↲ In the case of the newspaper article below, it appears that the accident was limited to property damage, so the driver may have been able to get away with paying a fine for the traffic ticket.
However, if he had hit a person, it would have been considered a personal injury accident, and he would likely have been subject to imprisonment.
"I didn't understand the meaning of the sign..." A Chinese tourist was arrested after fleeing a traffic accident. Chitose City, Hokkaido.
January 25, 2026, 10:13 AM
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On January 24, 2026, Chitose Police Station in Hokkaido arrested a 34-year-old man, believed to be a Chinese tourist, on suspicion of negligent driving resulting in injury.
At approximately 9:30 AM on January 24, 2026, the man was driving a passenger car at a crossroads without traffic lights in Sakaemachi 1-chome, Chitose City, when he collided with a light passenger car coming from the right.
The incident was discovered when a passenger in the light passenger car reported, "There's been an accident at the intersection. The other vehicle has fled." Approximately 10 minutes after the report, police officers arrived and discovered the Chinese man's car approximately 800 meters from the accident scene, and arrested him.
As a result of the accident, a woman in her 40s who was a passenger in a light passenger vehicle suffered minor injuries, including bruised ribs.
According to police, there is a stop sign on the passenger vehicle side of the intersection. During police questioning, the man admitted to the charges, stating, "I didn't understand the meaning of the sign and entered the intersection without stopping."
The vehicle was a rental car, and three other foreigners were in the car.
The man is also suspected of not having a valid driver's license in Japan. Police are investigating this case further, along with suspicion of hit-and-run.
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