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Toru Mar 29, 2017Jan 06, 2024 arrested, flashlights, home-invasion, instruments, Japan, law, Minor Offenses Act, penlights, pliers, screw drivers

A Charge of Carrying Invasive Instruments

Today I will talk about one of Minor Offenses Act in Japan, “sin-nyugu keitai no tsumi,” the literal meaning of Read More
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Toru Jul 13, 2016Jan 06, 2024 alcohol, drunk driving, horse, jinrikisha, light vehicles, maintenance, red light, rickshaw, road rules

Traffic Rules of Horses

In Japan, horses are treated as light vehicles that contain bicycles. 馬の交通ルール If you ride a horse on a road Read More
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Toru Jul 13, 2015Jan 08, 2024 cars, drunk driving, execution, fine, firing squad, imprisonment, lifetime, one million yen, penalties, Russian law, suburb, walking, world

Penalties for Drunk Driving in the World

Today, I learned various penalties for drunk driving in the world. In some countries, there are horrible punishment. For example, Read More

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