The number of fatal crashes caused by elderly drivers in Japan is on the rise and the government is looking for a way to stop that. Kyle Hyatt (he/him/his) hails originally from the Pacific Northwest, ...

Surge in inbound tourism and immigration, coupled with ease of permit system, has led to more foreigners unfamiliar with Japan's traffic rules A series of high-profile accidents involving foreign ...

For a long time, Japan had a very convenient system for licensed drivers from other countries to convert their permits to Japanese ones. For some, this involved a very, very, very simplified version ...