2,610 killed in Japan traffic accidents in 2022, new record low

Japan saw 2,610 deaths due to traffic accidents in 2022, marking a new record low for the sixth consecutive year, figures from the country's police agency showed Wednesday.There were 26 fewer deaths in 2022 compared with the previous year, in the lowest figure since 1948, the first year for which comparable data is available. People aged 65 and over made up the largest demographic at 56.4 percent with 1,471 deaths, although that figure was down by 49 from 2021, according to the National Police Agency.But accidents involving elderly drivers as well as pedestrians have continued to occur, and…READ FULL ARTICLE