Concerns Raised Over Potential Concessions on Auto Safety Standards; Experts Point Out Danger of Increased Fatalities

The Yomiuri Shimbun
18:29 JST,
May 6, 2025
There are concerns that if Japan accepts vehicles designed in accordance with the safety standards of the United States, as proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump, who considers Japan’s current standards to be non-tariff barriers, pedestrian safety could be compromised.
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