Japan's Running Boy kid alert signs keeping children safe from motorists since the 1970s 03:57. ... "Running Boy" was born in 1973, when road fatalities in Japan had soared to an all-time high.

Tucked next to roads running through school zones in Japan are some hand-painted mascots known as “Tobita-kun, or more formally, “Tobidashi Bōya,” which means “running boy.” These signs ...

Yamazaki tours around the Japanese archipelago in search of “strange-looking arrows” on traffic signs. He has photographed more than 4,000 signs representing complicated intersections.

Driving in Japan: Self-drive road trip through Aso-Kuju National Park By Brian Johnston Updated March 16, 2023 — 10.21am first published April 4, 2019 — 12.15am ...