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Statistically low % / number of trees compared to other international cities/towns.

Large amount of tarmac and car focus/priority in most public spaces - again other international cities do better.

(this is despite the trains, usual wow of how much better it is compared to stand out worst for road harm USA can be ignored, Japan doesn't rank well with other developed countries)

Enjoy the heatstoke then.

Motomochi mentioned littering, crossing the road with busy traffic, ignoring traffic lights

Ah carbrains Japan crying. They cant understand why drivers have stolen all the public space and others from more civilised places view (private car) drivers (especially) as the least important and most wastefull users of subsidised public highway space.

This is Google Street view of the street in question:

https://www.google.com/maps/@35.4988135,138.7672662,3a,75y,168.9h,81.51t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1se3dorZBK-fHb7RqULCA26g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

...yeah you can really tell the old car brain planners and police (that get over involved in public realm planning) hate people and only think of cars.

The tourists are never all going to be respecting that mindset.

Looks like a sneckdown photo (winter highlights all the space/unnecessary space given to drivers in cities).

Airheads killing the planet with their private jets. The worst and most freeloading type of travel possible.

Toyota, nothing to be proud of; after all the subsidies, producing more of the biggest killer of young people world wide.

killed by driver.

Driving is too cheap and subsidised anyway.

More traffic jams on the way.

Ah the Subsidised Drivers. Driving is a waste of Space.

2050!

pfft, so far away. What a joke.

Looks a bit bubble boomer era

@Bjorn

"Stay in single file." "Do not hold up traffic."

The above does not keep you safe. Refer to close passing elsewhere in the world.

In fact it's promoted as being more courteous and safe to ride side by side as there is a shorter group to overtake and drivers should changing lanes anyway.

Drivers are subsidised too, they don't pay their way by a long shot and are just licensed guests, so we don't need to worry about their journey too much.

But Japanese laws are written by those with little experience in this area.

Japan Olympic Legacy =

Less active travel and health.

More driving.

They can't see the irony.

Probably better to donate to climate activism/action/awareness considering Australian politics and behaviour which derails cop25 and the environment.

Ever since Tokyo was announced as the host I thought SK would/should be required to especially read out the Olympic oath at the beginning of the event.

Maybe a special translation provided to athletes before they even leave SK and pack for their travels.

Forget the last year, they have form at “sporting” events going back years.

Que the first stunts at Narita; confiscated political equipment, etc.

(obviously they have already started)

How many people do drivers kill every day in Japan alone? day after day.

Whats the impact of scooters by comparison.

Still going to be stuck in a traffic jam.

AbsentDriver reporting

The #WarOnCars, too many of them, takes another turn.

Art?

…in other climate related news

Abe, Japan, car culture, oil

Suburban living in a city.

Ban more cars in cities.

One month ago, venue inspection and test games:

“The international rowing federation is also saying a roof is absolutely necessary, even if it is of the SIMPLEST design,”

...instead we get stupid snow.

@Oriya : "Well people stop finding fault in their efforts, this team is doing really incredible job"

- yeah right - tell that to the people who know what they are talking about ( see above).

Kazuki Nakajima becomes the first Japanese driver to win a FIA-sanctioned world championship ever! Well done!!

Japans first motor racing world champion!

Of course European race commentators were saying this will be all over Japanese news the next morning - mmm not really, what do they know.

(note this site's article source © 2019 AFP)

Nakajima, Conway and pole-sitter Kamui Kobayashi were faster at lemans all week this year and also last year than Alsono. Although Alonso did bring some tyre "strategy" advantage to the night racing last year.

But who takes the headlines...

Conway and Kamui were really on it in the beginning of the race and built up a hard earned 1 minute lead. All that gets thrown in the air with safety cars, but that is the nature of lemans - plus why it can also be useful to not hold back.

Toyota seem to have some kind of curse, was there in their pits back in the gt-one days with Katayama.

Why is this "news"

Do you know how many people are killed by drivers everyday? Do you know which age group does the most? This is not new.

Japan doesn't rank well at this.

"Did he take his shoes off before entering the ring?

Moderator: He wore slippers."

...Abe wore slippers initially.

Wasn't obvious Trump did though.

How may people have drivers killed today in Japan?

Elsewhere its at least 5 a day and that's in places with "better safety" record.

My ladder is bigger than yours!

little giant ladder seems popular.

I wonder how many people are killed by drivers every single day whether on the main highway or sidewalk?

In other G7  countries its can be 5 a day (regardless of whether the other person is on the road or sidewalk/footway/footpath).

Every day, day after day.

After day.

ah the consumer calendar, Halloween, Christmas, valentines, Easter.

Roll on April and real life.