10% of e-scooter accidents in Japan resulted from drunken driving in 2025 (opens original article in a new tab)

Drunken driving contributed to 10% of e-scooter accidents in Japan in 2025, with the total number of such accidents rising to 386. The traffic death toll reached a 77-year low, while accidents involving foreign drivers of rental cars increased.

• Drunken driving accounted for 10% of e-scooter accidents in Japan in 2025
• The total number of accidents involving small motorized two-wheel vehicles rose to 386 in 2025
• The death toll from traffic accidents in Japan fell to 2,547 in 2025
• Accidents involving foreign nationals driving rental cars increased to 212 in 2025