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30,000 elderly drivers in Japan may have dementia
Kyodo News, Published on 02/11/2017
» TOKYO: The results of stricter screenings of drivers aged 75 or older in Japan showed that about 30,000 of them may be suffering dementia, the National Police Agency said Thursday.
Seven hurt after elderly driver hits pedestrians in Tokyo
Kyodo News, Published on 20/10/2017
» A car rammed into pedestrians in western Tokyo on Friday, injuring seven people including a two-year-old boy, leading to the 85-year-old driver being arrested at the scene, police and rescue workers said.
Japan's annual road toll lowest since 1949
Kyodo News, Published on 04/01/2017
» TOKYO - Japan's traffic death toll fell below 4,000 last year for the first time in 67 years, due partly to improved vehicle safety, the National Police Agency said Wednesday.