{
  "id": 9497695,
  "title": "Rental Car Accidents: Traffic Rules Must be Made Known to Foreign Visitors Driving in Japan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/rental-car-accidents-traffic-rules-must-be-made-known-to-foreign",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T05:19:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Japan News by The Yomiuri Shimbun",
    "slug": "the-japan-news-by-the-yomiuri-shimbun",
    "url": "https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/editorial/yomiuri-editorial/20260924-350333/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "There is an increase in the number of traffic accidents involving foreign tourists driving rental cars. It is imperative to make such drivers well informed about Japanese traffic rules and etiquette, as well as precautions for driving on snowy roads, among other knowledge.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}