Akihabara marks deadly rampage
Jun 8, 2010 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
Tokyo's Akihabara electronics district marked on Tuesday the second anniversary of a man's murderous rampage. Tomohiro Kato, a 27-year-old former temporary worker, is on trial for running down pedestrians with a rented truck in a part of the district closed to vehicle traffic on the Sunday aftern...Tags: Akihabara, Anniversary, Bouquets, Dagger, Electronics, Intersection, Japan Times, Kato, Murderous Rampage, Pedestrians, People, Prayers, Sunday Afternoon, Survivors, Targets, Temporary Worker, Tokyo, Vehicle Traffic
One in every 4 Spanish drivers does not give way to pedestrians
Sep 17, 2009 Europe, Spain, Spain: In English
Spain holds second place in Europe for the number of pedestrians killed on the roads A new study by the RACE motoring organisation shows that more than 40% of the pedestrians who die in traffic accide...Tags: Europe, Pedestrians, Spain, Spanish, Traffic
4th acid attack in busy Hong Kong area injures 11
Sep 6, 2009 World
HONG KONG (AP) -- An attacker hurled acid at pedestrians in a crowded Hong Kong shopping district Sunday, injuring 11 people in the neighborhood's fourth acid attack in a year....Tags: Acid Attack, Attacker, Hong Kong Area, Neighborhood, Pedestrians, Shopping District, Sunday People
Police cramp parking style of motorbike riders
Jul 22, 2009 Asia, Japan, Japan: In English
Not so long ago, motorcycle riders could park their vehicles with all but impunity. As long as their wheels didn't hold up traffic or impede pedestrians, police would generally turn a blind eye. Times have changed, however--so much so that riders say they have become the victims of an overly enth...Tags: Asahi, Blind Eye, Cramp, Illegal Parking, Impunity, Motorbike Riders, Motorcycle Riders, Pedestrians, Traffic, Wheels
