollars and represent up to 50% of an EV's price tag, often making it uneconomical to replace them.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 5, 2023
Japan and U.S. negotiating return of detained navy officer
Tokyo said there were no flaws in criminal proceedings against Ridge Alkonis, 34, who was convicted of a fatal car crash in 2021, but criticism has grown over his detention.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 2, 2023
Japan's elderly drivers caused 379 deadly crashes in 2022
Of all fatal traffic accidents last year, those caused by elderly drivers accounted for 16.7% — the highest level since data became available in 1986.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2023
Two women dead after car crashes into hospital in Osaka
It is believed the two victims were passing by when the car plowed through some shrubbery near the entrance of Ikuno Aiwa Hospital.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 13, 2023
Man found guilty of defaming father whose wife and child were killed in 2019 crash
A court sentenced a man to one year in prison, suspended for five years, for defaming a father whose wife and daughter were killed by a car in a high-profile 2019 crash in Tokyo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 8, 2023
Nineteen killed and 20 injured in road accident in eastern China
A local news outlet reported the accident took place when a truck hit a funeral procession.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2023
Traffic deaths in Japan hit record low again in 2022
The National Police Agency believes that deaths from traffic accidents have declined as a result of road safety measures that have been put in place.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 20, 2022
Car driven by 97-year-old man kills woman and hurts four in Fukushima
The number of traffic accidents involving elderly drivers has been on the increase, with Japan's rapidly graying society serving as the backdrop.
Biden calls ally Japan ‘xenophobic’ along with rivals China and Russia
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks in Syracuse, New York, on April 25.
Yen swings stir talk that Japan is in the FX market once again
An electronic screen in Tokyo displays the yen exchange rate against the U.S. dollar and the graph showing its recent swings, on Thursday.
Harajuku strives to reclaim its former glory — and surpass it
Laforet Harajuku, which celebrated its 45th anniversary last year, has been a witness to the district's evolution over the years.
Weak yen fattens tourist wallets in Japan
People visit the Ameya Yokocho market in Tokyo's Ueno district during the Golden Week holiday on Tuesday.
Japan's May 1 intervention may have cost ¥3.66 trillion, BOJ data suggests
An electronic screen displays a graph showing Japanese yen exchange rates surging against the dollar amid signs of intervention by authorities, in Tokyo on Thursday.
Kishida sets sights on energy and climate in South America trip
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will use a policy speech in Sao Paulo to set out his vision for ties between Japan and South America, almost 10 years after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe advocated for stronger ties between the two in the same city.
Yellow sand allergy: A health issue made worse by climate change
A screenshot of the Meteorological Agency's satellite image of clouds and yellow sand (in pink) on Sunday.
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.

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