Y ou might have seen traffic lights in Japan that are a little different to what you're used to. Instead of being red, amber, and green, the last light on the signal might be blue, or perhaps an ...

“When traffic signals were first introduced to Japan [in the 1930s], the green light was sometimes called green, just like in other countries,” Ito explains.

The solitary red light is the signal for traffic to stop, until the green directional arrows appear again. Whenever these green arrows are visible, it’s safe to proceed in the directions shown, ...

Aging traffic lights pose a quandary to police across Japan, with many thousands needing to be replaced or repaired, and some even posing a public safety threat. Currently, there are about 210,000 ...

You might have seen traffic lights in Japan that are a little different to what you're used to. Instead of being red, amber, and green, the last light on the signal might be blue, or perhaps an ...

A lot of road traffic rules are pretty straightforward in Japan, but one situation that could make you freeze for a moment is when you come across a traffic light at an intersection that has a big red ...