Top 10 Traffic Violations in Japan | Penalties and Demerit Points

What happens when you break a traffic rule in Japan? In this video, we explore the top 10 traffic violations in Japan, as well as the penalties and demerit points that each violation causes.
The data used in this video is from the Japan National Police Agency.

The National Police Agency recorded 5,476,654 traffic violations in 2023.
⬆️ Top 10 Traffic Violations in Japan
1. Stop Sign - 1,267,094
2. Speeding - 888,500
3. Illegal Parking - 646,973
4. No Entry Roads - 616,174
5. Red Lights - 428,565
6. Crosswalk obstruction - 312,250
7. Using Cell Phone - 214,458
8. Overtaking/Lane Change - 154,371
9. Turn Violations - 37,385
10. Driving Under Influence - 21,467

When you break a traffic rule, a money penalty is charged as well as demerit points on your driving license. If you accumulate a certain amount of demerit points [break traffic rules frequently], your driver license will get suspended or revoked.

⛔Japan Traffic Penalties and Demerit Points:
Stop Sign Violation - [¥7,000] 2 points
Speeding - [¥9,000-¥35,000] 1-12 points
Illegal Parking - [¥10,000-¥18,000] - 1-3 points
No Entry / One-Way - [¥7,000] 2 points
Crosswalk - [¥7,000] 2 points
Cell Phone - - [¥18,000~] 3-6 points
Illegal Overtaking - [¥7,000-¥9,000] 2 points
Turn Violations - [¥6,000] 1 point
DUI - [¥ unlimited] 13-25 points
No License - [¥ unlimited] 25 points
Loading Violation - [¥25,000~] 1-6 points

ℹ️ Interesting Facts
Japan has set the taxi driver age to 75. Anyone who is older than 75 cannot operate a taxi.
Toyota MarkX and Toyota Crown are used as undercover police cars.
Traffic wardens are always on the watch for abandoned or illegally parked cars. Training and examination is required to become a traffic warden.
Did you know that the traffic lights in Japan go as Red, Yellow and Blue [not Green].
Going to Driving School in Japan would cost you ¥300,000-¥500,000.
International Driving License is valid for 1 year driving in Japan.

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
00:58 Total Violations Stats
01:22 Penalties and Demerit Points
01:54 Top 10 Traffic Violations in Japan
02:02 Stop Sign
03:09 Speeding Violation
04:11 Undercover Police Cars
04:24 Illegal Parking
05:26 No Entry
05:41 Red Lights
05:52 Crosswalk Violation
06:32 Cell Phone Use
06:53 Lane Change
07:16 Wrong Turns
07:29 Driving Under Influence
07:46 Driving License and School
08:48 Old Drivers in Japan
09:12 Taxi Driver Age Limit
09:31 Special Car Stickers
10:18 Graph of Top 10 Traffic Violations
10:41 Behind The Scenes


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