Record-low 2,626 traffic-related deaths reported in Japan in 2021
Japan Today -- Jan 05
The National Police Agency (NPA) said in a report released Tuesday that the number of fatalities from traffic accidents in Japan in 20121 was 2,636.
This is a decrease of 203 deaths from 2020. It’s also the lowest number since 1948, when officials began compiling statistical data.
The NPA attributed the decrease in traffic fatalities to improvements in vehicle safety technology and increased awareness of safe driving after a series of car accidents caused by elderly drivers.
According to the preliminary figures, the number of traffic accidents in 2021 amounted to 305,425, which was a decrease of 3,753 incidents from the previous year. The number of injured people was 361,768, down 7,708 people from 2020.
The report said people aged 65 and over accounted for 57.7% of the total number of fatalities.
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NHK - Dec 01
UNESCO has decided to add a group of traditional Japanese dances performed across the country to its Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
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BBC - Nov 29
Three death row prisoners in Japan are taking the government to court as they fight to end the practice of execution by hanging.
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NHK - Nov 28
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NHK - Nov 28
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Japan Today - Nov 26
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The Telegraph - Nov 25
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NHK - Nov 25
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Japanese Comedian Meshida - Nov 24
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Kyodo - Nov 21
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Fuji News Network - Nov 20
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Kyodo - Nov 20
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Italian detainee dies in apparent suicide at Tokyo immigration
Japan Times - Nov 19
An Italian man in his 50s, who was being detained at a Tokyo immigration facility, died in a suspected suicide Friday morning, the Immigration Services Agency of Japan said.
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NHK - Nov 19
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ANNnewsCH - Nov 19
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Do you know Japan's 2025 problem? It's said that 2025 will be the start of Japan's collapse.
