One person died and eight were injured in an auto accident in Tokyo on Thursday evening involving an official vehicle of the Cabinet Office and five other cars. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/23/japan/crime-legal/cabinet-office-car-accident/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #trafficaccidents #tokyo #japanesepolice #cabinetoffice
Traffic accident deaths in Japan fell to a record low in 2025, dropping 116, or 4.4%, from the previous year to 2,547, the National Police Agency said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/07/japan/traffic-deaths-hit-record-low/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #trafficaccidents #npa
The mother of a 10-year-old killed in a hit-and-run incident in Saitama Prefecture in 2009 submitted a petition to the Justice Ministry calling for the statute of limitations for the offense to be abolished. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/10/japan/crime-legal/hit-and-run-limitations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #trafficaccidents #justiceministry #driving #saitama
Tokyo police have arrested a 37-year-old man suspected of driving a stolen car he then used to plow through an area in Tokyo’s Adachi Ward on Monday, killing one person and injuring 10 others in a chaotic hit-and-run. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/25/japan/crime-legal/japan-hit-and-run-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesepolice #trafficaccidents #adachiward
A pedestrian in his 80s has died after an apparent hit-and-run in Tokyo that has also injured 10 others. Police have detained the driver. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/24/japan/crime-legal/tokyo-car-accident/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #tokyo #japanesepolice #trafficaccidents
A Saitama court handed down a suspended prison sentence to a 43-year-old Chinese man who hit a group of elementary school children with his car and fled the scene to avoid being caught for drunken driving. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/japan/crime-legal/china-hit-and-run-sentence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #saitama #china #misato #children #trafficaccidents #driving #japanesecourts
Around 1 in 5 cyclists in Japan wear helmets when cycling, according to a survey by the National Police Agency in June, which shows a slight improvement from a year earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/11/japan/crime-legal/bicycle-helmets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice#trafficaccidents #cycling #npa
The National Police Agency's new cycling rulebook details 113 violations that will be subject to fines starting in April next year, including riding while looking at a smartphone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/09/05/japan/crime-legal/japan-police-releases-rulebook-for-cyclists-amid-strengthened-control/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice#trafficaccidents #npa
The ratio of car accidents in Japan resulting in death or serious injury that were caused by foreign drivers hit a record high of 2.1% in January-June, according to National Police Agency data. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/crime-legal/foreign-drivers-accident-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #npa #driving #tourism#trafficaccidents #japanesepolice
An "unknown vehicle" drove into a crowd in Hollywood in the early hours of Saturday, injuring 28 people, the Los Angeles Fire Department said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/19/world/crime-legal/los-angeles-car-ramming/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #crimelegal #losangeles #us#trafficaccidents #california #hollywood